The Polar Bear and the Ballerina Cover:Hardcover By sharing the many layers

By sharing the many layers and dimensions of Black life and contributions that exist outside of trauma

Brainstorm your anti-racist vision of what our communities will look like without racism and how we can get there

Pour a glass of sweet tea without spilling it

and jubilation that is being Black in America

what’s a boy who can turn part of his body into metal to do

The Polar Bear and the Ballerina Cover:Hardcover By sharing the many layersHow does a bear go to the ballet? A polar bear escapes into New York City in this heartfelt picture book from award winning Afro Latino artist Eric Velasquez. A wordless story of unlikely friendship that celebrates art and its ability to connect us. However, this picture book also opens a conversation about alienation and empathy. Who is kept out of the theater? How can we welcome them in? A deeply personal story, author Eric Valqueuez sees himself in