Mama’s work shoes
Mama’s work shoes
Perry loves the sounds of all of her mother's shoes, but when a new pair appears, signaling Mama's return to work, Perry becomes very upset.
Illustrators: Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
Early Sunday morning
Early Sunday morning
As she nervously prepares for her first solo in the church youth choir, a young girl collects helpful advice from family and friends
The youngest marcher
The youngest marcher
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference. Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. --publisher
Mary had a little glam
Mary had a little glam
"Mary had a little glam that grew into a lot. And everywhere that Mary went, she wasn't hard to spot. But on the day she started school, she caught some by surprise. Sweet Mary shrugged and hugged her mom. "I must accessorize."'--Page 4 of cover
Magic trash
Magic trash
This picture book biography of Tyree Guyton, an urban environmental artist, shows how he transformed his decaying, crime-ridden neighborhood into the Heidelberg Project, an interactive sculpture park. The story spans from Tyree's childhood in 1950s Detroit to his early efforts to heal his community through art in the 1980s. Tyree's awards include Michigan Artist of the Year and International Artist.--publisher
Sewing stories
Sewing stories
"Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children. Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art."--Amazon.com
Drum city
Drum city
A young boy begins banging on pots and pans in his front yard, enticing other children to join him, and before long the entire city is feeling the beat
The hula-hoopin’ queen
The hula-hoopin’ queen
Kameeka yearns to continue her hula hooping competition with her rival, Jamara, rather than help prepare for Miz Adeline's birthday party, and "the itch" almost ruins the party before the girls learn who the real winner is
Mister and Lady Day
Mister and Lady Day
Discusses American Jazz singer Billie Holiday and her dogs, especially her pet boxer, Mister
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
Traces the history of the inspiring anthem and explains how it has come to represents the right for equality and freedom around the world.