Faces of Heroes - Paperback

by Monica R. Guillemin (Author), Lelani Wiley (Illustrator), Barbara R. Satterfield (Editor)

Faces of Heroes is a colorful storybook designed to help children understand the reason some people are wearing cloth face masks. The book depicts an inquisitive youngster named KC, who is curious about his parents wearing a face mask to work. He and his older sister are biracial siblings with professional parents working during the coronavirus pandemic. When KC learns about the evil virus, he wants to be a hero like his parents and dreams of a plan. He and his sister Isha recruit a fictitious skunk detective from the Internet. The rare lavender skunk is a superhero named Detective Super Skunk. However, the superhero was enthralled in battle with an asteroid heading to planet earth, an actual, historical, astrological event, coincidentally, occurring during the coronavirus quarantine. KC's ingenious plan becomes the impetus for a homemade face mask phenomenon similarly experience during the coronavirus pandemic. With the help of Isha, their community, and Detective Super Skunk, KC's dream of becoming a "superhero" becomes a reality.