Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Patrick Dougher, photography by Jamel Shabazz HarperCollins Hold Them Close, a love letter to Black children, is a picture book celebration of African American past, present, and future, written by celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, with gorgeous collage […]
Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Tiffany Rose Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster A little boy who loves storytelling but struggles with writing learns that it’s okay to make mistakes in this charming and encouraging picture book from the author of Mommy’s Khimar. Abdul loves to tell stories. But writing them down is hard. […]
You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen Inkyard Press / HarperCollins Dear White People meets Love, Hate, and Other Filters in this powerful, thought-provoking own-voices debut novel about three Black Muslim girls who […]