When researching his favourite jobs, he cannot find anyone who looks like him doing any of his chosen jobs in any of the books he finds. Readers will notice that Nigel is the only Black child in a sea of white children in his class. When his parents arrive for career day, Nigel realizes that he can dream big.Īntwan Eady’s story is a story of having big dreams, even when those dreams seems far away. The class is learning about careers and he’s afraid his classmates may look down on him because in his mind, his parents don’t have fancy jobs. The moon is his safe place to reveal his secrets because he doesn’t feel like he can share his dreams with others, especially not the other children in his class. You know those picture books that bring tears to your eyes and goosebumps to your skin? Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang is one of those books.
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