Welcome to the Cypher, Khodi Dill
Welcome to the Cypher, Khodi Dill
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Welcome to the Cypher

Author: Khodi Dill

Narrator: Khodi Dill

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 12/27/2022


Synopsis

“WELCOME TO THE CYPHER is a delight to read—a story that will move every part of you to a wild and wonderful beat.” —Jael Richardson, Author and Executive Director, The Festival of Literary Diversity "WELCOME TO THE CYPHER is a beautiful, rhythmic exploration of the joy of language and self-expression. Our whole family loved how the bright illustrations and the bold words pulled us through this gorgeous book …We're HUGE fans!" —Bestselling authors, Alice Kuipers (the Polly Diamond series) & Yann Martel (Life of Pi) Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. “Welcome to the cypher! Now huddle up nice and snug. You feel that circle around you? Well, that’s a hip hop hug!”  Starting with beatboxes and fingersnaps, an exuberant narrator introduces kids in his community to the powerful possibilities of rap, from turning “a simple phrase/into imagery that soars” to proclaiming, “this is a voice that represents me!” As Khodi Dill’s rhymes heat up, the diverse crew of kids—illustrated in Awuradwoa Afful’s bold, energetic style—gain self-confidence and a sense of freedom in this wonderful picture book debut that is perfect for reading aloud. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Raymond on September 16, 2021

This book was ok but the ARC copy that I received was hard if not impossible to read. Some of the font color was really faint and not bold and dark like most font colors in e-books. Therefore, its hard to give this one a thorough review. Thanks to NetGalley, Annick Press, Khodi Dill and Awuradwoa Af......more

Goodreads review by Shawn on January 10, 2023

An inclusive and welcoming invitation to join in the serious and joyful wordplay of rapping, with beautiful illustrations. Love the rhymes!......more

Goodreads review by Anneka on October 30, 2021

My son (7) and I listened to this as part of TIFA 2021. He rated it 7/10- and rounded up for Goodreads. He liked the beat and musicality of it, his favourite part was at the very end.......more

Goodreads review by Shakira on June 21, 2024

Beautiful artwork......more

Goodreads review by Lolz on February 25, 2025

Rythemic writing and beautiful illustrations - i love the pages with the kids flying, the glowbugs in the jungle room, and the marvelous self image in a constellation of stars Audio: I liked this book so much in hard copy I had to check it out again, as audio. Listened many times, at different speeds......more