People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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I Am Every Good Thing
$18.99 Add to cartAn upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion!
I am
a nonstop ball of energy.
Powerfu- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 525518770
- Language: English
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Harlem at Four
$18.99 Read moreA stunning picture book comprising two incredible stories–the first part chronicles the adventures of a four-year-old Black girl named Harlem, while the second part describes the history of Harlem th
- Author: Datcher, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593429338
- Language: English
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Zora, the Story Keeper
$18.99 Add to cartA young Black girl and her aunt celebrate the wonder and magic of their family’s legacy through storytelling.
When Zora grows up, she wants to be just like Aunt Bea. Aunt Bea is the best storyteller s- Author: Wilkins, Ebony Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1984816918
- Language: English
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Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
$18.99 Read moreThe first children’s book from the best-selling author of We Should All Be Feminists and Americanah–a tender story about a little girl’s love for her mother’s scarf, and the adventures she shares wit
- Author: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 059353557X
- Language: English
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The Light She Feels Inside
$18.99 Add to cartHow will Maya create a brighter world? By learning to honor her glowing feelings, just like Black women have done throughout history!
Maya feels a warm glow when she picks strawberries in the community
- Author: Wallace, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1728239796
- Language: English
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I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams
$19.99 Add to cartYOU are your ancestors’ wildest dreams. How will you express YOUR greatness? Perfect for fans of I Am Every Good Thing, Little Legends, and All Because You Matter.
“Affirming. . . . A joyful tribute.”
- Author: Moore, Tanisia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 1338776177
- Language: English
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
$8.99 Add to cartDuring one of the most important times in the civil rights movement, one unforgettable family goes on a road trip in this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree, from author Christopher Paul Curtis, r… [more below]
- Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 06 2013
- ISBN10: 0385382944
- Language: English
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Do You Know Them?: Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
$18.99 Read moreA moving and triumphant picture book inspired by the printed newspaper ads placed by African Americans who were separated from family members by the Civil War, enslavement, and emancipation.
After the- Author: Keller, Shana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 166591307X
- Language: English
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Ghost Boys
$8.99 Add to cartA heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.
Only the living can make the worl- Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 10, 2019
- ISBN10: 0316262269
- Language: English
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Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold
$18.99 Read moreA tall tale inspired by the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison.
Young Toni knows that her stories are going to change the world. She’s good at spinning a yarn, and in fact, she- Author: Anatol, Giselle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0593404866
- Language: English
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Hair Love
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller and tie-in to Academy-Award Winning Short Film “Hair Love”
“I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ra- Author: Cherry, Matthew A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0525553363
- Language: English
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The King of Kindergarten
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten, by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Crown. The morning sun blares through your window like a millio- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 02, 2019
- ISBN10: 1524740748
- Language: English
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Like So
$18.99 Add to cartFrom bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vibrant picture book honoring the love and bond that exists between family and … [more below]
- Author: Forman, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 1665917547
- Language: English
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Dragons in a Bag
$8.99 Add to cartThe dragon’s out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author!
When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his- Series: Dragons in a Bag #1
- Author: Elliott, Zetta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 13, 2019
- ISBN10: 1524770485
- Language: English
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Like Lava in My Veins
$18.99 Add to cartA USA Today Bestseller
All it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers, in this vibrant picture book by bestselling author Derrick Barnes. Bobby Beacon’s got fir- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 0525518746
- Language: English
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Sulwe
$17.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
Recipient of an NAA- Author: Nyong’o, Lupita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 15, 2019
- ISBN10: 1534425365
- Language: English
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We Could Fly
$18.99 Add to cartA Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
“This magical picture book will have readers entranced. Sublime.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In a companion to Build a House,- Author: Giddens, Rhiannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1536222542
- Language: English
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Remember Us
$18.99 Add to cartNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life’s burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future.
It seems- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0399545468
- Language: English
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Take Back the Block
$8.99 Add to cartAN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE SELECTION!
Can sixth grader Wes save his neighborhood? “This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to We
WINNER OF THE ILA SOCIAL JUSTICE LITERATURE AWARD!- Author: Giles, Chrystal D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 05, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593175204
- Language: English
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Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do!
$18.99 Add to cartA little Black boy finds the courage to go after his dreams in this empowering and inspirational picture book by actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Sandman) with actor Larry Fields.
With vivid, dimens- Author: Howell-Baptiste, Kirby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0593406265
- Language: English
