Overview
A young Black girl pens a love letter to libraries and books, powerfully expressing the need to see herself represented in stories. From the author that brought you M Is for Melanin."A rousing call to action for more racially diverse children's literature." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
There was just this one thing, this nagging suspicion, that I didn't meet the criteria for a heroine's condition.
In the books that I read, an absence of melanin was a clear omission.
A voracious young reader loves nothing more than going to the library and poring through books all day, making friends with characters and going off on exciting adventures with them. However, the more she reads, the more she notices that most of the books don't have characters of color, and the only ones that do tell about the most painful parts of their history. Where are the Black heroines with Afros exploring other planets and the superheroes with 'locs saving the day?
The book, Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781499812251 in Hardcover by Tiffany Rose may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
02/08/2022
ISBN-10:
1499812256
ISBN-13:
9781499812251
Pages:
32
Publisher:
little bee books
