Black Boy, Black Boy by Crown Shepherd
Black Boy. Black Boy is written by Crown Shepherd.
Summary
Black Boy, Black Boy, what do you see?
I see a bright future ahead of me!
A melodic mantra with a powerful message: Black boys can be a doctor, a judge, or the president
anything they want to be!
Each page depicts a boy looking into the future, seeing his grown-up self, and admiring the greatness reflected back at him. This book is created to teach Black boys there are no barriers--if you can dream it, you can be it!
This book is for Black boys so they see themselves as the heroes of the story. This book shows the spirit and motivation especially for the black children. [1]
Pros
At one of interview Shepherd told that The book aims to empower and celebrate black boys as they live in the now and think about their future. It inspiring by her nephews. She noticed their interest in reading waned, when it was normally their pastime. Realization eventually dawned on her. “There are books out there, but there’re not a lot of books that cater specifically to black boys, and she wanted to change it. [2]
This book is suitable for the children in age range 3-7 years old. It is re-write of Brown Bear Brown Bear showcases a series of different Black boys, in all different shades, with different body types, abilities, and interests, envisioning who they can be in the future. The theme of this book are black is beautiful, be yourself, dreams, job and future. [3]