A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girl basks in the love of her community–which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.

Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works—different houses for every day of the week. Mondays mean Nurse Louella and bike riding. Tuesdays mean eating fufu with your fingers with Miss Zikora. And Wednesdays . . . well, no matter where you are, as long as you are with your Big Mamas, you are home.

A girl basks in the warmth of her community in this powerful love letter to chosen families and the villages that raise us, from Pushcart Prize-winning author Shay Youngblood and popular illustrator Lo Harris.

BIO

Shay Youngblood is a playwright and the author of Black Girl in Paris, The Big Mama Stories and Soul Kiss. The winner of a Pushcart Prize and a nominee for QPB’s New Voices award, she lives in New York City.

REVIEWS

”A joyful, heartfelt celebration of family—born and chosen—and community, of Black womanhood and expressions of love.” -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“A rich chosen-family story of love, care, and community.” -- The Horn Book

[H]  Make Me a World  /   October 18, 2022

0.5" H x 10.2" L x 10.2" W (1.0 lbs) 40 pages 

For ages 4 to 8