Can You Hear the Plants Speak? Black & African American Literature and when things start disappearing

and when things start disappearing around the house—a spoon

and that is when the Grumbles and Nom-bies come out

With child-friendly language and vibrant art

each one feels like forever

” —Helena Fox

Can You Hear the Plants Speak? Black & African American Literature and when things start disappearing"Heartfelt reflections on the importance of kinship with nature." Kirkus Reviews Our people believe spirit lives in everything. Mountain, river, wind, tree. Come, take a walk with me. What do we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking? Indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great grandparents to remember how one drop of rain, one seed, one plant can renew a cycle of hope and connectionfor him and for each of us.