African American children’s literature – Page 2 – The CamaraIfe Maktaba

February 17, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 17: Lesley Younge, author of A-Train Allen and Playbook for Justice

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February 16, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 16: Angela Dalton, author of If You Look Up at the Sky and To Boldly Go–the story of Nichelle Nichols

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February 15, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American children's literature, African American Illustrators

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 15: Lance Evans, illustrator Six Triple Eight

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February 14, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 14: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, author of Layla’s Happiness

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is today’s featured author. Read more about her writing/publishing journey here:

February 12, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Illustrators

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later: Day 12 Monica Mika, author/illustrator, Haircut Day with Dad

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February 11, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 11 Angela Joy, author of Black is a Rainbow Color and Choosing Brave

Angela Joy shares her writing/publishing story of her picture books with The Brown Bookshelf. Read her story here:

February 10, 2026February 11, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Illustrators, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books: 2018 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honors Tuesday

Returning to the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the following books were the 2018 winners and honors.

2018 Author Winner: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

2018 Illustrator Award Winner: Out of Wonder, illustrated by Ekua Holmes

2018 Author and Illustrator Honors Title: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut; written by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James

John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Winner: The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore. A very good book!

John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner: Mama Africa!; illustrated by Charly Palmer

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Middle Grades Literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Day 10: Sandra Headen, author of The Warrior on the Mound

I read this book and enjoyed it. Very realistic, well developed characters; strong themes and messages. More about this author can be found here:

February 9, 2026 KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later: Day 9 Yesenia Moses, author of Stella’s Stellar Hair

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February 8, 2026 KRLemmons African American Authors, African American children's literature, African American Graphic Novels, African American Illustrators, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Young Adult Literature

365 Black Books: 2025 Miself in Books Sunday

Miself in Books is an inclusive list of books curated by Michigan school librarians. You can access and download the pdf document here:

Book 1 PreK-Grade 1: Oshun and Me: A Story of Love and Braids by Adiba Nelson; illustrated by Alleanna Harris

Book 2 Lower Elementary: At Night, They Danced by Victoria Scott-Miller; illustrated by Toni D. Chambers

Book 3 Black Lives Great Minds of Science by Tonya Bolden; illustrated by David Wilkerson

Book 4 High School: Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks