"Offers a
wonderful overview of literature with black children in its focus."
–Jim Trelease, author The Read-Aloud Handbook on Black Books Galore!
 (Click to Order On-line) Format: Paperback, 210pp. |
Format: Paperback, 212pp. |
| These are exciting
times for African American children’s literature. Never before have
there been so many titles available. Now two of the mothers [Donna Rand
& Toni Trent Parker] who founded Black Books Galore!–the nation’s
leading organizer of festivals of African American children’s
books–and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books
Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books share their
expert advice on how to find and choose the best African American books in
two new fully annotated guides–one featuring boys, one featuring
girls–open the door to a wonderful world of reading for children.
Discover hundreds of young black heroes, heroines, and positive role
models of every age in every category, including board books, story and
picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables,
and more.
Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, these easy-to-use, illustrated reference guides feature: • Quick, lively descriptions of over 600 books • Helpful guidelines for parents of girls and parents of boys • Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator • Reflections from famous public figures about their favorite childhood books • Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books |
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The
Black Books Galore!; Guide to Great African American Children's Books
(Click to Order On-line)
Author: Donna Rand, Sheila Foster, Toni Trent
Parker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: September 1998
Format: Trade Paper
A landmark reference highlights the best and brightest in an increasingly rich and popular genre.[With so many children's books to choose from, parents are looking for help in finding the most positive, best written, and most acclaimed titles available. This book fills the information gap with the first fully annotated guide to focus exclusively on African American books. It includes easy-to-use indexes by title, subject, author, and illustrator, boxed features about renowned writers and illustrators, and listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.[Black Books Galore! is the nation's leading company organizing book fairs and festivals of African American children's books. Winner of the Parenting magazine's 1998 Parenting Leaders Award, BBG was founded by three African American mothers: Donna Rand (Stamford, CT), Toni Trent Parker (Stamford, CT), and Sheila Foster (Greenwich, CT).
Reviews and Commentary
The Publisher:
This fully annotated guide opens the door to a wonderful world of reading for the children
in your life. Here are the most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed books
in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, history, biography, fables, and more. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and
librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: quick, lively
descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additional recommendations; helpful guidelines for
encouraging young readers; easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by
title, topic, author, and illustrator; portraits of selected authors and illustrators; and
listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.The Publisher:
This fully annotated guide opens the door to a wonderful world of reading for the children
in your life. Here are the most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed books
in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, history, biography, fables, and more. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and
librarians, this easy-to-use, illustrated reference guide features: quick, lively
descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additional recommendations; helpful guidelines for
encouraging young readers; easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by
title, topic, author, and illustrator; portraits of selected authors and illustrators; and
listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.
Emerge - Wiley:
Black Books Galore! is distinct from similar efforts ...in that selections are
'children's' books, as opposed to works of Black literature that youth should be
encouraged to read.
-- Emerge, October 1998
Related Links
Official Site, BlackBooksGalore.com
http://www.blackbooksgalore.com
