Hey Black Child

Useni Eugene Perkins, Bryan Collier

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Little, Brown Young Readers
11 January 2018

Poetry (Children's&YA)

"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."

By: Useni Eugene Perkins
Illustrated by: Bryan Collier
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 492g
ISBN: 9780316360302
ISBN 10: 0316360309
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 11 January 2018
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. Bryan Collier has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father's Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes, and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.

Reviews for Hey Black Child

Praise for Hey Black Child: A School Library Journal Top 20 Books of the Year Pick * This book dazzles in every way and is bound to inspire so many more viral videos of black children speaking their abundant futures into existence. All black children need to know Perkins' prideful poem, possibly by heart, because it's really that doggone good. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Collier's characteristic watercolor-and-collage masterpieces bring joy and gravity to Perkins's inspirational poem. With a compelling rhythm that begs for recitation, the verse celebrates the power and potential of black children... A rousing celebration and call to action, this book is a great choice for every library. --School Library Journal, starred review * Perkins's poem has always made for a stirring recitation; new and old fans will find that Collier's images do full justice to it. --Publishers Weekly, starred review The punchy text and the invigorating art make this a wonderful choice for story hours or classroom discussion where children can voice their own dreams. --Booklist