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Celebrate Black History Month through Children's Literature February 2018
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African American Board Books
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Welcome, Precious
by Nikki Grimes
Enhanced with detailed watercolors and poetic text, a sweet celebration of life captures a joyous family happily greeting their new addition and welcoming the newborn into the world.
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Be boy buzz
by Bell Hooks
Celebrates being a boy who can run, jump, laugh, cry, be quiet, talk too loud, hug, think, be alone, and dream
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Happy to be nappy
by bell hooks
An exuberant, rhythmic, read-aloud celebration of the beauty and joy of "nappy" hair gives many reasons why young African-American children should be proud of who they are. 40,000 first printing.
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Please, baby, please
by Spike Lee
Accompanied by energetic illustrations that capture the wonders of childhood, a delightful board book, from the Academy Award-nominated director and his wife, details the surprises and joys of parenthood by following a rambunctious little toddler as she wreaks havoc throughout the house.
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African American Picture Books
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A chair for my mother
by Vera B. Williams
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire
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Last stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. By the author of the celebrated picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis.
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The snowy day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Vivid full-color illustrations capture a young boy's delight in the first snowfall of the year, in a board book edition of the Caldecott Medal-winning classic.
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That is my dream!
by Langston Hughes
"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality ofsegregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"
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The stone thrower
by Jael Ealey Richardson
A picture book portrayal of the childhood of football star Chuck Ealey, written by his daughter, describes how in spite of racist taunts he strove to escape his segregated Ohio community through education and sports.
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Lola at the Library
by Anna McQuinn
In a cozy celebration of books and the people who love them, Lola is excited because it is Tuesday, and that means Lola and her mommy are headed to the library today. Simultaneous.
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African American Nonfiction Children's Books
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Ron's big mission
by Rose Blue
Living in the segregated south of the 1950s, nine-year-old Ron uses peaceful resistance and personal determination to challenge the establishment in order to attain his own library card so he can check out the books he loves, in a moving story about a young boy who grows up to become a skilled scientist and Challenger astronaut.
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Get on board : the story of the Underground Railroad
by James Haskins
An introductory history to the underground railroad weaves together personal stories, historical material, and letters by the individuals who provided assistance along the dangerous path to freedom. Reprint.
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