La Charla (the Talk)

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, he first must have the difficult conversation Black families have with their sons, warning them about the challenges they face due to racism.

About the author

Alicia D. Williams is the author of Mid-Air, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; Genesis Begins Again, which received Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, was a William C. Morris Award finalist, and for which she won the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; and picture books Jump at the Sun, Nani and the Lion, and The Talk, which was also a Coretta Scott King Honor book. An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, recent recipient of the John Steptoe New Talent Award, is an illustrator, visual development artist, and first-generation Nigerian American. She is the illustrator of multiple picture books including The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, which received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. Her work is inspired by her interests in folklore, film, and animation and her passion to highlight voices that usually go unheard.Alison Ridley is a professor of Spanish at Hollins University, having completed her PhD at Michigan State University. She has translated a number of novels, including Marjorie Agosín's Pura Belpré Award-winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill.

Product details

• Authors: Alicia D Williams, Alicia D Williams
• Assisted by: Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustration), Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustration), Alison Ridley (Translation), Alison Ridley (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: Spanish
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9781665970709
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-7070-9
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 277 mm x 224 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black