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dormilonaluna's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I read this to my fourth grade students and it was such a lovely, hopeful read!
kate404's review
5.0
Read with 5.5 year old son. We loved the positive affirmations and I particularly loved the prose. We loved how the "I am" sentences also described how the boys considered themselves to be kind, polite, etc., "I help my grandmother across the street". We also really loved the artwork!
xsleepyshadows's review
4.0
A book that is a welcome sight. Embrace kids being curious, ball of energy, and the enthusiasm to be yourself. This would be encouraging to all kids, but this is especially for black boys shining! Just a really great book with illustrations that look like paintings.
in_and_out_of_the_stash's review
4.0
i loved that the illustrations are paintings. Especially liked the last one. We are all equal.
mnstucki's review
4.0
I love the lyrical text of this book, but the almost-blurry style of the painted illustrations left me feeling disoriented.
kelleemoye's review
5.0
Read by the author on a Penguin webinar 6/24/20
This book is every good thing. Perfection! It is an ode to everything that young Black boys truly are. Everyone is going to want this for their classroom, for all levels!
This book is every good thing. Perfection! It is an ode to everything that young Black boys truly are. Everyone is going to want this for their classroom, for all levels!
ngreader's review
4.0
Kay, first of all, this is a book about a *boy* narrator - which I did not know until halfway through the book when I realized every illustration that matched the text featured a male character and then I read the statement "I am a brother, /a son, /a nephew, / a favorite cousin, / a grandson." Idk how I missed that but it wasn't on the jacket description so just a headsup I guess for people like me?
This book though! It was amazing, definitely a message that every child should be told and the illustrations were beautiful and colorful and engaging. I definitely could see the resemblance in style to "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut".
This book though! It was amazing, definitely a message that every child should be told and the illustrations were beautiful and colorful and engaging. I definitely could see the resemblance in style to "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut".