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The young girl whose admiration for former first lady Michelle Obama captured the internet’s heart has turned the viral moment into a children’s book.
Parker Curry, 3, got limelight last year when a photo of her standing in front of Obama’s portrait and staring it went viral. Later, the little girl dressed as her idol for Halloween and met with her admiration political figure for a dance party.
Now, her mother helped her in making the real moment into a book titled Parker Looks Up, an account of two young friends on a trip to a museum.
“Parker’s everyday moment became an extraordinary one, and my sincerest hope is that our book will continue to resonate that moment’s power and promise, its hope and dreams, its inspiration and indelible impact with Parker, her generation, and generations to follow,” Curry told Essence.
“After all, with their inner and profound insight and wisdom, our children are truly our future,” she continued.
Parker got the attention of social media users last March when she was captured looking Obama’s portrait by artist Amy Sherald at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Curry told CNN that Parker looked on the portrait and was admiring it.
“In further discussion with (Parker) yesterday and today, I realized that she believes Michelle Obama is a queen, and she wants to be a queen as well …” Curry said.
“Flat out. No hesitation. Half of a second later. ‘I want to be Michelle Obama,’ and I was like ‘Whoa’,” Curry said. “I thought she was going to be like, ‘I want to be Elsa or some other character like that.’ “
Curry said she never thought that Parker’s photo will get so much attention. And now, the doting mom told ESSENCE that she hopes the book will inspire other children.
“Before Parker stood face-to-face with Amy Sherald’s portrait of first lady Michelle Obama, I believe she was unaware of the impact and significance that her ‘little moment’ would have on our lives and the lives of people around the world,” Curry told the publication.
“I was excited and hopeful that she would experience some degree of the admiration and inspiration that I knew would stir inside of me seeing a portrait of such an accomplished, dynamic, and regal woman.”
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