> BOOKS ABOUT AND FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN
GreatBooks for African-American Children-PAMELA TOUSSAINT Amazing Grace-By Mary Hoffman. Illustrator: Caroline Binch. Publisher: Dial Books (Penguin Putnam), 1995. Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky-Written and illustrated by Faith Ringgold. Publisher: Crown, 1992. Black Is Brown Is Tan-By Arnold Adoff. Illustrator: Emily Arnold McCully. Publisher: HarperTrophy, 1992. MVP: Appreciating multiracialness. Children of Color Storybook Bible-Contemporary English Version. Publisher: Children of Color, Thomas Nelson, 1997 Come Sunday-By Nikki Grimes. Illustrator: Michael Bryant. Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans, 1996. Cornrows-By Camille Yarbrough. Illustrator: Carole Byard. Publisher: Sandcastle (Penguin Putnam), 1997 Halala Means Welcome!-A Book of Zulu Words. Written and illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max. Publisher: Hyperion Books 1998, I Love My Hair-By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley. Illustrator: E. B. Lewis. Publisher: Little Brown, 1998. It’s Raining Laughter-By Nikki Grimes. Photographer: Myles C. Pinkney. Publisher: Dial Books (Penguin Putnam), 1997. Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom-By Virginia Hamilton. Illustrator: Leo and Diane Dillon. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993 Meet Danitra Brown-By Nikki Grimes. Illustrator: Floyd Cooper. Publisher: Lee & Low, 1994 Nappy Hair-By Carolivia Herron. Illustrator: Joe Cepeda. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales-By Virginia Hamilton. Illustrators: Leo and Diane Dillon. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985 She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl-By Eloise Greenfield. Illustrator: John Steptoe. Publisher: J.B. Lippincott, 1993. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt-By Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrator: James Ransome. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993 Wagon Wheels-By Barbara Brenner. Illustrator: Don Bolognese. Publisher: HarperCollins, 1978 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears-By Verna Aardema. Illustrators: Leo and Diane Dillon. Publisher: Puffin (Penguin Putnam), 1975. The Black Snowman-By Phil Mendez. Illustrator: Carole Byard. Publisher: Scholastic, 1989 The Faithful Friend-By Robert D. San Souci. Illustrator: Brian Pinkney. Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1995. By: Benilde LittlePaperback
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff-
By Walter Dean Myers. Publisher: Viking (Penguin Putnam), 1975.
The Friendship-
By Mildred D. Taylor. Illustrator: Max Ginsburg. Publisher: Puffin Books (Penguin Putnam), 1987.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters-
Written and illustrated by John Steptoe. Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.
Pink and Say-
Retold and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Publisher: Philomel Books, 1994
Song of the Trees-
By Mildred D. Taylor. Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney. Publisher: Dial Books (Penguin Putnam), 1975
The Boy Who Lived With the Seals – Martin, Rafe and David Shannon.
The Rough Face Girl - Martin, Rafe.
Dumpling Soup – Rattigan, Jama Kim
The bracelet – Yoshiko Uchida
Brother Rabbit: A Cambodian Tale – Minfong Ho and Saphan Ros
Dara’s Cambodian New Year – Sothea Chiemruon
The Two Brothers – Minfong Ho and Saphan Ros
Breath of the Dragon – Gail Giles
The Girl Who Wore Too Much: A Folktale from Thailand – Margaret Read MacDonald.
The Korean Cinderella – Shirley Climo
Goodbye, Vietnam – Gloria Whelan.
The Lotus Seed – Sherry Garland
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale –Author unknown
Premlata and the Festival of Lights – Rumer Godden
Slam Dunk- A Young Boy’s Struggle with ADD – Roberta N. Parker
The Don’t Give Up Kid – Jeanne Gehret
Be a Friend- Albert Whitman
Thank you Mr. Falker – Patricia Polacco
Native American Childrens Books If you have any other suggestions please let me know. I would like to increase this collection.> Asian Children's books If you ahve any other suggestions please let me know. I would like to increase this collection. Books About Children with Disabilities Again I would appreciate your contributions.
