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The videos range from around five to ten minutes long. The series is hosted by teen entrepreneur Marley Dias. Lewis), and Lupita Nyong’o ( Sulwe, illustrated by Vashti Harrison). Bobo), Natasha Anastasia Tarpley ( I Love My Hair, illustrated by E.B. So my question for you is, ‘What makes you so fabulously different than everyone else you meet?’īookmarks is a read-aloud television series that features around a dozen children’s books written by Black authors, including Grace Byers ( I Am Enough, illustrated by Keturah A. When Rafael López drew these beautiful illustrations, he put rulers throughout the book… drew those rulers throughout to show the ways in which we measure ourselves against other people.Īnd one thing about measuring ourselves against other people is that we sometimes forget how fabulous we are… how amazing it is to be able to be who we are, and how grateful every room we walk into should be for our presence there. She also shares details about what she and López created: The illustrations by Rafael López are featured prominently as Woodson reads each page. Listen to Newbery Medalist Jacqueline Woodson read her best-selling picture book The Day You Begin in this episode of Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices on Netflix. This powerful sentence is how Jaqueline Woodson begins her beautiful children’s book THE DAY YOU BEGIN, a 1 New York Time bestseller.

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