HEY BLACK CHILD--do you know who you are? Who you really are?

So begins the widely-recited poem by Useni Eugene Perkins, to be illustrated by award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier. An ode to black children, this empowering picture book is a celebration of African-American lives that promotes the self-esteem, making this both a timely and important book, especially in light of recent events across America.

Useni Eugene Perkins's "Hey Black Child" was recently performed on Steve Harvey's show Little Big Shots by four-year-old Pe'Tehn (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=QOTZWdIyRJE) and, last fall, was recited by Pe'Tehn when she was three (https://www.youtube.com/watch v=5n_DeHMVAkM), blowing away viewers and raising awareness for the confidence-building text.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Little, Brown & Company .

Bryan Collier has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, including the award-winning Dave the Potter , Knock Knock , and Fifty Cents and a Dream , and has received numerous awards, including three Caldecott Honors and five Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York. Useni Eugene Perkins is a distinguished poet, playwright, and youth worker. He is the author of Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth ; Home is a Dirty Street: The Social Oppression of Black Children ; and Black Fairy and Other Plays . He currently lives in Chicago.