By Dapo Adeola (author) , Dapo Adeola, Alyissa Johnson, Sharee Miller (illustrator)
"A beautiful, powerful, and cohesive reading experience"
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Winner of the British Book Awards 2023 Illustrated Book of the Year
This book is outstanding in its gathering of talent to provide the illustrations to Adeola’s messages. It is a powerful, personal response to the murder of George Floyd and the awakening around the world to the Black Lives Matter movement. It is an honest and very personal letter to Adeola’s younger self, messages he wishes he had seen and heard at a young age, created now for the children of the future.
The messages apply to any child – and the illustrations show a diverse range of children and adults; the writing is simple, straightforward and obviously deeply felt, urging children to be themselves, be curious and love the skin you are in.
Each double page spread, and the end papers, are all created by one of the eighteen talented black illustrators assembled from all over the world or this book. It is a joy to see so many different yet complementary styles of illustration creating the whole. A book for every classroom and nursery in the country!
Remember to dream your own dreams
Love your beautiful skin
You always have a choice
This book addresses - honestly, yet hopefully - the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future, delivering a powerful message to a new generation of dreamers. It's a message that is both urgent and timeless - and offers a rich and rewarding reading experience for every child.
To mirror the rich variety of the Black diaspora, this book showcases artwork from Dapo and 18 incredible Black illustrators in one beautiful, powerful, and cohesive reading experience.
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“Hey You! is phenomenal. Reading this book actually brought a lump to my throat. How I wish it’d been around when I was a child or when my daughter was younger. And what a showcase of illustrator talent. This is an absolute winner.” – Malorie Blackman
Dapo Adeola is an award-winning illustrator and designer who creates characters and images that challenge expectations around race and gender in a fun and upbeat way. He is the co-creator and illustrator of bestselling picture book Look Up! - winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the number 1 debut picture book of 2019.
London born and bred but of Nigerian heritage, when he's not busy cooking up new characters and adventures you can find Dapo running illustration and character design workshops with children or organising events to help highlight the possibilities of a career in illustration to underrepresented members of the Black diaspora.
Photo credit - Tim Lane
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Remember to dream your own dreams Love your beautiful skin You always have a choice This book addresses - honestly, yet hopefully - the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future, delivering a powerful message to a new generation of dreamers. It's a message that is both urgent and timeless - and offers a rich and rewarding reading experience for every child.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hey You! and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Hey You! features in the following genres: Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics, Work / Industry, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations
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Hey You! was written by Dapo Adeola and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Hey You! has 48 pages
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