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.
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-winningTrombone Shorty,Dave the Potter, andKnock Knock: My Father's Dream for Me, as well asCity Shapes,andFifty 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.
Praise forHey Black Child:
ASchool Library JournalTop 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* Perkins's poem has always made for a stirring recitation; new and old fans will flÍ
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