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2024

Carolinas (North Carolina, South Carolina)

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You are brave.
You are enough.
You are your own best thing.

ALL THE GREATNESS IN YOU is a joyful ode to the milestones and special moments in every little one's life, empowering young readers with the confidence to try new things, ask questions, make mistakes, and most of all, believe in their own greatness.

Bursting with warmth and words of encouragement, this lyrical picture book celebrates growing up and believing in yourself--the perfect gift for graduations, birthdays, the first day of school, and beyond.

All the Greatness in You

That Flag is an affecting picture book that challenges the meaning behind the still-waving Confederate flag through the friendship of two young girls who live across the street from one another.Bianca is Keira’s best friend. At school, they are inseparable. But Keira questions their friendship when she learns more about the history of the Confederate flag hanging from Bianca’s front porch. Will the two friends be able to overlook their distinct understandings of the flag? Or will they have to reckon with the flag’s impact on both yesterday and today?In That Flag, Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Nikkolas Smith graciously tackle the issues of racism, the value of friendship, and the importance of understanding history so that we move forward together in a thought-provoking, stirring, yet ultimately tender tale.Backmatter on the history of the Confederate flag and a note from the creators are included.

That Flag

Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair.Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm was smart and ambitious. She poured her energy into whatever she did—from teaching young children to becoming Brooklyn’s first Black assemblywoman. Not afraid to blaze a trail, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seriously run for US president. With a vision of liberty and justice for all, she worked for equal rights, for the environment, for children, and for health care. Even now, her legacy lives on and inspires others to continue her work . . . which is not done yet.Stirring free verse by Tameka Fryer Brown and evocative illustrations by Nina Crews provide an inspirational look at changemaker Shirley Chisholm.

Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change

A cumulative all-holiday carol packed to the brim with family, food, love, and Black joy, especially perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, graduations, and all family celebrations.Every holiday, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and neighbors come over to eat, sing, and celebrate life. But all our main character can think about is the sweet potato pie Granny makes just for her. As tables fill with baked macaroni and cheese, chitlins, and other sides a-steaming, she and Granny move the pie to keep it intact. The task becomes trickier as the room grows with dancing and card games and pie cravings. Just when all seems lost and there’s no more pie, Granny pulls out a sweet surprise.Written to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” Twelve Dinging Doorbells is exuberant. Author Tameka Fryer Brown’s cumulative rhyme is impossible to resist, and the humorous details in Ebony Glenn’s cut-paper collage will welcome readers to this party again and again.

Twelve Dinging Doorbells

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From sunset to bedtime, one very active baby keeps Momma and Papi busy…but yummy tummy kisses and warm snuggles make this bebito sleepy, just in time for bed.With Spanish words sprinkled throughout and featuring warm art by New York Times-bestselling and NAACP-Award-winning illustrator AG Ford, Brown Baby Lullaby is the perfect baby or baby shower gift. *Winner of the 2021 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award*One of NPR’s 100 Best Books for Young Readers**A Cooperative Children’s Book Center Best Book of the Year**A Parents Latina Magazine Best Latino Children’s Book of 2020**An Amazon Editor’s Pick*(Picture Book, 32 pages, Ages 1-6)

Brown Baby Lullaby

Neighbors gather on a hot summer day for a joyful block party: Kids play double Dutch; men debate at the barber shop and play chess; mothers and aunts cook up oxtail stew, collard greens, and other delicious treats; and friends dance and sway as jazz floats through the streets.

 

A rhythmic tale that celebrates the diversity of a close-knit community, Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day will excite readers and prompt them to discover the magic of their own special surroundings.

Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day

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On a really good day, Jamie feels purple…like the first bite of a juicy cold plum.

And with a crayon in his hand, Jamie eases into a green feeling…like a dragon dancing through a jungle made of green Jell-O.

But when his brothers push him around and make fun of his drawings, Jamie feels gray like a dark storm brewing.

What will it take to put Jamie back in a bright-feeling mood?

Through Jamie, young readers will learn to describe their feelings in a unique way.

My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood