You Are Life

Name: You Are Life
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Bao Phi
ISBN: 9781666614428

Author: Bao Phi

Narrator: Bao Phi

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/22/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are—a dancer, a shining light, a K-pop song—and promising what they will never be: invisible.

About Bao Phi

Bao Phi is an author, a poet, a community organizer, and a father. He was born in Vietnam and raised in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis.

About Hannah Li

Hannah Li is a New York-based illustrator from China. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design and provides illustrations for publishers and for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harper's Bazaar. Her work has been recognized by the Red Dot Award, Communication Arts, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, 3x3, and more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cherlynn | cherreading on August 21, 2022

3.5⭐ This is a beautiful book that celebrates diversity, identity and various Asian cultures. It also highlights anti-Asian hate and erasure of that violence that Asian Americans have experienced. I love the illustrations, which are vibrant and full of life. The text is unique and takes time to get u......more

Goodreads review by Camille on March 22, 2022

**I received this book as an e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.** I just read this book, and then read it again outloud. The artwork is honestly gorgeous, and far more complex than what I had been expecting from the cover. And I was very pleasantly surprised that it w......more

Goodreads review by Sydney on March 25, 2022

This picture book is brimming with life, from colorful illustrations to heartfelt affirmations for those of us in Asian communities. The arrival of “You Are Life” comes in the midst of the COVID pandemic, a devastating global event that has also brought anti-Asian violence onto a national stage in t......more

Goodreads review by MookNana on August 25, 2022

This is a beautiful poem written in response to the anti-Asian violence that has always existed and that has been flaring up especially fiercely lately. It's a lovely affirmation to children, especially those who are immigrants and refugees, that they were the cherished, precious dreams of their anc......more

Goodreads review by Wendi on March 23, 2022

You Are Life is a diverse, affirming picture book filled with colorful illustrations and lots of fun texts. I plan to reread this with my daughter, and I know she'll love the references to cats and dancing. I found myself tearing up a little at some of the affirmations: that children aren't viruses,......more

Quotes

An award-winning poet creates a lyrical tale of encouragement. In the face of violence against Asians during and post-pandemic, Phi's words boost the self-esteem of children who are of Asian descent. . . .