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Watson, Renée
The 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson. A...
Item No. 9780593307359
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Theodore, Adrea
An uplifting message of hope for the future and pride in your history, inspired by a mother's experience of being the only Black child in her classroom. Who do you see when you look in the mirror? Emphasizing the strength, creativity, and courage passed down through generations, A...
Item No. 9780823442577
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Johnson, Angela
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis. Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in...
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Peoples-Riley, Daria
America, do you love me? Acclaimed author-artist Daria Peoples-Riley invites readers to answer timely--and timeless--questions beating inside the hearts of children across America. Exquisitely illustrated, with a powerful, lyrical text,...
Item No. 9780062993298
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Alexander, Kwame
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Book A 2023 New York Times Best Children's Book A 2023 Publisher's Weekly Best Picture Book An NPR Best Book of the Year #1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated...
Item No. 9780316473125
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Kendi, Ibram X
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new board book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves. ...
Item No. 9780593110416
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Ashley Bryan
"And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." -- James Weldon Johnson Thus begins Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's collection of inspiring excerpts of poems by celebrated African American...
Item No. 9780689840456
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Redd, Nancy
This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions--and is perfect for every little girl who knows what it's like to lose her bonnet just before bedtime. In my family, when the sun goes down, our hair goes up!...
Item No. 9781984895240
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Smith, James Otis
Exploring American history and finding diversity at its roots! This graphic novel by JAMES OTIS SMITH celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black heroes who took control of their destinies and stood up for their communities in the Old West. Born into slavery in...
Item No. 9781943145522
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Kelkar, Supriya
For fans of Hair Love and Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, here is an empowering picture book about recognizing the beauty around you and within you by award-winning author Supriya Kelkar and rising star illustrator Noor Sofi. Brown is beautiful. On a hike with...
Item No. 9780374389529
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Waters, Charles
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not...
Item No. 9781512404425
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Joy, Angela
A Caldecott-honor winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.
Mamie Till-Mobley is the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered...
Item No. 9781250220950
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Dass, Angélica
Made for young readers, six and up, this book features portraits that celebrate the diverse beauty of human skin. By depicting people from all over the world against a background that matches their skin tone, Angélica Dass shows us how wonderfully colorful humans really are, questioning...
Item No. 9781597115018
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Ntozake Shange
Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta Scott knew the unfairness of life in the segregated south. A yearning for equality began to grow. Together with Martin Luther King, Jr., she gave birth to a vision of change through nonviolent protest. It was the beginning of a...
Item No. 9780061253669
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Forman, Ruth
A joyfully poetic board book that delivers an ode to African American girls and the beauty of their curls. Me Morning Mirror Smile Shine big hair love This simple, playful, and beautiful board book stars four friends who celebrate the joy of...
Item No. 9781534446311
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Stone, Nic
Powerful, wrenching." -JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down Raw and gripping. -JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys A must-read!" -ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New...
Item No. 9781101939529
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Miller, Sharee
An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy...
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Miller, Sharee
An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair. It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls...
Item No. 9780316562584
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Slade, Suzanne
2021 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book 2021 Siebert Honor Book
From award-winning team Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera, Exquisite is a picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize. A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book A 2021 Robert F....
Item No. 9781419734113
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Waters, Michael W
Winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice
A Top Ten Selection of the 2021 In the Margins Book Awards
A Texas Institute of Letters 2021 Finalist for Best Picture Book
2021 Winner of the Wilbur Award for...
Item No. 9781947888081
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Lockington, Mariama J
In this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor-winning author Mariama J. Lockington draws on some of the emotional truths from her own experiences growing up with an adoptive white family. I...
Item No. 9781250250322
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Reynolds, Jason
"A lyrical masterpiece." --School Library Journal (starred review) Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times ...
Item No. 9781481486248
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Reynolds, Jason
"A lyrical masterpiece." --School Library Journal (starred review) Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times ...
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Rolle, Sojourner Kincaid
This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today. After 300 years of forced bondage; hands bound, descendants of Africa picked up their souls--all that they owned--...
Item No. 9781454943747
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Perkins, Useni Eugene
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you...
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