Hold them close, a love letter to black children, written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Patrick Dougher ; with photography by Jamel Shabazz
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Hold them close, a love letter to black children, written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Patrick Dougher ; with photography by Jamel Shabazz
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Contains bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 4-8
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Hold them close
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1291310325
Responsibility statement
written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Patrick Dougher ; with photography by Jamel Shabazz
Sub title
a love letter to black children
Summary
"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
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Love letter to black children
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- Black people
- Juvenile works
- Black people + History -- Juvenile fiction
- Happiness -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- History
- African Americans + History -- Juvenile fiction
- Happiness
- Picture books
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- Joy
- Joy -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction
- African American children
- African Americans
- Self-esteem
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- Classification2
- Contributor2
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- Subject16
- Black people
- Juvenile works
- Black people + History -- Juvenile fiction
- Happiness -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- History
- African Americans + History -- Juvenile fiction
- Happiness
- Picture books
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- Joy
- Joy -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction
- African American children
- African Americans
- Self-esteem
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Photographer1
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