Hello, friends! Our book today is Gordon Parks: How The Photographer Captured Black And White America, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jamey Christoph. Gordon Parks nearly left this world as swiftly as he came into it; the doctor who delivered him saved him from stillbirth. And while his entrance into life was … Continue reading Gordon Parks: How The Photographer Captured Black And White America (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Hello, friends! Our book tonight is the wonderful Hidden Figures: The True Story Of Four Black Women And The Space Race, written by Margot Lee Shetterly and Winifred Conkling and illustrated by Laura Freeman. Based on Shetterly’s book of the same name, Hidden Figures examines the contributions of four remarkable women of color to the … Continue reading Hidden Figures: The True Story Of Four Black Women And The Space Race (Margot Lee Shetterly & Winifred Conkling)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Rocco The Buffalo And The Lost Toothbrush, written by Liz Somerville and illustrated by Yoko Matsuoka, the story of a young buffalo and a morning search, plus a few other lessons he learns along the way. After breakfast, Rocco’s morning routine includes brushing his teeth. He heads to the … Continue reading Rocco The Buffalo And The Lost Toothbrush (Liz Somerville)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the joyful Hey Black Child, written by Useni Eugene Perkins and illustrated by Bryan Collier, a poem to encourage, enlighten, and inspire little readers of color. Using the spare yet impactful text of Perkins’s beloved 1975 poem, words and visuals weave together to form a message of motivation for … Continue reading Hey Black Child (Useni Eugene Perkins)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Tip & Lulu: A Tale Of Two Friends by Lauren Isabelle Pierre, a story of unlikely friends who decide to take a stand against bullying. Lulu is a leopard, and a rather lonely one. She tried to be friendly to the other animals, but no one wants to play … Continue reading Tip & Lulu: A Tale Of Two Friends (Lauren Isabelle Pierre)
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