Today Is Different
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Today Is Different
By (Author) Doua Moua
Illustrated by Kim Holt
Lerner Publishing Group
Carolrhoda
6th July 2022
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 277mm, Height 229mm, Spine 8mm
386g
Description
Standing together makes all of us stronger.
Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together--riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger.
Written by author and actor Doua Moua, who played Po in Disney's live-action Mulan, this picture book provides an inspiring look at the value of allyship and solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Reviews
"[O]ffers a reassuring and relatable narrative for kids who have been confused by recent news coverage."--Booklist
-- (3/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)"Children can feel overwhelmed by acts of injustice; this book provides a good place to start figuring out how to help. An excellent discussion-starter for a family or a classroom."--Children's Literature
-- (7/29/2022 12:00:00 AM)"Moua positively portrays a cross-cultural friendship and explores how racial violence impacts children. . . . An important story about how marginalized groups can work together for social justice . . ."--Kirkus Reviews
-- (2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)Author Bio
Doua Moua is an actor and writer based in Los Angeles, California. Moua recently played Chien Po in Disney's live-action remake of Mulan. As a writer, he has received recognition for his movie script The Harvest on the Cape List/ Black List, a We Screenplay Finalist, and an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist. Today Is Different is his debut picture book. Kim Holt is an artist and children's book illustrator. Her passion for art and drawing started at an early age, fueled by her family's love for the arts. She received her BBA in Marketing from Howard University and her BFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. She lives in Maryland with her family.
