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Review of Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice by Kari Lavelle; illus. by Bryan CollierPrimary, Intermediate    Knopf    48 pp.7/24    9780593372760    $19.99Library ed.  9780593372777    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593372784    $10.99School is a challenge for young James Earl Jones (b. 1931) due to his stutter. Hoping his teacher will not call upon...
      

We Are Here

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When I purchase books for my children and the other young people in my family, I’m always looking for texts that will affirm them and their place in this world. Even in 2023, I know as Black children they may not see books that reflect them in their classrooms or...
      

Table of Contents: May/June 2023 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future

Cover and “Seeing Ourselves” header art © 2023 by Bryan Collier.   Features We Need Diverse Books by The WNDB team A decade of action. CCBC and Diverse Books by Merri V. Lindgren, Megan Schliesman, Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, and Madeline Tyner Numbers are just part of the story. The Mary...
      

May/June 2023 Horn Book Magazine cover surprise

Peek-a-boo! It's the complete May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future cover. Art by Bryan Collier, gif by Scholastic.     Single copies of this special issue are available for $15.00 including postage and may be ordered from: Horn Book Magazine Customer Service hbmsubs@pcspublink.com Full...
      

Review of We Are Here

We Are Here by Tami Charles; illus. by Bryan CollierPreschool, Primary    Orchard/Scholastic    40 pp.1/23    9781338752045    $18.99Charles says in her appended note that this book, its companion All Because You Matter (rev. 11/20), and a planned forthcoming title are intended to “affirm, celebrate, and confirm the power and greatness that lie...
      

Preview May/June 2023 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future

Special Issue: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future Original cover art by Bryan Collier. The We Need Diverse Books Team looks back on a decade in books. “Numbers are just part of the story”: Merri V. Lindgren, Megan Schliesman, Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, and Madeline Tyner on the Cooperative Children’s Book...
      

Review of Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement

Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace; illus. by Bryan CollierPrimary, Intermediate    Wiseman/Simon    48 pp.1/23    9781534451032    $18.99e-book ed.  9781534451049    $10.99“During the 1960s, Diane Nash was one of the most influential and effective leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, yet most people don’t...
      
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Review of Maya’s Song

Maya’s Song by Renée Watson ; illus. by Bryan Collier Primary, Intermediate     Harper/HarperCollins    48 pp.       g9/22     978-0-06-287158-9     $19.99 In free-verse poems, Watson describes key experiences in Maya Angelou’s life. She highlights influential family members, such as Maya’s brother (a source of strength) and Momma (grandmother...
      
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Review of Music Is a Rainbow

Music Is a Rainbow by Bryan Collier; illus. by the authorPrimary    Little, Brown    48 pp.    g6/22    978-0-316-53742-1    $18.99“Son, life is full of holes. / You may want to close them up to keep / out the storm / But make sure to leave room for that / rainbow to find...
      

We Shall Overcome

Music has always been at the core of the Black experience in America. The myriad songs of a stolen people intermingling and creating Negro spirituals, gospel, jazz, etc., gave voice to a people. Within the music, there is a singular longing for freedom, a hope for future generations, and a protest...
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