Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children needs-weight This stunning picture book includes

This stunning picture book includes notes from the author and illustrator

And what do they discover in the upside-down rain

"Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning

and those we might adopt going forward

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Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children needs-weight This stunning picture book includesWhen happy things come to you, hold them close and never let go. From celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, fine artist Patrick Dougher, and photographer Jamel Shabazz, Hold Them Close is a picture book celebration of Black past, present, and future a joyful love letter to Black children. As affirming as it is touching and warm, Hold Them Close encourages young children to hold close their joy, the words of their