Gordon C. James

I Am Every Good Thing

Gordon C. James illustrated the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (by Derrick Barnes), which received a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor, the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers, and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. His latest, I Am Every Good Thing, also with Derrick Barnes, is a “powerful celebration of Black boyhood, countering many of the negative messages that a racist society puts forth about African American boys” (Booklist, starred review) and has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Horn Book, and School Library Journal.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EDT

Story Time: I Am Every Good Thing

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Derrick Barnes

I Am Every Good Thing

Gordon C. James

I Am Every Good Thing

Philecia Harris

Author Derrick Barnes and artist Gordon James previously teamed up on the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: Ode to the Fresh Cut, which received the Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott and Newbery Honors. Now the duo have teamed up again on I Am Every Good Thing, a celebration of Black excellence and, according to a starred Kirkus review, a book “brimming with imagination and Black-boy joy.” James’s vibrant paintings powerfully echo messages of confidence and pride: “I am worthy of success / of respect, of safety, of kindness, of happiness.” Barnes and James will read from their book, offer insights into its creation, and participate in a brief Q&A with the Boston Public Library’s Philecia Harris. Tune in live for your chance to ask questions and interact with the book’s creators!

Ages 4–8