"A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair"--

There's a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color ... and 'Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get t

In this contemporary #OwnVoices tale, a boy is reluctant to go to his family reunion, which he's sure will be boring. Vivid, poetic language and

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she se

When Michael and his grandmother board a train in Alabama for his first train ride, the conductor directs them to the "colored only" section. But

"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"--

"The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the w

An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at

In this version of the classic story, Ma Sally of Charleston County, South Carolina, devises a contest for her son's admirers: cook up a dish of

Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches.

After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated for African Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refre

Jomar greets his neighbors using slang, but his grandfather wants to hear some more traditional words.