Moore, Tunisia. I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams. Illustrated by Robert Paul, Jr. Scholastic Press, 2023. 978-1-338-776171. 32 p. $19.99. Grades K-3.

This book follows a young boy as he meets 10 black heroes, both historical and more contemporary. As the main character goes through the book and meets each of these people, he discusses characteristics from each person. He channels his inner Mamba, like Kobe Bryant; he channels his inner Black Panther like Chadwick Boseman. At the end of this book, there is a short biography of each figure that is mentioned in the book. There also is an author’s note as well which gives more context to the book.

THOUGHTS: Overall, this is a wonderful book that is a great addition to any elementary school collection. There also is a female centered book coming from this author, as mentioned in the beginning of the book as this title only has male figures.

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