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Synopses & Reviews
I am
a nonstop ball of energy.
Powerful and full of light.
I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.
The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything
that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see
them through — as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good
friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times
he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is
not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells
you — and shows you — who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!
Review
"A much-needed book
for Black children when society demonstrates otherwise....Through every stroke readers will see
that Black boys are 'worthy / to be loved.' The title says it all: Black
boys are 'every good thing.'" Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Review
"A powerful
celebration of Black boyhood, countering many of the negative messages
that a racist society puts forth about African American boys....The need for a
book like this...could not be greater." Booklist (Starred Review)
Review
"Pulsing rhythms and bright
images combine for a worthy and timely choice for every collection." School Library Journal (Starred Review)
About the Author
Derrick Barnes wrote the
New York Times bestseller
The King of Kindergarten, as well as the critically acclaimed picture book
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (illustrated by Gordon James), which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the 2018 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the 2018
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. He also wrote the bestselling chapter book series Ruby and the Booker Boys. He owns the copy-writing company Say Word Creative Communications and created the popular blog Raising the Mighty, where he "chronicles the experience of bringing up four beautiful Black boys in America." He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and their four sons.
Gordon C. James illustrated the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (by Derrick Barnes), which received a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor, the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. He also illustrated Let 'Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion (by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson). He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.