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Follow Your Dreams, Little One

by Vashti Harrison

Black men whose work shaped history

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    New York Times bestselling author

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Black men whose work shaped history

This board-book adaptation introduces young children to six Black men across the arts, civil rights, law, sports, and literature. The brief biographical portraits include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, lawman Bass Reeves, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin. Their lives span different centuries and continents, bringing a range of historical contributions into one early-childhood volume. Vashti Harrison’s illustrations accompany these accounts, connecting the book’s focus on individual lives with a wider view of Black history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A first introduction to Black historical figures for babies and preschoolers.
  • Families seeking a board book spanning art, civil rights, law, dance, sports, and literature.
  • Readers interested in illustrated biographies of notable Black men.

Themes

Black historyHistorical biographyAchievement across disciplinesRepresentation

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Book overview

New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this board book edition of Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History.

This beautifully illustrated board book highlights true stories of black men in history. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, lawman Bass Reeves, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.

The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

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