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From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes an acclaimed ode to Black boy joy, perfect for fans of I Am Every Good Thing and I Am Enough.
I be boy. All bliss boy. All fine beat. All beau boy. Beautiful.
Here a tight, exuberant story from two award-winning creators that captures the essence and energy of what it means to be a boy. Chris Raschka’s soulful illustrations buzz with a force that is the perfect match for bell hooks’ powerful words.
Praise for Be Boy Buzz:
*”This spare, poetic riff on young manhood plumbs the delights and contradictions of what it means to be a boy… Hooks’s rhythmic blend of brevity and eloquence launches Raschka’s trademark visual haiku… This life-affirming book will have readers as much ‘in love with being a boy’ as are its own utterly irresistible characters.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Praise
"[The] poetry is rhythmic and rolling, each word finessed to fit the pulse of [hooks's] verse. The lilt of the language is contagious, begging to be read aloud... Raschka's mixed media illustrations are an energetic dream... Buy it for the boys and all those who love them."
---Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
"[A] pleasing and affirmative visual and textual interpretation of what it means to be a little boy: be boy buzz, indeed."
---Kirkus Reviews
"A wonderful collaboration, this book is an exuberant as the boys it describes."---School Library Journal
"The lapsit audience will want to join in the buzz, point at the pages, and act out the movements and the loving embrace."---Booklist
---Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
"[A] pleasing and affirmative visual and textual interpretation of what it means to be a little boy: be boy buzz, indeed."
---Kirkus Reviews
"A wonderful collaboration, this book is an exuberant as the boys it describes."---School Library Journal
"The lapsit audience will want to join in the buzz, point at the pages, and act out the movements and the loving embrace."---Booklist