What I Be

About this book

For the children in your life or the child in you enjoy Michaels first childrens book! Illustrated by Ben Hodson "What I Be" is a visual and musical journey about self acceptance. Its okay to be just who you are and strive to be the best that you can be by embodying the best characteristics of nature. Be as radiant as the sun as healing as the rain or as generous as a tree. This story first appeared as a song on the Michael Franti & Spearhead album "everyone Deserves Music" and has been adapted in this book as a life affirming tale for children of all ages shapes and cultures. Includes a read-along CD that contains a hip hop and African musical collage of the story featuring the voices of Michael his son Ade Franti-Rye and Youssoupha Sidibe singing in his home language of Wollof and playing the Kora (Senegalese harp).