Andy Johnson and the March for Justice

From the bestselling author of Reading While Black comes a sweet and inspiring picture book that weaves together history and faith to help families talk about how everyone—including children—can be a voice for justice.

Andy Johnson loves fighting battles. Especially when he has his favorite sword, the Destroyer, by his side. So when Dad announces that the Johnson family is heading to the city to join a march, Andy’s ready to don his battle gear and be the best solider!

Except this isn’t a march to war . . . it’s a march for justice.

Join Andy and the rest of the Johnson kids as they learn how we can answer God’s call for justice and how marching is one way people can fight for a world that reflects God’s love and compassion—from the civil rights era up to today.

Building on the first Johnson family book, Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit, and inspired by a conversation with his own children after taking them to a protest march, Esau McCaulley provides an accessible resource for parents and educators looking to engage kids on the topics of racism, discrimination, and social justice through a biblical and historical perspective.

Esau McCaulley is associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and the author of Reading While Black, How Far to the Promised Land, and Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit. He is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and his writings have also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Christianity Today. When he’s not writing or teaching, you can find him playing a variety of sports in the back yard with his youngest son, Peter. Dad often loses. Whether or not it’s on purpose remains the subject of much debate.

Emmanuel Boateng, popularly known as Mind of El, is a Ghanaian-based self-taught digital artist. He was born and raised in the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. Emmanuel has created artwork for a variety of British and African celebrities, but now focuses all his attention on doing illustrations for children's books.