You Are Life Ages 3 and up The Water Dancer is the

The Water Dancer is the story of America’s oldest struggle—the struggle to tell the truth—from one of our most exciting thinkers and beautiful writers

an unforgettable story about one young Black girl’s attempt to find a place where she can be fully

bringing beauty and laughter wherever she goes and leading others to find delight in the unique design of every person

A remarkable story of race and the American dream

so she determines to pray until God intervenes

You Are Life Ages 3 and up The Water Dancer is theYou are . . . You are . . . You are . . . Every child is full to bursting with amazing things! This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they area dancer, a shining light, a K pop songand promising what they will never be: invisible. Award winning picture book author and poet Bao Phi and illustrator Hannah Li remind young readers through lyrical text and fantastical