It turns out the cloth was a magical African kente containing the spirit of a storyteller, who proceeds to tell Jacob and Peewee of their noble history, including Timbuktu scholars, Bornu horsemen, and the Ashanti tribe.

Jacob finally realizes how lucky he really is to have his mother and brother’s love and finds courage and pride within himself. Hundreds of years later, sold like the Africans it once belonged to, the kente is but a rag and is lost…or is it? I kept reading, and afterwards all the children were grinning and murmuring, "THAT was a good book," and similar sentiments.And if you’re looking for more fashion inspiration and styling updates, follow us on our social channels, plus get the latest style advice over on our blog.

Jacob and his little brother make a snowman out of the dingy snow on their street, and wrap their creation in a scrap of cloth they find.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Emoji images displayed on Emojipedia are copyright © their respective creators, unless otherwise noted. A good read-aloud book for a second/third grade audience, regardless of race and economic background. The artist loves to make snowmen: to create this work, he made a black silhouette of a snowman which he then photographed on location in the park. When Peewee is trapped inside a burning building, the snowman shows Jacob a way to save his brother while exhorting the boy to believe in himself.