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This document provides summaries of 20 children's books that feature African American characters and stories. The books cover a range of topics including African culture, slavery, the civil rights movement, and celebrating black identity. Many of the books retell classic stories from an African American perspective or are illustrated by notable African American artists.

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Hoffman, M., & Binch, C. (1991). Amazing Grace.

New York: Dial Books for Young


Readers. Enjoy a powerful story of a talented African-American child whose mother and
grandmother bolster her self-esteem and independence.

Hru, D. (1993). Joshuas Masai mask. New York: Lee and Low Books, Inc. Joshua learns a
lesson about the value of his own identity.

Kurtz, J. (Illustrator). (2004). Goldilocks and the three bears. New York: Jump at the
Sun/Hyperion Books for Children. Dive into this African-American version of a favorite
childrens story to learn about hard work, sharing and good manners.

Lee, S., & Lee, T.L. (2002). Please, baby, please. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for
Young Readers. Director and producer Spike Lee, with his wife Tonya Lewis Lee, team up with
award-winning artist Kadir Nelson in this playful glimpse at one day in the life of a
rambunctious toddler.

Lester, J. (1996). Sam and the tigers. New York: Dial


Books for Young Readers. This book is a retelling of a

controversial story from the past, Little Black Sambo (1899).

Musgrove, M. (1992).
Ashanti to
Zulu: African traditions. New York: Dial Books for Young
Readers. Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won their second

consecutive Caldecott Medal for this stunning ABC of African


culture. It features twenty-six indigenous African tribes and
provides information about some of the traditions and customs
of each tribe.

Perkins, Charles (1993). Swinging on a rainbow. Trenton: Africa World Press, Inc. A little
girl imagines swinging on a rainbow and dares her friends to imagine the same.

Pinkney, S.L. (2000). Shades of black: A celebration of our children.


New York: Scholastic Inc. Using simple language and beautiful
photographs, this book emphasizes
that just because individuals all have
the same racial label does not mean
they are the same; rather, every
person is unique.

Price, L. (1990). Aida. New York: Harcourt Brace. What

a fortuitous moment it was when Leontyne Price, the


opera star, and Leo and Diane Dillon, artists, combined their superb talents to produce the lush
Aida, one of Verdi's most exotic but tragic operas. The paintings are stylized but powerful in
keeping with the Egyptian setting and the love and death theme.

Rapppaport, D. (2001). Martins big words: The life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. New York:
Hyperion Books for Children. This picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brings
his life and the profound nature of his message to young children through his own words.

Schroeder, A. (1996). Minty: A story of young Harriet Tubman. New York: Dial
Books for Young Readers. This is a part-fiction, part-fact journey into Harriet
Tubmans childhood.

Shange, N. (1983). Ellington was not a street. New York: Simon & Shuster
Books for Young Readers. In a reflective tribute to the African-American

community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the
close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. Illustrations by Kadir
Nelson are absolutely stunning.

Steptoe, J. (1987). Mufaros beautiful daughters: An African tale. New York:


Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. Enjoy a new context for Cinderella.

Stroud, B. (2005). The patchwork path: A quilt map to freedom. Cambridge,


MA: Candelwick Press. The affecting story of Hannah, a slave on a Georgia plantation, is
inspired by the actual use of quilts as a means of communication on the Underground
Railroad.

Woodson, J. (2001). The other side. New York: G.P. Putnams Sons.

This moving narrative is told in the voice of a child confused about the
fence someone else has built in her yard and the racial tension that
divides her world.

Wyeth, S.D. (1998). Something beautiful. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. After discovering several disheartening images, a little girl
seeks to find something beautiful in her neighborhood.

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