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*Who Will I Be, Lord?* by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by Sean Qualls
Who Will I Be, Lord?
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by Sean Qualls
Grades PreK-2 40 pages Random House October 2009 Hardcover    

A young African-American girl thinks about the careers of her family and wonders who she will be when she grows up. Will she be a banjo-playing mailman who knows everyone in town, like her great-grandpap was? He always said that nothing was more important than family.

Or will she be a pants-wearing housewife with five children, as her great-grandma was back in the day when other ladies wore dresses? She was a white woman who gave up a lot so that she could marry the love of her life - the little girl’s great-grandpap.

At its heart, this is a book that celebrates families. There are role models aplenty here, from preachers and teachers to car mechanics and jazzmen. Even a rascally pool shark turns up in the family tree.

Nelson turns a non-judgmental eye to a variety of professions and belief systems, warmly portraying a family in all its diversity. Beautiful mixed media collage art by Sean Qualls add a neat jazzy touch to the story.
 


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