4 Books Published by Blue Sky Press on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Click for more detail about Bruh Rabbit And The Tar Baby Girl by Virginia Hamilton Bruh Rabbit And The Tar Baby Girl

by Virginia Hamilton
Blue Sky Press (Oct 01, 2003)
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Esteemed author Virginia Hamilton retells the classic trickster tale of Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby in her own distinctive, playful vernacular with paintings by acclaimed artist James Ransome.

Bruh Rabbit may indeed have met his match when he comes across a tar baby in the middle of the road. The baby’s deaf, dumb and blind attitude infuriates the plucky trickster, just as Wolf planned! When Bruh Rabbit gets entangled in the tar baby’s sticky embrace, has he finally been foiled by his long-time enemy? Certainly not, if Wolf falls for Bruh Rabbit’s clever reverse-psychology and flings the wily rabbit into the briar patch!
Spun in Virginia Hamilton’s unique vernacular, this will be a delight to those familiar with Bruh Rabbit’s games, and a unforgettable introduction for newcomers!


Click for more detail about Bluish by Virginia Hamilton Bluish

by Virginia Hamilton
Blue Sky Press (Jun 01, 2002)
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In this powerful novel researched in NYC schools, Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton documents the struggle young people face as they simultaneously assert their independence and yearn for guidance.

Friendship isn’t always easy. Natalie is different from the other girls in Dreenie’s fifth-grade class. She comes to school in a wheelchair, always wearing a knitted hat. The kids call her "Bluish" because her skin is tinted blue from chemotherapy. Dreenie is fascinated by Bluish — and a little scared of her, too. She watches Bluish and writes her observations in her journal. Slowly, the two girls become good friends. But Dreenie still struggles with with Bluish’s illness. Bluish is weak and frail, but she also wants to be independent and respected. How do you act around a girl like that?


Click for more detail about Those Building Men by Angela Johnson Those Building Men

by Angela Johnson
Blue Sky Press (Jan 01, 2001)
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Recalls the unheralded men whose labors served to build the canals, roads, railroads, bridges, and towering buildings of the United States.


Click for more detail about Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, And True Tales by Virginia Hamilton Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, And True Tales

by Virginia Hamilton
Blue Sky Press (Nov 01, 1995)
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