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Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson MULTIPLE Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, parents based in Northern NJ, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address a lack of quality Black-interest children's ...
Wade Hudson
Wade Hudson 0000000067647969 Why I Publish Children’s Books Wade Hudson, born in 1946, is an author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Known for his children's books promoting positive Afri...
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Cheryl Willis Hudson 0000000037209335 Cheryl Willis Hudson, editorial director of Just Us Books, focuses on publishing Black interest books for children. Co-founder of the company in 1988, she's a re...
Katura J. Hudson
Katura J. Hudson NONE Katura J. Hudson, a marketing professional and editor from New Jersey, is known for leading marketing campaigns for numerous children's books. A Rutgers University graduate and ...
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381595 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House In the stunning follow-up to T...
I’m So (Not) Over You
I’m So (Not) Over You Kosoko Jackson 9780593334447 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… Essence’s New Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2022 Oprah Daily’s Most Anticipated Romance Novels of...
The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical
The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical Nell Irvin Painter 9780393310153 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. “Among the many exemplary qualities...
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford
Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford MULTIPLE Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford are renowned authors with a wealth of experience in children's literature and publishing. They are committed to ...
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hudson Has Arrived! Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls (2006) Born in Chicago on September 12, 1981, Jennifer Hudson began singi...
What Shall We Tell You?
What Shall We Tell You? Wade Hudson 9781662621109 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House A much-needed poem of hope and love for children facing adversity due to bigotry, bullying, violenc...
Thames & Hudson
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The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121641 Nonfiction Yearling Penguin Random House Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illus...
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593121610 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Perfect for readers of Flying Lessons ...
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book
Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975019 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. “The Afro-Bets series by Cheryl Willis Hudson and husband Wade Hudson. This series is educational and ...
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America Wade Hudson 9781635925098 Nonfiction Calkins Creek Boyds Mills Press This lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the lit...
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life
Recognize! (paperback): An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780593381625 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED. In...
Journey: Poems
Journey: Poems Wade Hudson 9780883784174 Poetry Third World Press Third World Press Journey is a collection of poems that offers a reflective look at various periods and experiences of Wade Hudson’s l...
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780525580454 Nonfiction Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books Penguin Random House and Just Us Books Fifty of th...
My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv
My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780310719878 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins "African-American parents long for a Bible that can help them expla...
Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition
Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780940975613 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Your grandmother’s words. Your mom and dad’...
In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists
In Praise Of Our Fathers And Our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury By Outstanding Authors And Artists Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780940975590 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. For...
Kai, C.J. Hudson, Brandie Davis, and N’Tyse
Kai, C.J. Hudson, Brandie Davis, and N’Tyse MULTIPLE Kai, C.J. Hudson, Brandie Davis, and N’Tyse
Jennifer Hudson - Interview
Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...
Just Us Books
Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Just Us Books, Inc. http://www.justusbooks.com Wade and Cheryl Hudson were parents on a desperate search for children’s books that reflected the diversity o...
Just Us Books, Inc.
Just Us Books, Inc. Just Us Books, Inc. Just Us Books Marimba Books Sankofa Books http://www.justusbooks.com Wade and Cheryl Hudson were parents on a desperate search for children’s books th...
When I Hear Spirituals
When I Hear Spirituals Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780823453801 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House Your spirit will soar! A girl connects with heritage, history, and a higher power through the lyrics of tw...
The Day Madear Voted
The Day Madear Voted Wade Hudson 9780593615744 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the author’s mother voting for the first time as a Black American in 1969. A moving look at...
The Reckoning
The Reckoning Wade Hudson 9780593647776 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A powerful contemporary novel about an aspiring 12 year-old filmmaker whose world is turned upside do...
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble
Micah Hudson: Football Fumble Tanisia Moore 9781478879138 Fiction Reycraft Books Reycraft Books Future football star Micah Hudson’s most prized possession is a football signed by THE Jackson Vick. But...
