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Highlights
- Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.
- 4-8 Years
- 11.5" x 9.4" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, People & Places
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About the Book
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honoree Collier brings Perkins' classic, inspirational poem to life in this adaptation previously published in Black Fairy and Other Plays in 1993. Full color. 9 1/2 x 11 5/16.Book Synopsis
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.Review Quotes
Praise for Hey Black Child:
A School Library Journal Top 20 Books of the Year Pick
* "This book dazzles in every way and is bound to inspire so many more viral videos of black children speaking their abundant futures into existence. All black children need to know Perkins' prideful poem, possibly by heart, because it's really that doggone good."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Collier's characteristic watercolor-and-collage masterpieces bring joy and gravity to Perkins's inspirational poem. With a compelling rhythm that begs for recitation, the verse celebrates the power and potential of black children... A rousing celebration and call to action, this book is a great choice for every library."--School Library Journal, starred review
* "Perkins's poem has always made for a stirring recitation; new and old fans will find that Collier's images do full justice to it."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The punchy text and the invigorating art make this a wonderful choice for story hours or classroom discussion where children can voice their own dreams."--Booklist
About the Author
Useni Eugene Perkins is a distinguished poet, playwright, and youth worker. He is the author of Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth; Home is a Dirty Street: The Social Oppression of Black Children; and Black Fairy and Other Plays. He currently lives in Chicago. Bryan Collier has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father's Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes, and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.Dimensions (Overall): 11.5 Inches (H) x 9.4 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 4-8 Years
Number of Pages: 40
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: People & Places
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Theme: African American, United States
Format: Hardcover
Author: Useni Eugene Perkins
Language: English
Street Date: November 14, 2017
TCIN: 1001923235
UPC: 9780316360302
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-3256
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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