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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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English
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SHOW THE WORLD!

Angela Dalton Daria Peoples

A celebration of self-expression and the power of using your voice, centering Black children, and exploring the many things they can do, create, and say to make their mark.
Look around! Can you see?
The many spaces, places, and ways to
show the world all that you can be?

From painting, music, and slam poetry, to engineering, protesting, and photography, a young narrator journeys through her neighborhood, encouraging readers to explore all the many ways they can express themselves. A gorgeously illustrated and powerful celebration of self-expression shows children that there are so many spaces and opportunities to use their voices - and show the world exactly who they are.

What will you show the world?

Angela Dalton (angeladalton.com) was once a producer of video games and other creative things. Now she shares her stories with the world. She is the author of If You Look Up to the Sky, for which she won the Independent Publishers Book Award for Children's Picture Books, and Ruby's Reunion Day Dinner. She lives in Oakland, California, where she spends her time looking up to the sky and writing the stories the universe inspires her to share.

Daria Peoples-Riley (dariapeoples.com) is an author and illustrator of children's books. She wants her young brothers and sisters to speak life into their dreams, and show the world all of who they are, unapologetically. She is the author-illustrator of This Is It, I Got Next, and America, My Love, America, My Heart. Daria lives in Las Vegas with her family.
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Published 2022-01-18 by Viking Children's Books

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Dalton cleverly permeates the narrative with sounds, giving the text a musical and poetic quality. Peoples's mixtures of technique and perspectives give the art a dynamism that harmonizes with the text throughout... this picture book will inspire readers to set no limits to their potential.

[A] love letter to self-expression and learning to have pride in one's interests and identity, emphasizing the importance of finding a safe haven to cultivate inspiration and growth... Dalton's encouraging prose and Peoples' vivid illustrations will inspire young readers to explore various modes of self-expression and find an outlet to help them be themselves and also learn more about their community and the world. Readers of all ages will find comfort in this book, with its motivating message that it's never too late to pursue your dreams and share the person you want to be with the world.

Peoples's stylized artwork, created with oil on paper and illustration board, centers brown-skinned figures amid almost tangibly textured backgrounds. A rousing rallying cry for young creatives.

An empowering picture book encourages children to develop their own voice, style, and personality in order to make an impact in the world.A current of lyricism runs through Dalton's narrative, which is thoughtful and inquisitory. Peoples' artwork, rendered using oil on paper and illustration board, is reminiscent of child art and fittingly draws attention to itself as a created work through the use of painterly textures... Show kids the world is their oyster by giving them this thought-provoking book.