The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu - 9781534495296

The TalkAuthor(s): Alicia D. Williams, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Simon & Schuster, United States\nImprint: Atheneum\nISBN-13: 9781534495296, 978-1534495296\nSynopsis\nAs a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very difficult conversation far too familiar to so many Black and Brown Americans in this gentle and ultimately hopeful picture book.\n\nJays most favorite things are hanging out with his pals, getting kisses from Grandma, riding in his dads cool car, and getting measured by his mom with pencil marks on the wall. But as those height marks inch upward, Grandpa warns Jay about being in too big a group with his friends, Grandma worries others wont see him as quite so cute now that hes older, and Dad has to tell Jay how to act if the police ever pull them over.\nAnd Jay just wants to be a kid.\nAll Black and Brown kids get The Talkthe talk that could mean the difference between life and death in a rac.