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Orchard Books

A Part of Orchard Books

22 Books Published

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Publications List

Little Big Man
Little Big Man
Varian Johnson
May 2025
Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence
Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts
Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts
Ruby Bridges
Jan 2024
We Dream a World: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
Justice Ketanji: The Story of Us Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes
We Are Here
We Are Here
Tami Charles
Jan 2023
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
Bessie the Motorcycle Queen
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Sep 2022
I Am Ruby Bridges
I Am Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Aug 2022
Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change
We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome
Bryan Collier
Nov 2021
Bright Brown Baby
Bright Brown Baby
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
Oct 2021
Standing on Her Shoulders
Standing on Her Shoulders
Monica Clark-Robinson
Feb 2021
All Because You Matter
All Because You Matter
Tami Charles
Oct 2020
The Word Collector
The Word Collector
Peter H. Reynolds
Jan 2018
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti
Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti
Edwidge Danticat
Sep 2010
Lily Brown’s Paintings
Lily Brown’s Paintings
Angela Johnson
Jan 2007
Runaway Pumpkin
Runaway Pumpkin
Kevin Lewis
Sep 2003
Joshua by the Sea
Joshua by the Sea
Angela Johnson
Sep 1994
Rain Feet
Rain Feet
Angela Johnson
Sep 1994
Do Like Kyla
Do Like Kyla
Angela Johnson
Mar 1990