Description: This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright playful art and available in board book and hardcover formats, this is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscraper is more blue. Full color.
Brief description: Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, writer, organizer, and educator. She is the founder of Woke Baby Book Fair, an initiative for diverse children's literature, and was the inaugural poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center. She has published several books of poetry and books for young readers including A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, Chlorine Sky, Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice, Woke Baby, and Black Girl Magic. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Praise for Woke Baby
"Every baby needs this book." --Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of the Year "This collection of poems by women of color covers topics relating to social justice, activism, discrimination and empathy, focusing on the need to speak out and inspiring middle-graders." --Vogue ★ "An irresistible invitation to take up space. Read it; gift it; use it to challenge, protect, and grow." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "An important book that demands to be seen. It adds to the conversation of #OwnVoices and speaks to a young person's need for expression and social justice." --School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Black Girl Magic "Browne celebrates a Black girlhood that is free, unforgettable, and luminous." --School Library Journal