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Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses...
Hardcover
This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales...
Paperback
Poor Akissi! The neighborhood cats are trying to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan,...
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can’t shake the...
Black boy joy is… Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit. Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race. Finding your voice—and your...
From prima ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland comes the story of a young Misty, who discovers her love...
From a celebrated illustrator comes a trickster tale from the French Antilles. A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters...
"Lami is the best chicken catcher in the whole village. And while her sister may be speedy at spelling, her friend fast...
Boardbook
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don't fear change coming, And so I sing along." In this...
What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door?...
Celebrated poet and playwright Ntozake Shange captures the spirit of Civil Rights pioneer Coretta Scott King in this picture book biography gorgeously...
A celebration of the love #girldads share with their daughters, musician Pierce Freelon's picture book debut is a joyous anthem brought to...
As I cradle you, look in your eyes, your gaze says softly, I want to know everything. I promise to show you...
While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on...
Everybody in the red brick building was asleep. Until . . . WaaaAAH! Rraak! Wake up! Pitter patter STOMP! Pssheew! A chain...
As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at...
Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who...
This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her...
Her Mama calls her Girlpie-a sweet treat, homemade with love. And when Girlpie makes a mistake, the love of her mother and...
Board Books
There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni...
Nine-year-old Jayden loves the outdoors, but his mother is nervous about him playing in their neighborhood. With the help of his neighbor...
Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted...
Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was...
Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime, a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to...
Four-year-old TJ spends his days on his lively Harlem block playing with his best friends WT and Blinky and running errands for...
Malcolm X grew to be one of America’s most influential figures. But first, he was a boy named Malcolm Little. Written by...
What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn’s...
A little girl who misses her father because he's away in prison shares how his absence affects different parts of her life....
The beads jingle and jangle and sparkle. The girls giggle with glee! Mpumi and her friends discover magic in her hair and...
A little girl, baking bread with her grandmother, becomes transported by the tales her grandmother's hands tell -- those that spring from...
Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little. As one of the...
My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn't feeling well, from...
A lively, empowering story about Brenda's knotted-up, twisted, nappy hair and how it got to be that way! Told in the African-American...
Three girls of color—Pam, Bess, and Sue—watch the party from the sidelines, and they mount a set of marble stairs to survey...
There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is the best. Nana knows how to take an ordinary...
Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her...
While visiting her grandparents, who run whale-watching tours in Jamaica, Rocket sees first-hand how plastic is harming ocean creatures, and organizes a...
Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don't work out exactly the way...
In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children's literature's top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg's quest to correct history, leading to...
For one little Ugandan boy, no wish is too big. First he dreams of reaching the stars and then of riding a...
All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City--Harlem, to be exact. She can't wait...
Stella lives in the segregated South—in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores...
<p style="font-size: 20px;">Where Mango goes, drama is sure to follow! It’s summer break, and Mango is content to spend her time babysitting...
What can you do with ten black dots? One dot can make a sun, two dots can make the eyes of a...
Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious...
Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. One day he goes away, and doesn't return. She is so sad that...
In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and...
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