Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
In this powerful, affirming poem by award-winning author Zetta Elliott, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year.
"There is a place inside of me
a space deep down inside of me
where all my feelings hide."
Summertime is filled with joy -- skateboarding and playing basketball -- until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace.
In her stunning debut, illustrator Noa Denmon articulates the depth and nuances of a child's experiences following a police shooting -- through grief and protests, healing and community -- with washes of color as vibrant as his words. Here is a groundbreaking narrative that can help all readers -- children and adults alike -- talk about the feelings hiding deep inside each of us.
"A resonant exultation of community and the importance of self-reflection." --Publishers Weekly
"This book delivers positivity, despite the inclusion of police brutality, a Black Lives Matter protest, and a vigil for the dead -- all of which affirm the child's realities... A well-crafted, twenty-first-century love poem by two truth-telling Black women artists and activists." --The Horn Book
2021 Caldecott Honor Book
A Today Show Best Book for the Holidays
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A NCTE Notable Poetry Book
An Evanston Public Library's Great Book for Kids
A Cooperative Children's Book Center List Pick
Target age group 4-8
"There is a place inside of me
a space deep down inside of me
where all my feelings hide."
Summertime is filled with joy -- skateboarding and playing basketball -- until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace.
In her stunning debut, illustrator Noa Denmon articulates the depth and nuances of a child's experiences following a police shooting -- through grief and protests, healing and community -- with washes of color as vibrant as his words. Here is a groundbreaking narrative that can help all readers -- children and adults alike -- talk about the feelings hiding deep inside each of us.
"A resonant exultation of community and the importance of self-reflection." --Publishers Weekly
"This book delivers positivity, despite the inclusion of police brutality, a Black Lives Matter protest, and a vigil for the dead -- all of which affirm the child's realities... A well-crafted, twenty-first-century love poem by two truth-telling Black women artists and activists." --The Horn Book
2021 Caldecott Honor Book
A Today Show Best Book for the Holidays
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A NCTE Notable Poetry Book
An Evanston Public Library's Great Book for Kids
A Cooperative Children's Book Center List Pick
Target age group 4-8
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group6 to 8 yrs
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Grade LevelK-2
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Theme 2Poetry
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemePrejudice & Racism
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AwardsCaldecott Honor
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AuthorElliott, Zetta
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Lexile LevelAD
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DeweyE
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PublisherMPS (Macmillan Pub Services)
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Publication Date7/21/2020
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Pages32
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Dimensions0.4 H × 11.1 L × 8.6 W
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Case Qty30
