Barnes Brynne - Black Girl Rising - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This enduring anthem for Black girls celebrates their power potential and brilliance for themselves and for the world. You are a thousand curlsunfurling in your hair. You are a thousand fistsstanding proudly in air. You are the song of swallows lifting sun as they sing breaking light with their beaks breaking sky with their wings Black girlhood is beautiful! In this deeply moving celebration and rallying cry and in the face of the many messages that still work to convince Black girls that they should shrink themselves hide their light know their place Brynne Barnes and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh reclaim that narrative: A Black girl's place is everywhere and her selfhood is everything she can dream it to be. With poignant poetic prose and striking color - drenched illustrations this empowering picture book centers the inherent worthiness and radiance of Black girls that is still far too often denied. A love letter to and for Black girls everywhere Black Girl Rising alchemizes the sorrow and strength of the past into the brilliant gold of the future sweeping young readers of all backgrounds into a lyrical exploration of what it means to be Black female and glorious. Empowers AND Inspires SELF - LOVE: This uplifting anthem of Black brilliance shuts out invalidating messages and replaces them with unconditional assertions of Black girls rights to be loved to be inspired and to exist fully in their power. Everything about Black girls deserves to be seen and celebrated and this picture book provides a welcome opportunity for readers of all ages to do so! Makes A Great GIFT: From graduation to birthdays to other key milestones this book makes a perfect present for consumers looking to celebrate empower and inspire the women in their lives whether daughters granddaughters nieces cousins or friends. Excellent READ - Aloud: Warm loving sentiments paired with poetic prose and a light rhyme make this picture book a great choice to read aloud together at story time bedtime or any time. It's sure to become a fast favorite and inspire countless moments of parent - child connection. Perfect for: Parents grandparents and caregivers Teachers and librarians Readers who loved Hair Love and Little Leaders The vast # We Need Diverse Books community Anyone seeking books about Black joy female empowerment or Black history Gift - givers looking for a unique and inspiring book for the girls (or women) in their lives
Title: Black Girl Rising
Author(s): Barnes Brynne, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Barcode: 9781452164878
Pages: 40 Pages, Jacketed Hardcover, Full-Color Illustrations Throughout
Publication Date: 6/28/2022
Category: Personal & Social Issues: Racism & Multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage)