But the book also highlights the strength each gets from the group, and how together, they make their neighborhood better. Danielle has a gift for design, Didi is a dancer, and Liliani pens poetry. “We never took each other for granted.”īarbara Bush said the sisters collaborated via email and Google documents during pandemic shutdowns to write the story, which spotlights each girl and her individual talents. “Because we witnessed how she cherished the two of us, it helped us cherish each other,” she said. Laura Bush’s only-child status gave her an even greater appreciation for her twin daughters, Hager said. Just like Emma, Laura Bush had a close circle of friends in Midland, who eventually became “aunties” to Jenna and Barbara. The character of Emma is loosely based on the twins’ mother, former First Lady Laura Bush. More: 10 book people you've gotta know in Austin's literary world So we'd say, ‘Well, she's your sister.’ That’s what we mean when we talk about sisterhood more broadly,” said Bush, who is also board chair and cofounder of non-profit Global Health Corps. “We would meet people that had come to hear us talk and they’d say, ‘I wish I had a sister like you, but I brought my best friend. It blossomed when they were on tour for their 2019 picture book, “Sisters First,” Barbara Bush explained in a phone interview.

This marks the third sisterhood-themed book that the Bush twins have co-authored.

The fledgling Humble Street Sisterhood is at the heart of the new picture book from Jenna Hager Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush, “The Superpower Sisterhood” (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99). She gets her wish – and a whole lot more – when two new families move on to her block, both with pairs of sisters. But she can’t help wishing she wasn’t the only kid on her street. Emma’s invented lots of ways to pass time solo, mounting puppet shows for her pet fish and rocking Friday night dance parties with her parents.

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