Glow, Board book/Ruth Forman

A joyfully poetic board book that delivers an ode to the beautiful light of African American boys. I shine night too smooth brown glow skin This simple, playful, and elegant board book stars a young boy who joyfully celebrates his dark skin with a bright moon at the end of a perfect day. About author(s): Ruth Forman is the author of award-winning poetry collections We Are the Young Magicians and Renaissance and children's books Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon and Curls . She is the recipient of the Barnard New Women Poets Prize and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, among others. She has presented in forums such as the United Nations, the PBS series The United States of Poetry , and National Public Radio. Ruth is a former teacher of creative writing with the University of Southern California and June Jordan's Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley and is a longtime faculty member with the VONA writing program. Geneva Bowers is a self-taught illustrator based in western North Carolina. She's illustrated children's books The Dragon Thief , Beyoncé Shine Your Light , and Curls , among others. Geneva's work has won the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist and a 2018 BSFA Award nomination. She loves manipulating color and adding whimsy with a touch of realism and calm. Visit her online at GenevaB.com.