Book Cover Image of Why?: A Conversation about Race by Taye Diggs

Why?: A Conversation about Race
by , Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

    Publication Date: Oct 19, 2021
    List Price: $18.99
    Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
    Classification: Fiction
    Target Age Group: Picture Book
    ISBN13: 9781250806093
    Imprint: Feiwel & Friends
    Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
    Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

    Hardcover Description:

    A conversation about race.

    Daddy?
    Yes, my sweet boy.

    Why are those people shouting?

    Our people are shouting because we need to be heard. We need to be heard.


    Why? is a question asked by children daily, and in this stirking and timely story, it begins a straightforwardand challenging conversation between children of color and the adults in their lives.

    Why are the buildings burning? Why are people marching? Why are they crying? Taye Diggs has written a beautiful, powerful, and poignant story that peers through the eyes of a child as they struggle to understand why these events are happening.

    Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with. Heartfelt and deeply piercing illustrations from Shane W. Evans will leave a lasting impact on readers of any age. One that will hopefully lead to more conversations, change, and peace within our own communities and the world.