Keyana Loves School [Paperback]

In this exciting picture book by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, bestselling author ofI Love My Hair!, Keyana heads back to school where she learns how to use her voice and share her joy and confidence.

Keyana has come up with the perfect idea for a class project, and getting it done is pretty fun! All she has to do is pick the people and places she loves around her school. But when the teacher asks Keyana to present the project in front of everyone, she’ll have to find a little bit of confidence and a big way to share.

Praise for the KEYANA series: 

Tarpley's pleasant, relatable text and Barlow's vivid soft-pastel illustrations combine here to create a heartwarming story...This book is a beauty to behold.―Booklist

A celebration of big ideas, teamwork, and family...A loving depiction of a warm, affectionate Black family. 
 ―Kirkus

In a delightful story about Black child joy and family, Tarpley gives us an adorable and dynamic main character in Keyana, who has presence and confidence aplenty... A recommended purchase for collections needing a little more Black joy on the shelves.―School Library JournalNatasha Anastasia Tarpleystarted writing when she was seven years old, and from that young age she understood that stories could change the world. She is the author of the bestselling picture bookI Love My Hair!, Bippity Bop Barbershop, and The Me I Choose to Be, among other titles. Natasha is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and is the cofounder of Voonderbar! Media, a project seeking to expand the depictions of children of color in media. This is the third book in her Keyana series, which includes KEYANA LOVES HER FAMILY and KEYANA LOVES HER FRIEND. She lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois.

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow