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

Quell reluctantly inducts into a debutante society of magical social elites called the Order that she never knew existed

On the hundredth anniversary of the historic win for women's rights

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