James E. Ransome
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A Place for Us
$18.99 Add to cartA poignant wordless picture book about a homeless boy and his mom, by Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner James Ransome
When a little boy’s mom picks him up from school, his day seems a lot like- Author: Ransome, James E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0593324889
- Language: English
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Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association
$19.99 Add to cartCelebrate seventy-five years of the NBA in this exciting and beautifully illustrated middle grade account of the legendary athletes, coaches, and teams that changed basketball forever and created a na… [more below]
- Author: Bowen, Fred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1534460438
- Language: English
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Before She Was Harriet
$8.99 Add to cartAn evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book.
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, bu- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0823444295
- Language: English
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How Many Stars in the Sky?
$9.99 Add to cartMama’s away one night, and her son can’t sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one…
Then the boy finds that Daddy c
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Hort, Lenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 20 1997
- ISBN10: 068815218X
- 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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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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Light in the Darkness
$18.99 Read moreAn enslaved mother and daughter learn to read in spite of great danger in this beautiful testament to the power of literacy, written and illustrated by an award-winning author/artist team.
Rosa and he- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1423134958
- Language: English
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This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
$17.99 Read moreThe story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of he… [more below]
- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 29 2013
- ISBN10: 0399239863
- Language: English
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New Red Bike!
$7.99 Read moreWhat to do when you get a shiny new red bike? Go for a ride
Up and down Round and round Tom is having a blast zooming all over the neighborhood on his new red bike. But when Tom stops by Sam’s hous- Series: I Like to Read
- Author: Ransome, James E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 082343852X
- Language: English
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Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
$9.99 Read moreWith poetic text and dynamic art, award-winning creators Carole Boston Weatherford and James E. Ransome use key moments from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life to inspire future generations to stand up
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1547608978
- Language: English
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They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
$18.99 Add to cartIn this stirring and powerfully illustrated story, an enslaved young man uses his ability to read and write to educate others in the pursuit of freedom.
Back inside the store
I write up receipts
for M- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0763681555
- Language: English
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How Many Stars in the Sky?
$8.99 Read moreMama’s away one night, and her son can’t sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one…
Then the boy finds that Daddy c
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Hort, Lenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 20 1997
- ISBN10: 068815218X
- Language: English
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Freedom’s School
$18.99 Read moreEducation means true emancipation in this powerful story set in the rural post-Civil War South, written and illustrated by an award-winning author/artist team.
When Lizzie’s parents are granted their- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 13 2015
- ISBN10: 1423161033
- Language: English
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Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
$17.99 Read more“Jazz icon Sonny Rollins found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors complained”–
- Author: Golio, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1984813668
- Language: English
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The Bell Rang
$17.99 Add to cartRecipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation comm
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019- Author: Ransome, James E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1442421134
- Language: English
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This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
$8.99 Read moreJacqueline Woodson—New York Times Bestselling, National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author–writes a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the fut… [more below]
- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0425288943
- Language: English
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Aunt Flossie’s Hats and Crab Cakes Later
$8.99 Read moreA lyrical celebration of Black families and family history based on the author’s own memories of her great-aunt, with lush illustrations by James E. Ransome.
Sunday afternoons are Sarah and Susan’s f- Author: Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 31
- Publish Date: February 01 1995
- ISBN10: 039572077X
- Language: English
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Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
$19.99 Read moreThe inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass found his way to freedom one word at a time.
This picture book biography chronicles the youth of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent A- Series: Paula Wiseman Books
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 1416959033
- Language: English
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Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
$8.99 Add to cartHow did a poor boy named Edson–who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags–go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? Here is the story of the boy who with great deter… [more below]
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 037587156X
- Language: English
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Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
$18.99 Add to cartYou can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall.
You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr.- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0802723683
- Language: English
