My Daddy Rules the World by Hope Anita Smith

Hope Anita Smith currently resides in Beverly Hills, California. Wanting to make sure her students get a feel for the 'behind the scenes' of being a published author, Hope conducts assemblies (mini musicals and or/ a Keynote presentation) that takes you from Idea to Hardbound book. And she sometimes teaches bookmaking workshops allowing her students to create personalized journals to house their creations. She encourages her students to find their 'voice' using paint chips, random words, found objects, magazine pictures.

Her company,INKED WELL WORDS, has her teaching writing 'wordshops' to writers of every age. The images, done in torn paper, are powerful and emotionally stimulating. Smith's first foray into illustration has opened yet another door to her, what appear to be, endless talents. She will follow that with another book that she wrote and illustrated INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LOSE A MOTHER and Other Poems.

The sequel, entitled KEEPING THE NIGHT WATCH, is due to hit the shelves in the spring of 2008. Her first book, THE WAY A DOOR CLOSES won several awards including, The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, the Judy Lopez award from the Women's National Book Association, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor, the Claudia Lewis Award from Bank Street College and it was chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by School Library Journal 2004. For the dads, I hope these books will add to your joys of being a dad as you might choose to read some of these selections to your children while creating strong bonds, lasting memories and celebrating Black fatherhood.On her journey to becoming an award-winning author, Hope Anita Smith has been a storyteller, teacher, photographer, artist and a singer. I hope that everyone enjoys this collection of children’s books featuring Black fathers. I enjoy it all-especially reading to my sons. I appreciate time with my boys whether playing sports, taking a nature walk, traveling together as a family or just chilling at the beach. I enjoy watching my children grow through different stages and I think as parents we all have our favorite stage. This Father’s Day I plan to reflect on the joys of fatherhood while spending the day with my wife, our sons and my father. Much of this feeling can be attributed to the impact of the pandemic and social justice issues coming to the forefront in America and the world.

This series is written and curated by Troy Belle and Diana Tan.Īs a father of three Black sons ages 20, 14, and 3, Father’s Day this year feels different from other years that I remember. Cultural Passport is a blog series about books covering the Black Diaspora exploring culture, cooking, dance, sports and spirituality.

My Daddy Rules the World by Hope Anita Smith