Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor AwardRecipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor AwardA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the…
Celebrate Self Acceptance, The Beauty of Dance and Black Boy Joy in This Lively Picture Book
“A tenderly told story about self-acceptance. The love and support that Langston receives from his mother serve to buoy his confidence, but it is his awareness of his passion that sustains him and pushes him to do what makes him happy: a lesson for every child. The illustrations are warm and dreamy…the absolute embodiment of…
This Impactful Picture Book Will Teach Young Readers About Different Perspectives All Around the World
Named Best Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble, The New York Times/New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seeing the world from different points of view by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honoree…
Nine Year Old Protester Audrey Faye Shows You’re Never Too Little to Make A Difference
“Audrey’s third-person perspective is well represented and storytold, with short, punchy sentences especially vivid in conveying individual testimony and movement goals.” – The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, February 2017 Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that…
This Sweet and Playful Board Book is an Ode to Young Black Boys
A joyfully poetic board book that delivers an ode to the beautiful light of African American boys. I shine night toosmooth brownglow skin This simple, playful, and elegant board book stars a young boy who joyfully celebrates his dark skin with a bright moon at the end of a perfect day. About the Author Ruth…
This Middle Grade Biography Will Teach You About the Exciting Life of Activist Stacy Abrams
Get ready to fight for what’s right with Stacey Abrams in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true—and amazing—stories of some of history’s greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world! Stacey Abrams…
Follow Lenore Bennett on A Journey of Self-Discovery In This Novel From the Author Of Happily Ever Afters
From the author of Happily Ever Afters comes another irresistible YA romantic comedy full of self-discovery and Black love—and a dreamy European cruise. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, Jenny Han, and Stephanie Perkins, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances. Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star…
Patricia Hruby Paints a Vivid Portrait of Ella Baker’s Life in This Caldecott Winning Book
Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie. “What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child.Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.” Long before the civil…
A Young Girl Schemes to Never go to Bed in This Hijinks-Filled Picture Book
In this incandescently fun, hijinks-filled picture book, a young girl schemes to keep the sun up in the sky so she never has to go to bed. If Stella had her way, she would stop sleeping on her sixth birthday. Because sleep is boring. And there are so many better things you could be doing….
This Picture Book of Langston Hughes’ Poem is Authentic and Inspirational
Winner of the Coretta Scott King illustrator award, I, Too, Am America blends the poetic wisdom of Langston Hughes with visionary illustrations from Bryan Collier in this inspirational picture book that carries the promise of equality. I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And…
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