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1) We are here
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made momentous contributions from the beginning of time"--
3) John Henry
Author
Language
English
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Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
5) Sulwe
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Biscuit the dog is adopted from the shelter and loves his new home and his new human family. The dad, especially, takes good care of Biscuit and is the person who walks him the most. But Biscuit soon realizes that not everyone shares his feelings about his human. His human is Black, and some people in the neighborhood are scared by that. Some people hold their purses closer, or tighten their grip on their children's hands. With honest, age-appropriate...
7) So much
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Relatives arriving in succession give in to their desire to squeeze and kiss and play with the baby.
10) You so black
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of the meaning of Blackness"--
11) Jamela's dress
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.
12) The herd boy
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day.
13) Can't scare me!
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother.
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