{"product_id":"when-we-say-black-lives-matter-9781536222388","title":"When We Say Black Lives Matter","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebrates the meaning behind the words \u003ci\u003eBlack Lives Matter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle one, when we say Black Lives Matter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe're saying Black people are wonderful-strong.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat we deserve to be treated with basic respect, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand that history's done us wrong. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarling, when we sing that Black Lives Matter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand we're dancing through the streets, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewe're saying: fear will not destroy our joy, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003edefiance in our feet. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power, among vignettes of protests and scenes of ancestors creating music on djembe drums. With deeply saturated illustrations rendered in jewel tones, Maxine Beneba Clarke offers a gorgeous, moving, and essential picture book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxine Beneba Clarke, \u003c\/b\u003ea writer and slam poet champion of Afro-Caribbean descent, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Patchwork Bike\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Van Thanh Rudd. About \u003ci\u003eWhen We Say Black Lives Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshe says: \"I see this picture book as an act of Black love--I was inspired to write and create it when thinking about how to explain the concept of \u003ci\u003eBlack Lives Matter \u003c\/i\u003eto the young African diaspora kids in my extended family, living in over eight different countries across the world.\" Maxine Beneba Clarke lives in Australia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670296465682,"sku":"9781536222388","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6090d470-9504-4643-952a-09fc0fe2fdb0.jpg?v=1733775648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-we-say-black-lives-matter-9781536222388","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}