Name: All Because You Matter (Digital Read Along)
ISBN: 9781338691924

Tami Charles

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier.

All Because You Matter (Digital Read Along)

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier. Discover this poignant, timely, and emotionally stirring picture book, an ode to black and brown children everywhere that is full of hope, assurance, and love. Tami Charles pens a poetic, lyrical text that is part love letter, part anthem, assuring readers that they always have, and always will, matter. This powerful, rhythmic lullaby reassures readers that their matter and their worth is never diminished, no matter the circumstance: through the joy and wonder of their first steps and first laughter, through the hardship of adolescent struggles and the pain and heartbreak of current events, they always have, and always will, matter. Accompanied by illustrations by renowned artist Bryan Collier, a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient and a nine-time Coretta Scott King Award winner or honoree, You Matter empowers readers with pride, joy, and comfort, reminding them of their roots and strengthening them for the days to come. Lyrical, personal, and full of love, All Because You Matter is for the picture book audience what The Hate U Give was for YA and Ghost Boys was for middle grade: a conversation starter, a community touchstone, and a deep affirmation of worth for the young readers who need it most.

All Because You Matter

renee badenoch

Gorgeous homage to the black child. Bryan Collier's paint and collage illustrations are astonishing as always, and Tami Charles writes in a lyrical, powerful voice that brought tears to my eyes. 

From the last pages: 

"And on the day 
the universe was created, 
you were thought of, 
dreamed of, 
carried like a
knapsack full of wishes, 
as planets, 
stars, 
moons 
took their places... 

Making room for you, 
your people, 
their dreams
your future. 

All because, 
since the beginning of time... 
You mattered. 
They mattered. 
We matter... 
and always will."

All Because You Matter (Digital Read Along)

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