A gentle celebration of the bond between mother and son, and a beautifully illustrated portrait of a lively urban neighborhood. As a mother and son explore their area, they try various ways of walking—from giant steps and regg...
Receiving a gift from her Nana at the time of her baby cousin's christening, Louise is unable to suppress her disappointment over the gift but comes to learn and appreciate the item's special significance....
Sister Louisa warns her sister, Jenny Reen, about the dangers of Jack Muh Lantern who resides in the swamp, but Jenny Reen somehow accidentally finds herself in his grip and has to find a way to escape the monster's grasp before is too late....
As Christmas Day dawns, excitement runs through the slave quarters as everyone prepares for the Johnkankus celebration, except for Irene Jennie, whose mother and father have been loaned out by their master to work on another plantation during the hol...
Determined to be the strawbeater during the corn shucking party, Jess, a small slave boy, wrestles a bigger, stronger boy for the honor. By the creators of
A simple, graceful text and illustrations infused with warmth and love make this story of a day a boy and his dad spend together a special reading experience. Young boys and their fathers will relish this book that celebrates the ordinary things dads...
In the 1950s, Dana struggles to live in two worlds -- her Harlem neighborhood and the advanced school she attends -- while staying true to herself. Irene Smalls and Colin Bootman team up in this heart-warming story of friendship, integration, opportu...
In the 1950s, Dana struggles to live in two worlds -- her Harlem neighborhood and the advanced school she attends -- while staying true to herself. Irene Smalls and Colin Bootman team up in this heart-warming story of friendship, integration, opportu...
A joyful story celebrating the love between a granddaughter and her grandmother. This delightful picture books follows a young girl and her grandmother through a day of tea parties, dancing, hide and seek, pat-a-cake, bath time, story time,...