Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children Cover:Hardcover which are often misunderstood and

which are often misunderstood and stigmatized

including her mother the queen

Drawn into the woods behind her house by a strangely familiar song

The Washington Post“No book could be more timely than Jonathan Eig’s sweeping and majestic new King

she needs to saddle up her pony

Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children Cover:Hardcover which are often misunderstood andWhen happy things come to you, hold them close and never let go. From celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, fine artist Patrick Dougher, and photographer Jamel Shabazz, Hold Them Close is a picture book celebration of Black past, present, and futurea joyful love letter to Black children. As affirming as it is touching and warm, Hold Them Close encourages young children to hold close their joy, the words of their ancestors