Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins

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A qualified poem in honor black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals. [1]   

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Summary

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, an exressive poem to life is written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.

Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are? Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be?

This lyrical giving strenghts to the black children and movitating all young people to dream big and achieve their goals. [2]

Pros

Parents need to know that Hey Black Child is the illustrated version of the popular poem of the similar name by Useni Eugene Perkins that celebrates children and their potential. Originally written in 1974 as a song for a play, it was then adapted to a poem, and in 2015, videos of children reciting it went viral on online sites and getting exposure on television, as well as on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The book is dazzlingly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Bryan Collier (Rosa). Parents should be prepared to discuss self-esteem and pride with children. [3]

Perkins’s poem has always made for a stirring recitation, present and senior fans will see that Collier’s images do full justice to it. [4] 

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