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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

 Author: Zetta Elliott  Category: Abuse and Violence, Crime, Elementary School, Emotions and Feelings, Poetry, Police Brutality, Prejudice and Racism, Preschool, Racial Violence and Terrorism  Reading Age: Elementary School, Preschool  Language: English  Illustrator: Noa Denmon  Amazon  Bookshop org
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Caldecott Honor Book
Today Show Best Book for the Holidays
ALA Notable Book for All Ages
ALSC Notable Children’s Book
NCTE Notable Poetry Book
Evanston Public Library’s Top 100 Great Book for Kids
Nerdy Award Winner for Single Poem Picture Book
Bank Street Best Books of the Year

In this powerful, affirming poem by award-winning author Zetta Elliott, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year.

There is a place inside of me
a space deep down inside of me
where all my feelings hide.

Summertime is filled with joy—skateboarding and playing basketball—until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace.

In her stunning debut, illustrator Noa Denmon articulates the depth and nuances of a child’s experiences following a police shooting—through grief and protests, healing and community—with washes of color as vibrant as his words.

Here is a groundbreaking narrative that can help all readers—children and adults alike—talk about the feelings hiding deep inside each of us.

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
Written by Zetta Elliot
Illustrated by Noa Denmon

Source: Publisher (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR))

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