All I Need to Be
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All I Need to Be
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.
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 authorβs 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 childrenβs 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 Abdulβs Story,Β All I Need to Be,Β andΒ Hurry Kate, or Youβll Be Late. Tiffany is passionate about creating art and meaningful stories that reflect the everyday experiences of underrepresented voices in childrenβs literature. Tiffany currently lives and works in Shanghai, China. Sheβs 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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