There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites you to find yourself within its pages.--inside front cover.

4) Becoming Vanessa

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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

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Making Friends: Books for Kids

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Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.

5) Don't let Auntie Mabel bless the table

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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

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An extended family gathers for Sunday dinner, but the food grows cold as Auntie Mabel's prayer encompasses everything and everyone in sight.

6) Shake it off!

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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

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How To Bring a Book to Life- Spring/Summer 2025

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After getting stuck in a well, a clever little goat finds a way to rescue herself.

7) Legacy: women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

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Grimes, Nikki

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Preschool Read Alikes for 2024 Nashville Reads!

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From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...

8) Mary had a little glam

Author

Sauer, Tammi

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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.

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"Mary had a little glam that grew into a lot. And everywhere that Mary went, she wasn't hard to spot. But on the day she started school, she caught some by surprise. Sweet Mary shrugged and hugged her mom. "I must accessorize."' --Page 4 of dust jacket.

9) The King of Kindergarten

Author

Barnes, Derrick D

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Back to School
Big Feelings about Back to School
How To Bring a Book to Life- Spring/Summer 2025
Kindergarten Rocks!: Books for Kids

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Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

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

Author

Levinson, Cynthia

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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Main Children's Staff Picture Book Favorites
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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.

11) The queen of kindergarten

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Barnes, Derrick

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Big Feelings about Back to School
Black History Month
How To Bring a Book to Life- Spring/Summer 2025
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Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.

12) Thanksgiving for Emily Ann

Author

Johnston, Teresa

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Gratitude and Thanksgiving

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Emily Ann learns about the meaning of Thanksgiving when her family gathers around the dinner table.

13) The plans I have for you

Author

Parker, Amy

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Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the YOU Factory, where God arms each new person with tools to do the work that he or she was created to do, to fulfill a special purpose and make the world a better place.

14) The hula hoopin' queen

Author

Godin, Thelma Lynne

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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.

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Kameeka yearns to continue her hula hooping competition with her rival, Jamara, rather than help prepare for Miz Adeline's birthday party, and "the itch" almost ruins the party before the girls learn who the real winner is.

15) Class act

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Lyons, Kelly Starling

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Jada Jones's campaign for class representative pits her against her friend Miles and leads to rumors about her fear of public speaking, the pressure to make promises she cannot keep, and conflict between friends.

16) Magic trash: a story of Tyree Guyton and his art

Author

Shapiro, J. H. (Jane H.)

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Children's Books About Black Business Owners

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Describes Tyree Guyton's transformation of his crumbling inner city neighborhood in Detroit by turning everyday junk into art and inspired people to rebuild their neighborhoods through the magic of art.

17) Rock star

Author

Lyons, Kelly Starling

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STEAM Books

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Fourth-grader Jada's best friend moved away but a class project on rocks and minerals, her favorite topic, could mean new friends. For Jada, rocks are easier to find than friends. Or are they?

18) One love

Author

Marley, Cedella

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In this illustrated version of Bob Marley's song, a young girl enlists her friends, family, and community to transform their neighborhood for the better.