My Smock Is a Story
Written by Samantha Cleaver
and Reuben Nantogmah
Illustrated by Keisha Okafor
Published by HarperCollins
When a young boy receives his first smock as a gift, his Dada tells him that every smock has a special story.
Will his smock make him as joyful as a harvest dancer?
Or as powerful as his royal elders, the Dagomba?
In his smock, what will his story be?
From Reuben Nantogmah, Samantha Cleaver, and Keisha Okafor comes a joyful and lyrical picture book that celebrates what weaves us and our stories together—past, present, and future.
Primary ISBN: 9780063293953
Publication Date: October 2024
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Ghanaian/Ghanaian American
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Identity: Exploration, Multilingual: Dagbani Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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