In this splashy, rhythmic celebration of the wonders of life, Walter Dean Myer's hypnotic text combines with his son's fresh photo-collage illustrations to create a new picture book about self-esteem and growing up with an urban beat. Full color.
7th October 2025
Paperback
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Summary
In this splashy, rhythmic celebration of the wonders of life, Walter Dean Myer's hypnotic text combines with his son's fresh photo-collage illustrations to create a new picture book about self-esteem and growing up with an urban beat. Full color.
Description
When you look in a mirror, who do you see?
A boy? A girl?
A son? A daughter?
A runner? A dancer?
Whoever and whatever you see―just put out your fist and give yourself an "I am" BAM!
This jumping, jazzy, joyful picture book by the award-winning team of Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers celebrates every child, and everything that a child can be.
Critic Reviews
"[E]ven the more curmudgeonly among us might appreciate the message when it's dressed up as fine as it is in this picture book by Myers pére et fils." --The Horn Book Magazine
-- (1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)"Students will enjoy the jazzy rhythm and upbeat message of the poem....Highly Recommended." --starred review, Library Media Connection
-- (11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)"The rhyme and repetition flow naturally, capturing the rhythms of everyday conversation and the hip-hop beats many children hear daily....This book is an excellent introduction to verse, for it vividly demonstrates how poetry is a vital part of daily life." --starred, School Library Journal
-- (11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)"This very contemporary work is encouraging, energetic, and inspired." --starred, Booklist
-- (10/15/2009 12:00:00 AM)"This vibrant synthesis of poetry and pictures is a natural for classrooms and family sharing." --starred, Kirkus Reviews
-- (9/15/2009 12:00:00 AM)About the Author
Walter Dean Myers is a writer, a photography collector, a flute player, a cat owner, a Harlem native, a former basketball player, a husband, and a father. You can visit him at
Christopher Myers is an artist, a writer, a photographer, a clothes designer, a Brooklynite, a former baseball player, and a son.
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