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Children's Fiction Self-esteem & Self-reliance

Because You Are

by (author) Jael Richardson

illustrated by Nneka Myers

Publisher
HarperCollins
Initial publish date
Jul 2022
Category
Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, General, Diversity & Multicultural
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
k to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781443464802
    Publish Date
    Jul 2022
    List Price
    $24.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781443464819
    Publish Date
    Jul 2022
    List Price
    $11.99

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A picture book about self-esteem, inner beauty and making a difference from celebrated author, festival organizer and diversity advocate Jael Richardson

Little one,

there’s something you should know

You are just right

just enough

as you are

Conceived of as a letter to her younger self, Because You Are captures Jael Richardson’s insightful lessons about growing up, being joyful and loving yourself as a young Black girl. By exploring what inner beauty means, this story inspires children to recognize and build their self-worth, to dream big and to make a difference in the world. These lessons are brought to life on the page with lively and tender illustrations by Nneka Myers.

 

About the authors

JAEL RICHARDSON is the artistic director of the FOLD literary festival, the books columnist on CBC Radio’s q and an outspoken advocate on issues of diversity. She is the author of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, a Father’s Life, a memoir based on her relationship with her father, CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey. The memoir received a CBC Bookie Award, an Arts Acclaim Award and a My People Award. A children’s edition was published by Groundwood Books. Her essay “Conception” is part of Room magazine’s first Women of Colour edition, and excerpts from her first play, my upside down black face, appear in the anthology T-Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto’s Black Storytellers. Jael Richardson received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph. She lives in Brampton, Ontario.

 

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NNEKA MYERS is an illustrator and a character designer for TV animation based in Toronto. A graduate of Sheridan College’s animation program, she has illustrated Bedtime Bonnet; Who Did It First? 50 Politicians, Activists, and Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the World; and I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything!

 

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