The People Remember

From award-winning,New York Timesbestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book—an amazing children’s book that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans.

Illustrated byNew Yorkerartist, Loveis Wise, this book is also aCoretta Scott King Honor Book!

The People Remembertells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs.

Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that combined their memories of home with new traditions that enabled them to thrive in this new land.

This is an important book to read as a family—a story young readers can visit over and over again to deepen their understanding of African American history in relation to their own lives and current social justice movements.

64 pages

Recommended for ages 4 to 8 years

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