Title Hold them close : a love letter to black children / written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; Illustrated by Patrick Dougher ; with photography by Jamel Shabazz.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
	©2022

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Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield at the Atrium	LJW J PIC. BK THOMPKINS, J.	Check Shelf
Bristol, Main Library – Children’s Picture Book Collection	JIF THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JJ THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J PICTURE BOOK THO	Check Shelf
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department	JE THOMPKIN	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Basement Materials	GROWING UP JJ THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	GROWING UP JJ THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
Manchester, Whiton Branch - Children's Department	GROWING UP JJ THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
Mansfield, Main Library - Juvenile Picture Book	E THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Picture Book	P-THOMPKINS-BIGELOW	Check Shelf

Edition	First edition.
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography	Contains bibliographical references.
Summary	"Hold happiness, trials, and triumph close. Written by Your Name Is a Song author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow with stunning collages by debut illustrator Patrick Dougher, Hold Them Close is a moving celebration of Black children. Children will see that if they look to their glorious past, embrace their present feelings, and reach for a bright future, there is much to hold close, and they can light up the world" -- Front jacket flap.
Audience	Ages 4-8.
Subject	Black people -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
	African Americans -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
	African American children -- Juvenile fiction.
	Self-esteem -- Juvenile fiction.
	Happiness -- Juvenile fiction.
	Joy -- Juvenile fiction.
	African Americans -- Social conditions.
	African Americans -- Social life and customs.
	Love-letters.
	Poetry.
Genre/Form	Picture books.
Added Author	Dougher, Patrick, illustrator.
	Shabazz, Jamel, 1960- photographer.
Added Title	Love letter to black children
ISBN	9780063036178 (hardcover)
	0063036177 (hardcover)

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