When something is just out of reach.
When everyone is too busy to help.
You matter."
Too many children in the world do not know how much they matter. No one tells them. Christian Robinson sets out to show them that they do. Just as every living thing in our world, and beyond, is worthy of attention and care.
Endpapers offer a bird's-eye view of a playground set in the center of an urban community. A group of diverse children hold onto a colorful parachute, all working together to keep it in the air and moving. The dedication page makes the purpose for this new book clear to all who read it.
"For anyone who isn't sure if they matter.
You do."
You do."
He starts with things too small to see with the naked eye, moving forward with every page turn to include more and more creatures who make our world the wonderful place that it is. It is fully dependent on perspective. No matter who, or what ... all matter. It might be a tiny mosquito, or a little girl in a pink hijab., That doesn't. Occasionally, the author repeats the affirmative words to remind his audience: you matter.
Using acrylics and collage, Mr. Robinson does what he does so masterfully. He creates books that speak to children. He creates visual images that show connections from one spread to the next, that invite observation and conversation. In the end, he circles back to the beginning, repeating what he has said on earlier pages.
"The first to go and the last.
The small stuff too small to see.
You matter."
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