I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free... Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night and...
Author/Illustrator: Thao LamDescription: Even though it's only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can ever pronounce Thao's name. She's been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! But the teasing names--Tofu, Tiny,...
Author: Obiora NwazotaIllustrator: Lucie Van der ElstDescription: This is a classic Igbo folklore that takes place in an otherworldly time when women grew beards. It is a genesis story of...
Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history....
Author: Joan DiCicco Illustrator: Ebony Glenn Description: Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel...
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and...
A heartfelt and playful ode to the father-child relationship, by two-time Caldecott-medal-winning author Chris Raschka King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of...
Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church where...
Author: Adam Rex Illustrator: Christian Robinson Description: It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will...
Some kids sculpt sand castles. Some make mud pies. Some construct great block towers. But none are better at building than Iggy Peck, who once erected a life-size replica of...
In the newest picture book in the mega-bestselling Questioneers series, Sofia Valdez fights for change and finds her voice as a community leader!Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school ....
Author: Minh Le Illustrator: Dan Santat Description: From the very beginning, there was something different about this child... An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn’t until...
Author: Nikki Grimes Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon Description: A mother wakes up her child whose job is to play, as there is so much to do in a fun-filled day, from...
In My Baby Loves Valentine's Day, celebrate all the lovely things that Baby discovers about Valentines Day: Baby loves hearts made of paper and lace.Baby loves kisses and a loving...
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the...
This Gift Bundle Includes: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric CarleChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, & illustrated...