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- One of the first books in the debut lineup of Denene Millner Books, the highly anticipated children’s book line of New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner, a contributing editor at Agate Publishing, where she is publishing children’s and YA literature dedicated to African American voices and stories.
- Themes of confidence and self-esteem in looking good.
- Lush, colorful, realistic imagery featuring various African American male characters.
- Celebrates the humanity of young black boys.
- An homage to the rituals of black barbershops.
- Barnes is the author of multiple children’s books, including the popular Ruby and The Booker Boys series.
- Barnes is the father of four sons, whom he writes about on his parenting blog, Raising the Mighty
Derrick Barnes
Derrick Barnes is the creator of the New York Times bestselling companion picture books The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten. His graphic novel Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice was a National Book Award finalist and won many other awards. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. Derrick currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his enchanting wife, Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons, the Mighty Barnes Brothers. You can visit him online at derrickdbarnes.com.
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