Woke Baby

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Woke babies are up early. Woke babies raise their fists in the air. Woke babies cry out for justice. Woke babies grow up to change the world. This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright, playful art, Woke Baby is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscraper is more blue.

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Praise for Woke Baby

"Every baby needs this book." --Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author

"Bubbling with an easy joy and nascent sense of justice." --Kirkus Reviews

"An inspiring look at who a baby might grow up to be." --Romper

Praise for Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of the Year

"This collection of poems by women of color covers topics relating to social justice, activism, discrimination and empathy, focusing on the need to speak out and inspiring middle-graders." --Vogue

"An irresistible invitation to take up space. Read it; gift it; use it to challenge, protect, and grow." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"An important book that demands to be seen. It adds to the conversation of #OwnVoices and speaks to a young person's need for expression and social justice." --School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Black Girl Magic

"Browne celebrates a Black girlhood that is free, unforgettable, and luminous." --School Library Journal

Author Bio

Mahogany L. Browne is a California-born, Brooklyn-based writer, educator, activist, mentor, and curator. She has published several books of poetry, and she is an Urban Word NYC Artistic Director (as seen on HBO's Brave New Voices), founder of Women Writers of Color Reading Room, and Director of BLM@Pratt Programming, and facilitates performance poetry and writing workshops throughout the country. Theodore Taylor III is an artist, designer, and photographer. He is the winner of the John Steptoe Award for New Talent for his work in When the Beat Was Born. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and their very own woke baby.