I Am Every Good Thing

De: Derrick Barnes

Narrado por: Joshua David Scarlett

An upbeat, empowering, important audiobook from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut.

I am

a nonstop ball of energy.

Powerful and full of light.

I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader.

The confident Black narrator of this audiobook is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through - as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen when somebody tells you - and shows you - who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!

©2020 Derrick Barnes (P)2020 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

ALSC Notable Children's Books

Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature

NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts

"With this forceful statement, he provides a tool for building Black resilience, reassuring young Black readers that they are not those names. James supplies his customarily painterly art, his brushy oils painting Black boys of every shade of brown playing, celebrating, achieving, aspiring, and loving. Through every stroke readers will see that Black boys are ‘worthy / to be loved.’ The title says it all: Black boys are ‘every good thing." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

"A powerful celebration of Black boyhood, countering many of the negative messages that a racist society puts forth about African American boys. Here they are adventurous, polite, inquisitive, playful, creative, artistic, athletic, brave, and worthy. They are also loving, vulnerable, and reliable. The text has a cadence that demands to be read out loud, performed, sung, or shouted with joy and veracity. James’ illustrations provide vibrant visualizations of the words, rich in color and movement. Boys’ brown faces radiate light, love, and the joyfulness of childhood so that readers can’t help but smile along as they read.... Despite this being intended for young readers, it would do no harm if it found its way into teenage hands as well, especially those already wounded by some of the predominant views of Black masculinity.... The need for a book like this, at a moment like this, could not be greater.” (Booklist, starred review)

Special for Young Children

This book is Special for Young Children to act out!! The mental visuals are beautiful.

I believe I am Every Good Thing!

This book is what is needed when you’re feeling unsure about things. This book is what is needed when you are feeling great about things too!

I believe that speaking positive into yourself is the best kind on self talk.