Show the World!

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by Angela Dalton

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A celebration of self-expression and the power of using your voice, centering Black children, and exploring the many things they can do, create, and say to make their mark. Look around! Can you see? The many spaces, places, and ways to show the world all that you can be?   From painting, music, and slam poetry, to engineering, protesting, and photography, a young narrator journeys through her neighborhood, encouraging readers to explore all the many ways they can express themselves. A gorgeously illustrated and powerful celebration of self-expression shows children that there are so many spaces and opportunities to use their voices—and show the world exactly who they are.   What will you show the world? “Thoughtful and inquisitory…Show kids the world is their oyster by giving them this thought-provoking book.” — Kirkus Reviews “Dalton’s encouraging prose and Peoples' vivid illustrations will inspire young readers to explore various modes of self-expression and find an outlet to help them be themselves and also learn more about their community and the world. Readers of all ages will find comfort in this book.” — Booklist “Dalton cleverly permeates the narrative with sounds, giving the text a musical and poetic quality. Peoples’s mixtures of technique and perspectives give the art a dynamism that harmonizes with the text throughout. A testament to Black excellence, this picture book will inspire readers to set no limits to their potential.” — School Library Journal “A rousing rallying cry for young creatives.” — Publishers Weekly K-Gr 3-A young photographer with brown skin and dark hair traverses her neighborhood and documents the exemplary art, music, and culture found in the streets, shops, and museums of her Black community. Involved in equal parts celebration and inspiration, the narrator observes the self-expression around her and asks the question of her audience: How will their impact be made? The vibrancy, richness, and importance of Black joy is central to this title and resonates in the art, music, spoken word, and activism the young narrator encounters. Dalton cleverly permeates the narrative with sounds, giving the text a musical and poetic quality. On each page spread, the vignettes are detailed with texture and dimension. Peoples's mixtures of technique and perspectives give the art a dynamism that harmonizes with the text throughout. Returning home at the end of the book, the narrator poses the question, "Is there a place where you shine? A space you fill with things that inspire you?" VERDICT A testament to Black excellence, this picture book will inspire readers to set no limits to their potential.-Sarah Simpson, Westerville P. L., OHα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. “Thoughtful and inquisitory…Show kids the world is their oyster by giving them this thought-provoking book.” — Kirkus Reviews “Dalton’s encouraging prose and Peoples' vivid illustrations will inspire young readers to explore various modes of self-expression and find an outlet to help them be themselves and also learn more about their community and the world. Readers of all ages will find comfort in this book.” — Booklist “Dalton cleverly permeates the narrative with sounds, giving the text a musical and poetic quality. Peoples’s mixtures of technique and perspectives give the art a dynamism that harmonizes with the text throughout. A testament to Black excellence, this picture book will inspire readers to set no limits to their potential.” — School Library Journal “A rousing rallying cry for young creatives.” — Publishers Weekly Angela Dalton (angeladalton.com) was once a producer of video games and other creative things. Now she shares her stories with the world. She is the author of If You Look Up to the Sky, for which she won the Independent Publishers Book Award for Children’s Picture Books, and Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner . She lives in Oakland, California, where she spends her time looking up to the sky and writing the stories the universe inspires her to share. Daria Peoples-Riley (dariapeoples.com) is an author and illustrator of children's books. She wants her young brothers and sisters to speak life into their dreams, and show the world all of who they are, unapologetically. She is the author-illustrator of This Is It , I Got Next , and America, My Love, America, My Heart . Daria lives in Las Vegas with her family.

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