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84) Angels
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems which show angels guiding, comforting, and protecting African American children during milestones in their lives as well as in the course of everyday activities.
Author
Publisher
Temple University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book orients parents and communities of black children, including white adoptive parents, to the particular challenges and inequalities race brings to childhood. The authors present research, insight, and their own experience to guide parents to challenges related to education, health, safety, self-esteem, and community building"--
91) Stevie
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1969]
Language
English
Description
Robert wishes Stevie, a house guest, would go away, but when he does Robert realizes how much fun they had together.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day!"--Jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Bakari Katari Johnson is having a really bad day--class bullies Tariq and Keisha are mad at him, his best friend Wardell has nominated him for hall monitor, a pack of ice zombies from a frozen world are demanding he return the magic ring that Keisha has, and somehow he has to find a way to save the school.
99) Little Shaq
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seven-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, a talented basketball and video game player, learns to share the spotlight with his cousin Barry when the youngsters work together to earn money by watering plants." --
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt -- the team behind CreativeSoul Photography -- each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love that highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children. "--
