César.

Here's the trick behind black panthers: they're not solid black. Underneath that black they have the very same spots as a regular leopard — they're called rosettes — only they stay hidden and only show up up close or under just the right light. It's like wearing a secret pattern almost nobody notices. Kids love discovering it: from a distance you see a black cat; get closer, and the pattern appears. César is exactly that: much more than he shows at first glance.

In his story, César makes jewelry by hand, very slowly, and has an endearing quirk: he won't show something until it's completely finished. If you tell him something half-made is beautiful, he covers it up and says, "it's still nothing yet." It's his way of taking care of what he makes. On a kids' T-shirt, that translates into a calm companion who never loses his temper, for school, the park, or the weekend. It holds up to washing and play — the purchase page has all those details.