I am every good thing /
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TextPublication details: London : Egmont, 2020Description: 28 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780755502707 (pbk.) :Subject(s): African Americans -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction | Books for very young children, children's picture books & activity books | Picture storybooks | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism | Picture storybooks: Imagination & play | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories | Children's / Teenage general interest: Work & industry / world of work | Children's / Teenage general interest: Boys & menGenre/Form: Children's stories -- Pictorial works. | Picture Books.DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: Selected by Oprah Magazine as one of its 'essential books for discussing racism with kids'.I ama non-stop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference-maker. A leader.Step inside the mind of the confident narrator of this book! He is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and will see them through. He's creative, adventurous, smart, funny. A good friend. A superhero. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's often misunderstood. So, slow down, look and listen as he shows you who he really is .Observer Children's Picture Book of the Month`Pitch-perfect. Gordon C James's painted portraits brim with spirit and dignity. The result is a truly special book by an American author-illustrator duo at the top of their game' - Imogen Carter, Observer`A poetic paean to the brilliance of black boys, its energetic pages filled with courage, joy and vivid, dynamic illustrations' - Guardian`A powerful celebration of Black boyhood' - Booklist, starred review`A much-needed book for Black children when society demonstrates otherwise' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review`This beautiful and necessary book that affirms Black boys and their right to thrive' - Horn Book, starred review`An empowering ode to Black boy joy' - Publishers Weekly, starred review`Page after page of empowering text speaks to energetic children everywhere' - School Library Journal, starred review
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Books | Main Library Picture Books (E) | E .B261 2020 | Available | 34234 |
Originally published: New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.
Selected by Oprah Magazine as one of its 'essential books for discussing racism with kids'.I ama non-stop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference-maker. A leader.Step inside the mind of the confident narrator of this book! He is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and will see them through. He's creative, adventurous, smart, funny. A good friend. A superhero. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's often misunderstood. So, slow down, look and listen as he shows you who he really is .Observer Children's Picture Book of the Month`Pitch-perfect. Gordon C James's painted portraits brim with spirit and dignity. The result is a truly special book by an American author-illustrator duo at the top of their game' - Imogen Carter, Observer`A poetic paean to the brilliance of black boys, its energetic pages filled with courage, joy and vivid, dynamic illustrations' - Guardian`A powerful celebration of Black boyhood' - Booklist, starred review`A much-needed book for Black children when society demonstrates otherwise' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review`This beautiful and necessary book that affirms Black boys and their right to thrive' - Horn Book, starred review`An empowering ode to Black boy joy' - Publishers Weekly, starred review`Page after page of empowering text speaks to energetic children everywhere' - School Library Journal, starred review