OUT NOW: The Man I’ll Be by Suzette Gardner, illustrated by Sarahjean Richardson

In a world full of noisy and often harmful messages about what boys should be, The Man I’ll Be offers a quiet, grounding truth. This tender book invites young boys and their caregivers to explore the qualities that truly matter—personality, character, community—and reminds every child that who they become starts from within.

“It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

Frederick Douglass