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South Wade Hudson 9780593126356 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House As the fight for equal rights continues ,Defiant takes a critical look...
Gutta Mamis
Gutta Mamis Kai, C.J. Hudson, Brandie Davis, and N’Tyse 9781593095246 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In classic street grit of profane tales, disloyalties, and vendettas, are four novell...
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance
My Friend Maya Loves To Dance Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780810983281 Fiction Abrams Books Abrams A young narrator tells readers about her friend Maya, who absolutely loves to dance. In this rhyming pictur...
From Where I Stand
From Where I Stand Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490023 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. From Where I Stand by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford 9780940975231 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The 1st book to win a major award (The Benjamin Franklin Award) that was written ...
Stacy Hawkins Adams, Kendra Norman-Bellamy, and Linda Hudson-Smith
Stacy Hawkins Adams, Kendra Norman-Bellamy, and Linda Hudson-Smith MULTIPLE
Janae Marie
Janae Marie NONE Krystle Hudson, also known as Janae Marie, is an award-winning author and filmmaker from Detroit. Known for her creativity and passion, she started writing poetry at 13 and novels at...
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela Kam Williams nelsonandwinnie.jpg Film Review Jennifer Hudson Portrays Infamous Icon in Warts-and-All Biopic Winnie Mandela In Theaters: Sep 6, 2013 Limited On DVD: Dec 17,...
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important Kam Williams Interview Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Click to order via Amazon Written by Cheryl Willis Hudson & Bernette Ford &a...
Black Boys, I See You
Black Boys, I See You Wade Hudson 9798217002160 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House “What a beautiful gift of a narrative this is. So much love on every page. A fabulous celebration of th...
Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book Edition
Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book Edition Sharna Jackson 9780500653401 Nonfiction Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson Through fourteen stories, this picture book edition of the multi-award-win...
The River Is My Ocean
The River Is My Ocean Rio Cortez 9781665912570 Fiction Denene Millner Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A grandmother and granddaughter share a magical trip to the Hudson River affirming intergenerational ...
Brave. Black. First. Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle and Poster Celebrating African American Women Who Changed the World
Brave. Black. First. Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle and Poster Celebrating African American Women Who Changed the World Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780525574798 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House A on...
Black Artists Shaping the World
Black Artists Shaping the World Sharna Jackson 9780500652596 Nonfiction Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson Written by the acclaimed Black children’s author Sharna Jackson, this captivating book introduce...
Influence: Death on the Beach: An Influence Novel
Influence: Death on the Beach: An Influence Novel Carl Weber 9781645561637 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime serie...
Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards
Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781984825636 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House 100 Postcards Celebrating More Than 50 African American Women Who Changed the Worl...
Influence
Influence Carl Weber 9781645560166 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime series comes a deliciously provocative legal ...
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780525645818 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Published in collaboration with ...
I’m A Big Sister Now
I’m A Big Sister Now Katura J. Hudson 9781603490221 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Being a big sister is a big job. It takes a lot of work, and patience, but it’s a lot of fun, too. This ch...
Influence
Influence Carl Weber 9781945855078 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. When he graduates with his law degree, handsome and charismatic Langston Hudson is ready to hit the ground running as...
Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It
Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It Victor L. Wooten 9781540002952 Nonfiction Hudson Music Hudson Music Book/Media OnlineVictor Wooten emerged as a once-in-a-lifetim...
Sights I Love to See
Sights I Love to See Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490092 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging, multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world of irresistible youngsters fro...
Friends I Love to Keep
Friends I Love to Keep Wade Hudson 9781603490122 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging, multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world Illustrated by Laura Freeman of irres...
I’m A Big Brother Now
I’m A Big Brother Now Katura J. Hudson 9781603490146 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Being a big brother is a big job. It takes a lot of work and patience, but it’s a lot of fun, too. This c...
Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature
Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature Troy Johnson Article Ten Steps to Promote Diversity in Children’s Literature by Wade Hudson This Diversity Books Pledge was developed after a...
