Hands Up by Breanna J. McDaniel
This book was written by Breanna J. McDaniel
Summary
A young Black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane’s wings and whizzes down a hill so fast on her bike with her hands way up. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength. This book teaches us to speak up ourselves right. [1]
Pros
This picture book is beautiful, honest, relevant, thought-provoking, and sweet. This is good to read for children, students, and families everywhere. This book has bright and colorful illustrations and shorter text depict a happy African-American preschool girl who keeps her hands up to complete everyday activities, receives encouragement from her family during mishaps and strives forward with her best efforts while enjoying childhood. [2]

