Darryl Harvey’s My Little Brothers

MY LITTLE BROTHERS

By Darryl Harvey

Illustrated by Ananta Mohanta

A new year is here, and I like to acknowledge the Black men who have written children’s books. The need is great, and I thank you for stepping up and sharing your stories and your literary gifts. Today I have the honor of sharing with you Darryl Harvey’s My Little Brothers.

Keith and Andre are the little brothers in Harvey’s story. He shares with us the activities they enjoy, the time they share together, how they mimic what their big brother does. They don’t always get along, but they make up, make peace, and move on.

Our big brother knows the responsibility he has for his little brothers, and at the end of the day, they are always there for each other. And I like the little twist at the end of the story, a story in which I must give Ananta Mohanta the Harvey’s forward sums this up beautifully:

“Being a big brother is a special responsibility. You are a teacher, a protector and a role model. You are looked up to, respected, and at the flip of a dime rebelled against and fought. You don’t always get a ‘thank you,’ but you do get a love that you know is there. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love. It has been the joy of my life to be a big brother and have the best younger brothers in the world.”

Darryl Harvey is the founder of both the Chicago Black Authors Network and the Black Child Book Fair.

My Little Brothers is available through Harvey Writers Group and his website, blackchildbookfair.com. While you are at his website, I encourage you to check out the other books in his Sunflower Series.

As one big brother to another, Darryl, I give you a hat tip.