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Mechal Renee Roe

jE Roe
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter

"An illustrated, joyful celebration of African-American boys' hairstyles"--

Added by Casey

Bedtime bonnet

Nancy Amanda Redd

jE/Redd
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters

As family members braid, brush, twirl, roll, and tighten their hair before bedtime, putting on kerchiefs, wave caps, and other protective items, the little sister cannot find her bonnet.

I can't wait to see this one when it gets in! -Casey

Magnificent homespun brown : a celebration

Samara Cole Doyon

jE Doyon
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter

Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.

Added by Casey

I am enough

Grace Byers

jE Byers
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter

Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.

Added by Casey

A girl like me

Angela Johnson

jE Johnson
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter

"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color" --

Added by Casey

Overground railroad

Lesa Cline-Ransome

jE Cline-Ransome
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter

"A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration"--

Added by Casey

The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist

Cynthia Levinson

jE Levinson
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter

Presents the life of nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks who became the youngest known child to be arrested for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices in 1963.

Added by Casey

That is my dream! : a picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream variation"

Langston Hughes

jE Hughes
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter

"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--

Added by Casey