Note: Device not to scale.
A contemporary Black Choctaw boy finds the strength to face his nightmares by researching his own family history in this hopeful picture book from the powerhouse collaboration of authors Nikki Grimes and Stacy Wells (Choctaw), illustrated by award-winning artist E.B. Lewis (Lenni Lenape).
When Dante struggles with nightmares, his mother believes learning his family’s history will help him cope. The roots on both sides of his family tree run deep, with stories of survival through events Dante’s mother calls “daymares.”
Taking discovering his heritage into his own hands, Dante finds out hard truths—but also finds a love that shines through generations, and, finally, the strength to sleep through the night.
