This emotional and lyrical picture book by acclaimed poet Zetta Elliott celebrates the importance of Juneteenth as well as the resilience of Black families and the power of community- featuring stunning illustrations from Caldecott Honoree Noa Denmon. Black child you were birthed from a dark jeweled expanse infinite and vast but holy as the womb Never forget it was HOPE that birthed you. . . . From birth to beyond, from slavery to freedom, and from generation to generation, this powerful and evocative book shows the breadth and depth of Black history- from the creative duo behind A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart, which won a Caldecott Honor.