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365 Black Books Money Monday

These books teach children and young people about financial literacy and business.

Book 1: No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas by Tonya Bolden; illustrated by Don Tate

Book 2: My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa Mollel; illustrated by E.B. Lewis. A young Tanzania boy saves his money for a bicycle to help his mother carry heavy loads to the marketplace.

Book 3: J.D. The Kid Barber: J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard; illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts

Book 4: Bee Fearless Dream Like a Kid by Makaila Ulmer

Book 5: Mo’s Bows by Moziah Bridges

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Historical Fiction, African American History, African American Illustrators, African American Nonfiction, African American Picture Books, African Americans

365 Black Books Green Friday

Today’s books focus on the Green Book, the travel guide for African Africans.

Book 1: Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey; illustrated by Floyd Cooper

Book 2: Driving the Green Book by Alvin Hall

Book 3: Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American History, African American Illustrators, African American Nonfiction, African American Young Adult Literature, African Americans, Children's literature

365 Black Books “We” for Wednesday

It’s all about the “we” in these Wednesday’s titles.

Book 1: The History of We by Nikkolas Smith

Book 2: We Are Here by Tami Charles

Book 3: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banyo

Book 4: We Speak for Ourselves: A Word From Forgotten Black America by D. Watkins

Book 5: We Refuse A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Fairy Tales, African American Folk Tales, African American Illustrators, African American Middle Grades Literature, African American Photography, African Americans, Children's literature

Day 10 of September is Black Reading Month Wonderful Wednesday

Today’s focus is on wonderful stories with beautiful illustrations/photographs and stories with powerful messages.

Book 1: How the Unicorn Got its Horn by Calandra and Camille Gibson. Mother and daughter team up to write a powerful story on patience and being careful what you ask for.

Book 2: A classic story beautifully and written story by John Steptoe

Book 3: A contemporary twist on fairy and folk tales with beautiful photographs.

KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Illustrators, Children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign:Day 26: Charly Palmer

Love, family, and history are common themes in Charly Palmer’s vibrant works. With bold colors and broad brush strokes, Palmer explores what it means to be Black. Prior to entering the field of children’s publishing, this Atlanta based artist, graphic designer, and illustrator ran a successful design studio. Fortune 500 companies his clientele. In addition, [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 26: Charly Palmer

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The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign: Day 19: Cathy Ann Johnson

Cathy Ann Johnson describes herself as “a visual, digital, designer, front end developer, in position to roll up my sleeves and dive in fearlessly.” Today, we are pleased to present this talented visionary that does it all! The Journey My path to children’s book development came early. I was in high school and working at a restaurant. [ Read the full article… ]

Source: Day 19: Cathy Ann Johnson