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Celebrates Black hair and heritage through the lens of a young boy and his afro.
About the author
Yaram Yahu is a native Chicagoan. He studied at Emerson College's writing, literature, and publishing program. At eleven, he wrote, illustrated, and published his first book,
Heartland. Subsequently, he founded his self-publishing company, Rainbows Publishing Inc. His work includes publications in
Solstice Literary Magazine, Finli, Timbooktu, Keystrokes: Volume III, and the national anthology
The Stories They Tell! by The Young Voices Foundation. His features include
The Wednesday Journal, Austin Weekly, Oak Leaves, Trapeze, and
The Berkeley Beacon. Yahu also contributed as prose editor of
Stork Magazine and copyeditor of
Wilde Press Publishing House. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan,
DeAnn Wiley has been a self-taught painter for five years. She began with traditional acrylic painting and just began her journey into the digital art world with a focus on children’s illustrations. Her debut picture book,
Sarah Rising, was published by Beaming Books in May 2022. She is an advocate for social justice, as she sits at the intersection of many identities: Black, woman, queer, and disabled. When she is not painting or illustrating, she is working on her final year of grad school for Counseling Psychology.
Summary
For fans of Matt de la Pena and Grace Byers, My Afro Is a Rising Sun is a dazzling picture book inviting BIPOC children to fully express themselves, celebrate their Blackness, and embrace their ancestry.
