Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Summary: Brimming with love and affirmation, this sweet board book shows bright brown baby girls and little ones everywhere that they can do anything. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this inspirational ode is the perfect way to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PIN

Daise, Natalie

Summary: Papa has something special planned for tonight's family dinner--and Bobo can't wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAI

Lyons, Kelly Starling

Summary: "When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LYO

Johnson, Angela

Summary: "Maya and Julius, the pig her grandfather brings her from Alaska, learn about fun and sharing together"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JOH

Armand, Glenda

Summary: As Frances helps her grandmother with New Year's Day dinner, Grandma teachers her the origins of the different dishes and soul food they prepare together. Includes a recipe for Fay's Fabulous Pralines.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARM

Noel, Melvina

Summary: Mama takes her two daughters to the library every summer to pick out books about Black people so they can see the struggles, strength, and hope of people who look like them. Mama's Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books. Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NOE

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE NOE

Bolling, Valerie

Summary: With her puppy Coco's help, Zoya gives her room a glittery makeover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN BOL

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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BOL

Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLI

Summary: Traces the history of black America back to ancient African civilization, examining attempts by the white establishment in the U.S. to conceal this knowledge as a means of undermining African American identity. Presents theories of scholars and social commentators which comprise a history in which African Americans have been systematically oppressed as a people.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HID