I Am Every Good Thing

Author: Derrick Barnes Category: Black Joy, Elementary School, Emotions and Feelings, For Boys, Perseverance and Determination, Preschool, Self-Esteem Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Country: United States Language: English Reading Age: Elementary School, Preschool Illustrator: Gordon C. James More Details Amazon Bookshop org

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An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut.

A perfect gift for any special occasion! I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He’s got big plans, and no doubt he’ll see them through–as he’s creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he’s afraid, because he’s so often misunderstood and called what he is not.

So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you–and shows you–who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!

I Am Every Good Thing
Written by Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by Gordon C. James

Source: Publisher (Penguin Young Readers Group)

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Derrick Barnes

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