A Place Inside of Me
CBC Books | | Posted: February 24, 2021 6:44 PM | Last Updated: February 24, 2021
Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Noa Denmon.
In this 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 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 colour 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. (From FSG Books for Young Readers)
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 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 colour 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. (From FSG Books for Young Readers)
Zetta Elliott is a Canadian children's writer and poet now based in the U.S. She has also published a sequel to Dragons in a Bag called The Dragon Thief.