You Matter to Me

by Doyin Richards (Author) Robert Paul Jr (Illustrator)

You Matter to Me
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

In this picture book written by Doyin Richards and illustrated by Robert Paul Jr., You Matter to Me, a dog describes what it's like to go on walks with his Black owner and wishes that people would see his human as he does: with love.

Biscuit the dog is adopted from the shelter and loves his new home and his new human family. The dad, especially, takes good care of Biscuit and is the person who walks him the most.

But Biscuit soon realizes that not everyone shares his feelings about his human. His human is Black, and some people in the neighborhood are scared by that. Some people hold their purses closer, or tighten their grip on their children's hands.

With honest, age-appropriate storytelling, Doyin Richards starts a conversation about racism that is more important than ever. Here is a book that should be in every home, school, and library as a reminder that everyone matters.

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Doyin Richards
Doyin Richards is one of the most respected and in-demand voices on modern fatherhood today. He's been interviewed by the Today Show (and is a charter member of the Today Show's Parenting Team), NPR, USA Today, the New York Times, and CNN, among others. He's the founder of Daddy Doin' Work, author of the picture book I Wonder: Celebrating Daddies Doin' Work (Feiwel and Friends, 2016), and Daddy Doin' Work: Empowering Mothers to Evolve Fatherhood. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two daughters.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250834485
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Publication date
November 08, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV039120 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
Library of Congress categories
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