With a smattering of Spanish throughout, Luis loves talking about his father, Papi, a construction worker. Children's media consultant Kevin Clark calls The Me I Choose to Be's reach-for-the-stars declarations an "uplifting, powerful book that encourages self-awareness and confidence and talks about possibilities." Clark says the "bright, vibrant" images are "unlike anything I've ever seen in a children's picture book."īrick by Brick, written and illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield A child astronaut donning a silver suit is poised to explore the galaxy. The Me I Choose to Be, written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley with photography by Regis and Kahran BethencourtĪ young ballerina dances across a luminous, violet night sky. fears of being different, and then really be comforted by the way you resolve those fears." "I think all kids will resonate with Zura's. the cultural gap," says Deborah Pope, executive director of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. "But her grandmother just aces the situation by showing how she can make differences familiar and therefore bridge. Zura wants to bring her West African grandmother to school for Grandparents Day but she's afraid the traditional tribal markings on her face will frighten her classmates. She lives in Chicago.Nana Akua Goes to School, written by Tricia Elam Walker with illustrations by April Harrison A selection of her papers related to three of her children’s books is held in the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota. Her honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Lewis and winner of a BlackBoard Children’s Book of the Year Award.
Lewis Destiny’s Gift (2002), illustrated by Adjoa Burrowes and I Love My Hair! (1997), illustrated by E.B. Lewis The Harlem Charade (2017) The Princess and the Frog: Princess Tiana and the Royal Ball (2009), illustrated by James Finch Bippity Bop Barbershop (2009), illustrated by E.B. Tarpley’s children’s books include I Love My Haircut! (2020), illustrated by E.B. A former journalist, she is the author of the memoir Girl in the Mirror: Three Generations of Black Women in Motion (1998), and her fiction has been anthologized in Brown Sugar: A Collection of Erotic Black Fiction (2001), edited by Carol Taylor. In her writing, she often lingers in the details of daily life, celebrating identity and community. She earned a BA at Harvard University and a JD at Northwestern University School of Law. Poet, memoirist, and children’s book author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley grew up in Chicago.
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