My Smock Is a Story Cover:Hardcover distracting him

distracting him

This simple

seeks to answer that question in a history that moves from the Reconstruction Era to the "nadir" of the African-American experience under Jim Crow

His actions will teach him that it is more than okay to say no and that sometimes saying no has all the answers

My Smock Is a Story Cover:Hardcover distracting himWhen a young boy receives his first smock as a gift, his Dada tells him that every smock has a special story. Will his smock make him as joyful as a harvest dancer? Or as powerful as his royal elders, the Dagomba? In his smock, what will his story be? From Reuben Nantogmah, Samantha Cleaver, and Keisha Okafor comes a joyful and lyrical picture book that celebrates what weaves us and our stories togetherpast, present, and future. Age Range: 4 8