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All I Need to Be

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An NAACP Image Award Nominee A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick! From spiritual activist, racial justice educator, and bestselling author Rachel Ricketts comes an inspiring picture book guiding children in heart-centred and mindfulness-based practices in the face of fear, anxiety, and racial injustice.... Read More
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From spiritual activist, racial justice educator, and bestselling author Rachel Ricketts comes an inspiring picture book that guides children in heart-centered and mindfulness-based practices in the face of fear, anxiety, and racial injustice.

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An NAACP Image Award Nominee

A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick!

From spiritual activist, racial justice educator, and bestselling author Rachel Ricketts comes an inspiring picture book guiding children in heart-centred and mindfulness-based practices in the face of fear, anxiety, and racial injustice.

Hold on to what matters;
to joy
and being free.

When the world gets to be too much, we can always take a moment to look within ourselves for love, support, and healing. This lyrical mindfulness guide filled with an inspiring, positive self-esteem message helps young ones, especially Black and Brown children, feel big feelings and celebrate their whole being.

Includes a special author’s note and guide for caregivers to help little ones get embodied when their feelings get too big to handle.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781534478329

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Illustration: f-c digital; coated stock (jkt spfx: foil + emboss)

Contributors:

  • With Luana Horry
  • Illustrated by Tiffany Rose
  • Illustrated by Tiffany Rose

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 463g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Rachel Ricketts is a global liberation leader, Afrofuturist, alchemist, and author ofΒ Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting & Healing White Supremacy. Rachel supportsΒ beings of all agesΒ learning about and practicing embodied justiceΒ to create a healed and liberated world for all, especially Black and Indigenous femmes and othersΒ madeΒ most marginalized. She lovesΒ donuts,Β dancing, disruption, and all things metaphysical (ideally all at once).Β All I Need to BeΒ is her first book for children. Rachel currently lives in Toronto, Canada. Find her work atΒ RachelRicketts.com.

Luana HorryΒ is a writer and editor of children’s books. When not writing, you can find her stargazing or drinking lots of coffee. She lives in New Jersey.

Tiffany RoseΒ is a teacher, world traveler, and the left-handed author/illustrator ofΒ M is for Melanin. She is also the illustrator ofΒ Abdul’s Story,Β All I Need to Be,Β andΒ Hurry Kate, or You’ll Be Late. Tiffany is passionate about creating art and meaningful stories that reflect the everyday experiences of underrepresented voices in children’s literature. Tiffany currently lives and works in Shanghai, China. She’s a lover of coffee, wanderlust, massive curly afros, and children being their imaginative, quirky, free selves. Visit her atΒ ASouthPawDraws.com.

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