A joyful love letter to every Black girl everywhere.
In an upbeat and rhythmic ode, Dominique Furukawa and Erika Lynne Jones celebrate Black girls in all their beauty and joy. Black Girls uplifts girls of every shade, size, and walk of life, reminding them that they are perfectly designed.
Whimsical, earnest, charming, full, bright, and beautiful, this picture book anthem deftly explores the diversity of Black girlhood.
Black girls, Black girls, rising still.
Shouting loud and proud and free,
that being a Black girl, Black girl
is a wondrous thing to be.
BIO
Dominique Furukawa is a licensed clinical social worker and foster youth advocate based in Los Angeles, California. In 2016, she co-founded We Foster LA, an organization that provides emergency supplies for children in the Los Angeles foster care system to the families that love them. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, going to the beach, and cooking with her husband and three beautiful children. As an author, Dominique hopes to create a sense of belonging for Black children.
REVIEWS
"An unapologetic exultation of Black girlhood." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The ultimate “If you can dream it, be it,” picture book for little Black girls everywhere." -- School Library Journal
"This book is a wonderful celebration of the beautiful diversity of black girls and all the things they can be. Every library and home should have a copy!" -- Esau McCaulley, New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer
"A beautiful and tender celebration of black girlhood. A joyful read!" -- Brit Bennett, Bestselling author of The Mothers and The Vanishing Half
[H] HarperCollins / September 26, 2023
0.32" H x 10.08" L x 10.08" W (1.05 lbs) 40 pages
For ages 4 to 8