What shall we tell you?

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Main Author: Hudson, Wade
Other Authors: Engel, Tonya
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Astra Young Readers, 2026.
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Item Description:In lyrical question-and-answer verses, this tender poem offers reassurance, naming hardship without turning away from it. Wade Hudson<U+2019>s compassionate words, paired with Tonya Engel<U+2019>s lush illustrations, create a gentle, deeply felt read-aloud about resilience, love, and the quiet strength that helps children endure difficult days.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations
ISBN:1662621108
9781662621109
Author Notes:Wade Hudson is the author of numerous books for children, including the memoir Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South , and is also the co-editor of the critically acclaimed collection Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life . He and his wife Cheryl are frequent co-authors and the co-founders and publishers of Just Us Books, a company dedicated to publishing books geared toward Black children.

Tonya Engel is an award-winning artist and illustrator of more than 30 children's books, many of which feature Black women in history. Her books include Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste, Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly, and Yaya and the Sea by Karen Good Marable, which was a 2024 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book. Tonya's art can also be found on prints, greeting cards, and textiles.