Hold them close : a love letter to Black children / written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Patrick Dougher ; with photography by Jamel Shabazz.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780063036178
- 0063036177
- Love letter to black children
- Black people -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction
- Happiness -- Juvenile fiction
- Joy -- Juvenile fiction
- Love-letters -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Feelings & Emotions | THOMPKIN JAMILAH | Available | 33111011039969 | |||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Feelings & Emotions | THOMPKIN JAMILAH | Feelings & Emotions | Available | 33111010964225 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When happy things come to you, hold them close and never let go.
From celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, fine artist Patrick Dougher, and photographer Jamel Shabazz, Hold Them Close is a picture book celebration of Black past, present, and future--a joyful love letter to Black children.
As affirming as it is touching and warm, Hold Them Close encourages young children to hold close their joy, the words of their ancestors and elders, as well as their power to change the world. A perfect book for shared story time, this book will inspire young people to march forth with pride, glow, and happiness.
"A love poem to Black children that both educates and bolsters." --Kirkus Reviews
A Bank Street College of Education's Children's Book Committee's Best Children's Books of the Year pick!
Includes bibliographical references.
"Hold happiness, trials, and triumph close. Written by Your Name Is a Song author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow with stunning collages by debut illustrator Patrick Dougher, Hold Them Close is a moving celebration of Black children. Children will see that if they look to their glorious past, embrace their present feelings, and reach for a bright future, there is much to hold close, and they can light up the world" -- Front jacket flap.
Ages 4-8.