My Brown Boy
Hardback
An affirming picture book that celebrates the brilliance and power of brown and Black boys to achieve their dreams, from poet and activist Lesle Honore and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Keturah A. Bobo.
My brown boy laughs like a song,rhythm like rain, soft and strong.He holds the power to beso bold, so magically free.Moving verse by poet and activist Lesle Honore and exuberant art by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Keturah A. Bobo come together in a joyful ode to the creativity, courage, and kindness of brown and Black boys. A companion title to Brown Girl, Brown Girl, this timeless picture book encourages young readers to be expansive, emotional, brilliant-whoever they want to be.Praise for Brown Girl, Brown Girl, also by Lesle Honore:? "Warmly, brilliantly welcoming-and not to be missed." -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewBuy now!
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- ISBN: 9780316314145
- Author: Lesle Honore
- Pub date: 10.03.26
- RRP: $39.99
- Format: Hardback
Author
Lesle Honore
Lesle Honore is a Blaxican poet and activist, and the author of Brown Girl, Brown Girl. Born and raised in Gardena, California, she remains deeply rooted in the heritage and culture of her father, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and her mother, who was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Lesle lives in Chicago with her three phenomenal children.
Keturah A. Bobo is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of I Am Enough by Grace Byers, The Night is Yours by Abdul-Razak Zachariah, and Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan, among other picture books. She graduated with a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design and lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her family of entrepreneurs. She invites you to visit her online at keturahariel.com.