Selected by Oprah Magazine as one of its 'essential books for discussing racism with kids'.

I am a non-stop ball of energy.
Powerful and full of light.
I am a go-getter. A difference-maker. A leader.

Derrick Barnes is the author of the New York Times bestseller The King of Kindergarten and the Newbery Honor-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. He was the first African-American male staff writer for Hallmark Cards, and now owns the copy-writing company Say Word Creative Communications. He writes about his parenting experience on his popular blog 'Raising the Mighty¿.

Gordon C. James is the award-winning illustrator of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut and Let 'Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion, and is the recipient of a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, He has featured in International Artist Magazine, and is part of the Paul R. Jones Collection.