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A Door Made For Me

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$13.13 $17.99 In stock

Category: Picture Books

*SIGNED BOOKPLATE*

This emotional and honest picture book explores a racist encounter from the perspective of a young Black boy, while offering a message of unconditional love and acceptance to soothe the pain of blind prejudice.

In this story based on the author's childhood, a young Black boy confronts his first experience of overt racism. In recounting the events to his grandfather, the young narrator asks: “How can she hate me when she doesn’t know me?” Grandpa offers wisdom and encouragement to the child, reminding him that another person’s hate does not change the fact that he is loved and that he matters. While offering an unflinching look at the emotional impact of the encounter, Tyler Merritt presents a message of love and acceptance that will resonate with young readers and offer a starting point for conversations about racial equality between parent or caregiver and child.
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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

John Y. ★★★★★

My son asked me to read it three times in a row last night—the page about Grandma's hug really got to him. The signed bookplate makes it feel extra special for our home library.

George ★★★★★

The way it captures that painful moment through a child's eyes while still wrapping everything in reassurance really moved me. My six-year-old asked honest questions after we read it together, which led to a conversation I'd been nervous to start.

Richard Y. ★★★★★

The signed bookplate made it feel extra special, and the story’s honest look at a racist encounter is handled with such care. My kids asked to flip back to the boy’s face on the last page just to sit with that feeling of love.

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