28 Books in this collection
African American English Collection Grades PreK-2
This collection includes stories that support literacy learning content for beginning and soon-to-be readers featuring African American characters. Appealing texts and pictures by outstanding authors and illustrators of diverse backgrounds engage young readers and support their efforts as they begin their journey to become successful, independent readers.
Books in This Collection
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A House by the River
By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van WrightA House by the River
By William Miller, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van WrightView DetailsA young girl learns her rickety, old house by the river is stronger than the fiercest storm because it is fortified by love and family.
Allie's Basketball Dream
By Barbara Barber, Darryl LigasanPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAllie's Basketball Dream
By Barbara Barber, Darryl LigasanView DetailsAllie's story of self-determination is one that young athletes, both boys and girls, will recognize. Perfect for anyone who has experienced the ups and downs of practicing and playing hard, Allie's Basketball Dream is a spirited tribute to perseverance.
Baby Flo
Florence Mills Lights Up the StageBy Alan Schroeder, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuView DetailsThis spirited biography introduces young readers to the early life of Florence "Baby Flo" Mills, an internationally renowned entertainer of the Harlem Renaissance era who began her career as a child.
Bein' with You This Way
By William Nikola, Michael BryantPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBein' with You This Way
By William Nikola, Michael BryantView DetailsAn African American girl and her friends play together and learn that despite their physical differences, they are all really the same.
Black All Around
By Patricia Hubbell, Don TatePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBlack All Around
By Patricia Hubbell, Don TateView DetailsA young girl discovers all the wonderful and beautiful things around her that are black.
Christmas Makes Me Think
By Tony Medina, Chandra CoxPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageChristmas Makes Me Think
By Tony Medina, Chandra CoxView DetailsAn African American boy considers the meaning of giving and sharing and comes to understand the true spirit of Christmas.
David's Drawings
By Cathryn FalwellPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDavid's Drawings
By Cathryn FalwellView DetailsA shy young African American boy makes friends in school by letting his classmates help with his drawing of a bare winter tree.
DeShawn Days
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory ChristiePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDeShawn Days
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsIn this uplifting story told in verse, a young boy living in the inner city projects tells about his hopes, fears, and dreams.
Destiny's Gift
By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. BurrowesPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDestiny's Gift
By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Adjoa J. BurrowesView DetailsDestiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound.
Janna and the Kings
By Patricia Smith, Aaron BoydPaperback: $10.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageJanna and the Kings
By Patricia Smith, Aaron BoydView DetailsSaturdays are special for Janna. That's when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together.
Knockin' On Wood
Starring Peg Leg BatesBy Lynne BaraschPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageKnockin' On Wood
Starring Peg Leg BatesBy Lynne BaraschView DetailsAn inspirational biography of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907--1998), an African American man who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at age 12 and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone
By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank MorrisonView DetailsA biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.
Love to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory ChristiePaperback: $12.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLove to Langston
By Tony Medina, R. Gregory ChristieMagic Like That
By Samara Cole Doyon, Geneva BowersMagic Like That
By Samara Cole Doyon, Geneva BowersView DetailsIn this celebration of Black Girl Magic, a young girl finds confidence and excitement in the versatility of her natural hair and the way her different hairstyles reflect the natural world.
No Mush Today
By Sally Derby Miller, Nicole TadgellNo Mush Today
By Sally Derby Miller, Nicole TadgellView DetailsThe sweet story a young girl who rebels against eating mushy cereal for breakfast every day by leaving her parents and baby brother to spend the day with her grandmother, then realizes home isn't so bad after all.
Poems in the Attic
By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth ZunonPoems in the Attic
By Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth ZunonView DetailsAward-winning poet Nikki Grimes presents a tender poetry collection where a young girl learns about her mother, the child of an Air Force serviceman.
Rainbow Joe and Me
By Maria Diaz StromPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRainbow Joe and Me
By Maria Diaz StromView DetailsA girl learns the power of imagination from her blind neighbor.
Rainbow Stew
By Cathryn FalwellRainbow Stew
By Cathryn FalwellView DetailsThe sweet story of three children who spend a rainy day with their grandfather, picking fresh vegetables in his garden, and then cook and share a meal of healthy vegetable stew.
Saturday At the New You
By Barbara Barber, Anna RichSaturday At the New You
By Barbara Barber, Anna RichView DetailsA girl spends the day at her mother's hair salon, a neighborhood gathering place.
Singing with Momma Lou
By Linda J. Altman, Larry JohnsonSinging with Momma Lou
By Linda J. Altman, Larry JohnsonView DetailsA young African American girl helps her grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, regain some of her memories.
Sunday Shopping
By Sally Derby Miller, Shadra StricklandSunday Shopping
By Sally Derby Miller, Shadra StricklandView DetailsEvery Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip in this delightful picture book.
Sweet Potato Pie
By Kathleen D. Lindsey, Charlotte Riley-WebbPaperback: $10.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSweet Potato Pie
By Kathleen D. Lindsey, Charlotte Riley-WebbView DetailsIn this fictional story set in the South in the 1920s, an African American girl and her family sell Mama's sweet potato pies at the Harvest Celebration to raise money and save their farm.
The Bus Ride
By William Miller, John WardPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Bus Ride
By William Miller, John WardView DetailsWith its inspiring introduction by Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a timely reminder for readers of all ages that no act is too small when it comes to confronting injustice.
The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-NewtonThe Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-NewtonView DetailsA spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the neighborhood--young and old alike--joins in on the fun.
The Jones Family Express
By Javaka SteptoePaperback: $12.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Jones Family Express
By Javaka SteptoeView DetailsFor as long as Steven can remember, Aunt Carolyn has traveled around the world, and she always sends him postcards from the places she visits.
The Palm of My Heart
Poetry by African American ChildrenBy Davida Adedjouma, R. Gregory ChristiePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Palm of My Heart
Poetry by African American ChildrenBy Davida Adedjouma, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsWhen children are encouraged to celebrate their lives -- their joys, their influences, their hopes -- the results are pure poetry.
Up the Learning Tree
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek BlanksPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageUp the Learning Tree
By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek BlanksView DetailsHenry Bell is not allowed to learn to read and write. In fact, most enslaved children, like him, are severely punished if they are even caught with a book.
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuZora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
By William Miller, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuView DetailsThe true story of the famous writer, who as a young girl, learned about hope and strength from her mother.
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