The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, and Regis and Kahran Bethencourt. - ESSENTIAL

The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, art by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt. PICTURE BOOK. Little, Brown and Company, 2021. $18 9780316461542 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

A child can be anything they want to be. Anything. 

Oh my goodness. The visual storytelling; amazing! Tarpley's text is lyrical and uplifting, and the pictures! The portraits of black children representing these dreams is breathtaking. Their makeup, hairstyles, clothing and props, I'm obsessed. Recommending this book to every elementary librarian.

Lisa Librarian