I Am Enough
by Grace Byers
Buy on AmazonI Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs, and it's now a New York Times bestseller! This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo. This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduation. We are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe it.
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"I Am Enough is a new book for me. It talks about recognizing that you are enough and that we are all enough, that we all deserve to be loved and respected and appreciated for who we are. It’s a lovely story with beautiful illustrations of its central character, an African American girl with big natural hair. It promotes self love to African Americans, but I also hope it promotes an appreciation for the beauty of African Americans by others. Absolutely. You’ll notice my selections feature African American girls. When I looked for books that feature boys, they were either for older boys or were written by white authors. There’s definitely an absence of positive images for African American boys in early childhood books. So we have to be careful what messages we’re sending to our girls and our boys."
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