African Americans
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Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza
$40.00 Read moreThis richly illustrated book is the first monograph to explore the prolific career of the celebrated photographer Anthony Barboza.
Anthony Barboza (b. 1944) is a celebrated artist and writer who has- Author: Barboza, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1606067834
- Language: English
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Working Cotton
$7.99 Read moreA 1993 Caldecott Honor Book
This child’s view of the long day’s work in the cotton fields, simply expressed in a poet’s resonant language, is a fresh and stirring look at migrant family life. “With i- Author: Williams, Sherley Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 15 1997
- ISBN10: 0152014829
- Language: English
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Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
$19.99 Read moreCoretta Scott King Award winner
A young girl’s beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book. Everyone has a favor- Author: Mitchell, Margaree King
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0671769693
- Language: English
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Jackie Robinson: Baseball’s Great Pioneer
$8.99 Read moreA biography telling the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson. Written in graphic-novel format.
- Series: Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies
- Author: Glaser, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0736861971
- Language: English
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Frankie Finds the Blues
$17.99 Read moreAfter attending a concert with his grandmother, Frankie finds his guitar, determined to learn to fingerpick and, with the help of a homeless man, begins to play the blues.
- Author: Harper, Joel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: January 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0971425477
- Language: English
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The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story
$16.95 Read moreAs resonant now as it ever was, this inspiring portrait by a loving daughter of a father whose pervasive common sense, folk wisdom, and untutored but right-on insights gave his children their road map… [more below]
- Author: Thornton, Yvonne S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1496739191
- Language: English
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Seeing Into Tomorrow
$19.99 Read moreA remarkable celebration of Richard Wright, poetry, and contemporary black boys at play.
From walking a dog to watching a sunset to finding a beetle, Richard Wright’s haiku puts everyday moments int- Author: Wright, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2018
- ISBN10: 151241865X
- Language: English
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Ray Charles
$12.95 Read moreCoretta Scott King Author Award Winner – American Library Association (ALA)
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner – American Library Association (ALA)A beautiful new edition of the award-winning
- Author: Mathis, Sharon Bell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1584300183
- Language: English
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The System of Dante’s Hell
$17.95 Read more“Much of the novel is an expression of the intellectual and moral lost motion of the age . . . the special agony of the American Negro.” —New York Times Book Review
“A fevered and impressionistic rif
- Series: Akashiclassics: Renegade Reprint
- Author: Baraka, Amiri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1617753963
- Language: English
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The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches
$19.99 Read moreThe classic collection of major speeches, now bundled with an audio download of Malcolm X delivering two of them.
Malcolm X remains a touchstone figure for black America and in American culture at la- Author: X, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1628728299
- Language: English
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Pulpo Guisado
$17.99 Read moreWhat do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her! Award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez’s delightfully meta story is now in Spanish.
Bank Street Me- Author: Velasquez, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 27 2020
- ISBN10: 0823448649
- Language: Spanish
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Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge
$19.99 Read moreA powerful poem about Ona Judge’s life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household.
Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President’s wife, Martha. Ona was widely- Author: Shepard, Ray Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0374307040
- Language: English
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Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories
$16.00 Read moreA “boisterous and high-spirited debut” (Kirkus starred review)”that enthralls the reader through their every twist and turn” (Publishers Weekly starred review), named one of the Most Anticipated Books
- Author: Nkweti, Nana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1644450542
- Language: English
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Museum Mix-Up
$22.65 Read moreJ.C. can’t wait for his class field trip to the Famous Black Americans Museum. Even better, Dad is coming too–as a chaperone. But then J.C.’s group gets separated from the rest of the class. Can J.C…. [more below]
- Series: Jalen’s Big City Life
- Author: Salabie, Shiane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334995
- Language: English
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Overground Railroad
$18.99 Read moreA window into a child’s experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before She Was Harriet and Finding Langston.
Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth E- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0823438732
- Language: English
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Lily’s New Home (Confetti Kids #1): (Dive Into Reading)
$14.95 Read moreIn this early chapter book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Lily and her parents move from their suburban neighborhood to New York City and Lily must adapt to her new life.
Lily and her parents mov
- Series: Confetti Kids
- Author: Yoo, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 15 2016
- ISBN10: 162014249X
- Language: English
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Ja Morant: Basketball Star
$9.95 Read moreThis exciting book introduces readers to the life and career of basketball star Ja Morant. Colorful spreads, fun facts, interesting sidebars, and a map of important places in his life make this a thri… [more below]
- Author: Walker, Hubert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1644937387
- Language: English
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Resistance: My Story of Activism
$16.95 Read moreBorn in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian immigrants, Frantzy Luzincourt has dedicated his life to service and the empowerment of youth voices. When he was fifteen, Frantzy became the founding president
- Series: I, Witness
- Author: Luzincourt, Frantzy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1324016698
- Language: English
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Boundless Grace
$8.99 Read moreMary Hoffman and Caroline Binch bring their heroine to brilliant life in this charming sequel to the award-winning Amazing Grace.
When Grace gets the opportunity to go to Africa and visit with her fat- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Hoffman, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 18 2000
- ISBN10: 0140556672
- Language: English
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Bird in a Box
$13.99 Add to cartIn a small upstate New York town during the Great Depression, three children–Hibernia, Willie, and Otis–are about to meet.
Hibernia dreams of becoming a famous singer and performing at Harlem’s swank… [more below]- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 14 2012
- ISBN10: 0316074020
- Language: English
