The book is a biography on Malcolm X before he was known as Malcolm X. it starts about giving background information about his family, specifically his parents. then moves into hardships their family faced. For example, their house was burnt down, by townspeople. The book explains how they pushed forward no matter any hardship. Malcolm sparked interest in inequality and freedom first from his father's preaches. And learned purpose and reason from gardening with his mother. The book goes on to ex...

This book shares the story of Malcolm X when he was a child. His parents were supporters of Marcus Garvey and equality for all. There is a section where Malcolm's mother, while working in the garden with them, "taught her children to love every living creature equally - large or small, pretty or ugly, fast or slow, insect or plant. The garden was a testament to true and unconditional brotherhood from the earth on up to the sky, a daily lesson in acceptance and equality."The illustrations in this...

An inspiring book..I really enjoyed reading it..

Must read for children and adultsA different book about Malcolm. In depth understanding of his childhood through his relationship with his parents and siblings.LOVE

Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X is a children's picture book written by Ilyasah Shabazz and illustrated by AG Ford. It is a cursory biography about the childhood of Malcolm Little, who would one day become Malcolm X.February, at least in my part of the world is Black History Month, which I plan to read one children's book, particularly a biography, which pertains to the subject everyday this month. I also finished reading his autobiography today, so, I thought that this b...

“All good things begin with a fundamental structure” said Malcom’s father. This book was written to encourage youth to have access to this information that shows that transformational power is within us. It tells the story of how Malcom little grew up. It exposes that he went through many trivial times including his house burning down, death of a parent, and racial profiling. Positive things came from his time also including him learning many of life’s simple lessons through his mother. Malcom s...

We love picture book biographies as they help children understand and see that someone who was once like them grew up to make a difference in the world. Written by his daughter, this inspiring book celebrates a vision of freedom and justice, and shows the childhood story of Malcolm X, one of America’s most influential figures.When confronted with intolerance and a series of tragedies, Malcolm’s optimism and faith were threatened, and he had to learn how to be strong and how to hold on to his ind...

Picture book biography on the childhood of Malcolm X, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and illustrated by Ag Ford. The illustrations were great.This book points to a happy childhood albeit plagued with several severe events. His parents were caring and provided a great home environment with many educational and recreational activities. His mother provided many gardening and ecological learning opportunities. His first family home was burned down by neighbors that disagreed with his parent...

This children's picture book is all about Malcolm X's childhood and how his parents shaped him as a young boy to become an activist for equality. This book shows students how much you can learn from everyday life, similar to how Malcolm learned important lessons from things like gardening or cooking. Also, I loved this story because of how much we learn about his parents who were truly amazing people. Malcolm truly had a tragic childhood, but it shows how we can persevere through hard situations...

I should open by saying that I loved the illustrations in this book. A.G. Ford outdid himself with this book. The illustrations are vivid and beautiful. The trouble I had was with the text. I think this could have used a lot more trimming and editing. This is simply going to be too much for many young readers. I can't help but feel like this was given a pass on the editing portion of its publication process because it was a book about Malcolm X written by one of Malcolm X's children, and it real...

This book is absolutely wonderful! Such eloquent writing and amazing illustrations. Yes!

This is catered for children but since I don't have a child to read to and all my baby siblings and cousins have grown up, I read this for myself and as expected, loved it so very much. Everyday I live inspired by the extraordinary life that was Malcolm X and after watching One Night in Miami (highly recommend EVERYONE to as well its an important movie!) I had the sudden urge to consume everything and anything Malcolm X again which is how I came across this :) This book is a very short illustrat...

I picked this up because of a list of children's books for black history month. I don't know a lot about Malcom X, unfortunately, so I'm trying to learn. This book would be great for an older child. The author writes well about her father's upbringing, but it would most likely go over a young child's head. I feel this was a good place to start in my search for information.

This book is about the childhood of Malcolm X, written by his daughter. I thought it was nice. The pictures are gorgeous. I just wish she had at least included an epilogue explaining why he changed his name.My sister gave the kids a selection of books in line with the BLM movement, and this was one of them. I'd probably categorize this book in the 2nd grade level.

This is a gorgeously illustrated book and a lovingly written look at young Malcolm’s life. Decadent word choices add a poetic feel to the text as you get to know more about his younger years. A great book to add to school or classroom libraries.

Fantastic book for children about Malcolm X's childhood years.

This was an interesting book to read but was very text heavy. Ford’s illustrations are beautiful. They remind me of Kadir Nelson’s work.

This book absolutely wrenched my heart out and brought me to tears.⠀⠀The book is about Malcolm X (from his birth to around 13) and the early years of his life that formed him into the amazing man he was. While Islam is not mentioned in the book, Malcolm X is a Muslim hero and should be remembered and taught about to all of our children! ⠀⠀Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little to two incredible parents, a Preacher father from whom he got his speech skills, and a multi-lingual(5 languages!) intelligen...

An important and beautiful book that belongs in every educator's repertoire. I sure do appreciate that the author is a member of the family and had access to Malcolm's siblings... this provides a fresh perspective and reminds us of all the reasons to admire the man. Includes author's note.edit: I did a little research and found an essay that concluded: "All in all, Louise Little spent twenty-six years in the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. Malcolm and his brothers arranged for her release in 196...

I am so glad that Ilyasah Shabazz is writing the stories of her amazing and world changing parents (see Betty Before X) but this picture book of the early years of Malcolm X leaves out such large chunks of explanation that it becomes confusing at times. What happened to Malcolm's dad? Who were the "good friends" who appear cheerfully waving in the illustration when the text says the Malcolm and his siblings were split up and became wards of the state? What happened to Malcolms mom? Mr. Ostrowski...