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A Song for Juneteenth

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This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community. Black child you were birthed from a dark jeweled expanse infinite and vast but holy as the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community.

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This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community.

Black child

you were birthed from a

dark

jeweled expanse

infinite and vast

but holy as the womb

Never forget it was HOPE that birthed you. . . .

From birth to beyond, from slavery to freedom, and from generation to generation, this powerful and evocative book shows the breadth and depth of Black history.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316575133

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 June 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 40

About the Author

Zetta Elliott is an award-winning author of over forty books for young readers. Her first young adult poetry collection, Say Her Name, was nominated for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award. Her picture book, A Place Inside of Me: a Poem to Heal the Heart, was a Caldecott Honoree and named a 2021 Notable Poetry Book by the National Council of Teachers of English. Her poetry has been published in We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices; New Daughters of Africa and The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South. She lives in Chicago, IL. Her website is zettaelliott.com.Noa Denmon is a Caldecott Honor Award winning illustrator who loves to uplift and depict the stories of the underrepresented, and hopes to create work that displays humanity in all of its differences. You can connect with her at https://noadenmon.com/.

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