![]() ![]() “We’re proud of our Texas roots and our founding in Galveston, which makes us even more proud to support the Bryan Museum on this project. This project celebrates our children as artists, writers, and storytellers – it’s a collection of the stories and art of young Texans as diverse as our State, and we’re honored to sponsor the Lonestar book tour,” said Meagan McCoy Jones, McCoy’s Building Supply President and CEO. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ representatives officially decreed I Am Texas “the largest published book in the world” in Houston, Texas in late 2022. 11) hosted the press conference on the steps of the Capitol and joined Austin-area student authors, their families, and leaders from Galveston’s Bryan Museum on the steps to honor the book’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™status while promoting writing and literacy.As part of the press conference, Austin-area student authors will read from their stories. We are especially thankful for McCoy’s Building Supply who made our Lonestar book tour possible.” “We were ready to do something BIG for our 13th book, and nothing is bigger or more exciting for kids than getting published PLUS breaking a world record,” said Melissa Williams Murphy, iWRITE founder and executive director of The Bryan Museum. An ode to Texas from the perspective of a child, the seven-foot book captures what the Lone Star State means to 1,000 young Texans in grades 3-12 from more than 80 school districts through stories, poetry, and artwork. M: 71 or – I Am Texas, the “largest published book in the world,” will be honored on the steps of the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday, May 2 nd at 10 a.m. Tour sponsored by McCoy’s Building Supply ![]() 7-foot-tall I Am Texas authored by 1,000 young Texans is a Guinness World Record TM holder! ![]()
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