After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town to get him back […]
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Violet’s music
From the days she banged her rattle in the crib, Violet has been looking for friends to share her love of music. […]
Wash day
A young girl describes wash day, her favorite day of the week, when Miss Ett the washerwoman comes with her grandson Sherman and Grandpa tells stories and teaches Sherman to play music. On wash day, while Miss Ett does the laundry, Grandpa entertains the children by telling stories from his army days and playing his trumpet. This story shows how friendship can bridge the barriers of age and race […]
A picture book of Lewis and Clark
An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century. […]
Chachaji’s Cup
A boy learns about his family history and the Partition of India from his great uncle, through stories told over a beloved old teacup. […]
Suki’s kimono
On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother’s visit last summer. […]
The legend of Freedom Hill
During the California Gold Rush Rosabel, an African American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel’s mother her freedom from a slave catcher […]
Up the learning tree
A young slave boy risks his life to learn how to read and, with the unsuspecting help of a teacher from the North, begins to realize his dream […]
A band of angels
The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to raise money to save Fisk University. — publisher […]
A tale worth telling
After his soccer coach verbally abuses him and roughly grabs his arm, David has trouble finding an adult to talk to about the incident. […]
