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A piercing picture book about racial injustice from a child's perspective from Taye Diggs and Shane Evans.. "Daddy?""Yes, my sweet boy.""Why are those people shouting?""Our people are shouting because we need to be heard. We need to be heard."Why? is a question asked by children daily, and in this striking and timely story, it begins a straightforward and challenging conversation between children of color and the adults in their lives. . Why are the buildings burning? Why are people marching? Why are they crying? Taye Diggs has written a beautiful, powerful, and poignant story that peers through the eyes of a child as they struggle to understand why these events are happening. . Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with.