"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers."The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come*--* run."Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala*--* Amira's one true dream.But life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when the Janjaweed arrive. The terrifying attack...

On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Washington Monument and ended with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating racial harmony. Many words have been written about that day, but few so delicate and powerful as those presented here by award-winning author ...

One of School Library Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year.A few well chosen words and spellbinding images pack an emotion wallop not soon forgotten in this picture book for young readers about the Underground Railroad.A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of th...

The award-winning team who brought us MY BROTHER CHARLIE presents a companion book that celebrates the power of water for those who have autism.Like many kids on the autism spectrum, Charlie finds solace and empowerment in pools, ponds, sprinklers, visting the aquarium, and swimming in the ocean. Through his adventures and discoveries, he shows the world that even though he has autism, autism doesn't have him.In this beautiful ode to the love between siblin...

A piercing picture book about racial injustice from a child’s perspective from Taye Diggs and Shane Evans."Daddy?""Yes, my sweet boy.""Why are those people shouting?""Our people are shouting because we need to be heard. We need to be heard."Why? is a question asked by children daily, and in this striking and timely story, it begins a straightforward and challenging co...

This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march.A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so ...

An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting history in this picture book honoring the Voting Rights Act of 1965."Moving.... Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box." —The New York TimesAs Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, sh...

A picture book about what it means to be a friend from Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans, the writer/artist team that brought us Chocolate Me! and Mixed Me.Friends lend a hand when they canThey help blend and mendit doesn't depend on whether you're doing wrong or right.A friend can send or lend a shining light to a situation.Add some bright to any frustration.On pretty much any occasion.Two best frie...

A timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look.The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is.For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good frien...

Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light:"We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right."Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child.

My child.I am not always with youas much as I’d like.But you are always in my mindand my heart.Some families look different than others. A father who doesn’t live full-time with his son tells him all the ways he misses and loves him.I Love You More Than ... by Taye Diggs, illustrated by Shane W. Evans, is perfect for families who are separated, whatever the circumstances. Its message of love...

"Amira, look at me," Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers."The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come*--* run."Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala*--* Amira's one true dream.But life in her peaceful Sudanese village is shattered when the Janjaweed arrive. The terrifying attack...