About The Book
Dana is a boy who lives in a big city, but the fast-paced city spirit does not live in Dana. When Dana’s constant procrastination causes him to miss out on his own surprise birthday party, Dana turns over a new leaf. This story will help your children realize the value of time and opens up the opportunity for discussion between children and adults about time management.
About The Author
Dane Reid is a voice actor who worked in Fulton County Georgia Schools for 6 years before his career began in Voiceover. As a long term substitute and after school teacher, he worked with all elementary-aged children but enjoyed his position as a special education teacher. Realizing the social challenges of urban children and drawing from some of his own life experiences, Dane Reid was inspired to write real-life lesson-based stories that that addressed childhood issues. Dane is nationally and internationally known for his voice which can be heard on radio, television, social media, board rooms, podcast, and more. His booming baritone is heard as the Big Voice Radio Imaging Guy on dozens of stations across the country. Log on to DaneReidMedia.com for more info about his voiceover work.
Illustrated by Fahamu Pecou
Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art, and popular culture to address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men. Through paintings, performance art, and academic work, Dr. Pecou confronts the performance of Black masculinity and Black identity, challenging and expanding the reading, performance, and expressions of Blackness
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