Rating: WORTHY!
Written well by Perkins and illustrated finely by Collier, this book sends positive messages and comforting affirmations to young black children, reassuring them that they can do and be whatever they dream of if they stay the course. It's a good message to send, especially at times like these when people are feeling despairing, fearful, and lonely.
Sometimes I have mixed feelings about books like these because there are no white people or people of any other race depicted here, so in that sense it's racist. Books like this need to be more inclusive, but given the important message it's trying to send, I was willing to overlook that on this occasion, so I commend it as a worthy read.
