This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award Winner from beloved author Patricia McKissack offers a “stellar collection” of “ten original stories, all with a foundation in African-American history or culture” (School Library Journal).In that special half-hour of twilight—the dark-thirty—there are stories to be told. Mesmerizing and breathtakingly original, these tales are inspired by African American history and range from the time of slavery to th...

This simple, poignant fable—featuring Caldecott medalist Jerry Pinkney’s final illustrations and completed after his death by his son, Brian Pinkney, also an award-winning illustrator—reminds us that we all have the power to change the world, no matter how little we may be.A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING KIDS' BOOK AWARD WINNER • A BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWhen a fire starts near their home, all...

This stunning and empowering picture book from a New York Times bestselling and ALSC Children’s Literature Legacy Award–winning author and an acclaimed illustrator celebrates a Black mother’s hopes and dreams for her daughter.As I cradle you, look in your eyes,your gaze says softly,I want to know everything.I promise to show you all that I can.This love letter from mother to daughter i...

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father.week after the funeralI stare in the morning mirrorAngry that my father’s eyesStare back at me.Confused and distraught after the death of his father, a boy opens an envelope he left behind and is surprised to find a map of the woods beyond their house, with one spot marked...

A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tender moments, and boundless love shared between children and their caregivers, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney.Brown baby, born bright.Greet the world. Spread your light.Sparkling eyes blink hello.Bright brown baby, you will GO!Cuddle up with...

From a bestselling and award-winning husband and wife team comes an innovative, beautifully illustrated novel that delivers a front-row seat to the groundbreaking moments in history that led to African Americans earning the right to vote."Right here, I'm sharing the honest-to-goodness." -- Loretta"I'm gon' reach back, and tell how it all went. I'm gon' speak on it. My way." -- Roly"I got more nerve than a bad tooth. But there's...

A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019!Find out what happens when a boy who wants a puppy gets a truck instead in this simple and sweet picture book from Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney.Vroom…beep…bark!Carter wants a puppy, but he gets a truck instead. So he pets it, puts a leash around it, and takes it to the park.But the truck won’t sit still! What will Carter do with his rascally Puppy T...

In this picture book companion to the beloved bestseller A Long Walk to Water, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion.Young Nya takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are too heavy to carry.As she struggles, she discovers that if she manages to take one step...

Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn't always "love" him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it's gotten away. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes.

Ideal for Easter and springtime, an exuberantly illustrated picture book by a New York Times bestselling artist!Little Chick's mother is all cluck and no action. Mama knows her old nest isn't the cozy home she and her brood need. But whenever she vows to start building a new house, she's distracted—by sweety-meaty worms, crunchy-munchy crickets, or picky-pecky corn. Luckily, her Little Chick is an industrious sort. While the rest of his family are stuffing themselves silly...

A black mother expresses the many hopes and dreams she has for her child in this powerful picture book masterpiece by ALSC Children’s Literature Legacy Award–winning author Carole Boston Weatherford that’s perfect for gift-giving.When you are a newborn,I hold your hand and study your face.I cradle you as you drift to sleep.But I know that I will not alwayshold your hand;not th...

Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and o...