Feelings I Love to Share
Feelings I Love to Share Wade Hudson 9781603490115 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging multicultural series, see, feel, and explore the world of irresistible youngsters from dif...
Songs I Love To Sing
Songs I Love To Sing Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490320 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this engaging multicultural series, see, feel and explore the world of irresistible youngsters from...
AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK
AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975880 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Youngsters can learn the alphabet with the engaging AFRO-BETS Kids in this concept book that has beco...
Walter Dean Myers: More Than an Outstanding Writer
Walter Dean Myers: More Than an Outstanding Writer Troy Johnson Article by Wade Hudson I was stunned when I heard that Walter Dean Myers had made his transition. During the 25 plus years that my w...
Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers
Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers Wade Hudson 9780940975026 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. NEW EDITION From science to p...
Prayers for the Smallest Hands
Prayers for the Smallest Hands Lauriece Hudson 9781603490030 Nonfiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. This inspirational book of prayers and scripture references for children is a must-have for ...
It’s Church Going Time
It’s Church Going Time Wade Hudson 9781603490054 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. As they get ready for church, Taj’s grandmother explains that she is so happy on Sunday mornings because that...
Puddin’ Jeffrey and Leah: Best Friends
Puddin’ Jeffrey and Leah: Best Friends Wade Hudson 9781603490061 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. African America author, illustrator. Board Book. Suitable for pre-schoolers.
Clothes I Love To Wear
Clothes I Love To Wear Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781603490047 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Clothes I Love to Wear follows a vivacious young girl as she tries on various clothes in attic and e...
Places I Love To Go (I Love To…)
Places I Love To Go (I Love To…) Wade Hudson 9781603490085 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Marimba Books
This Far By Faith: My Mother’s ShadowA Cracked MirrorHonor Thy Heart
This Far By Faith: My Mother’s ShadowA Cracked MirrorHonor Thy Heart Stacy Hawkins Adams, Kendra Norman-Bellamy, and Linda Hudson-Smith 9780373830244 Nonfiction Kimani Press Kimani Press LaShun Tillm...
Infidelity
Infidelity Pat Tucker 9781599830131 Fiction Urban Soul Kensington Publishing Corp. A chance encounter reunites former college sweethearts Clarke Hudson and Persha Townsend after a ten year separation....
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters)
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters) Wade Hudson 9780940975965 Poetry Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Surveying more than 200 years of poetic creativity in Black America, Poetry from the Masters: ...
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Volume 3)
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Volume 3) Wade Hudson 9780940975972 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. In this volume of the popular Book of Black Heroes series, re...
Langston’s Legacy: 101 Ways to Celebrate the Life and Work of Langston Hughes
Langston’s Legacy: 101 Ways to Celebrate the Life and Work of Langston Hughes Katura J. Hudson 9780940975996 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Biographical sketches, photos and 101 differen...
Come by Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children
Come by Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975927 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Come By Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children is a unique collection...
Many Colors of Mother Goose
Many Colors of Mother Goose Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975910 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. This book offers a unique, multicultural spin on classic nursery rhymes. Excellent for pre-scho...
Glo Goes Shopping (Afro-Bets)
Glo Goes Shopping (Afro-Bets) Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780940975842 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Glo is a girl on a mission: she must find just the right birthday gift for her friend Nandi. ...
Robo’s Favorite Places (Afro-Bets Kids)
Robo’s Favorite Places (Afro-Bets Kids) Wade Hudson 9780940975859 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When Robo is asked to name his favorite place, he can’t decide. There is school, where he le...
Anthony’s Big Surprise (NEATE 3)
Anthony’s Big Surprise (NEATE 3) Wade Hudson 9780940975736 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Someone is sending Anthony expensive gifts. When Anthony figures out who it is, he discovers that h...
Good Morning, Baby
Good Morning, Baby Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780590949187 Fiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. Waking up on a bright and sunny morning, an exuberant African-American baby girl washes up, gets dressed, ...
Good Night, Baby (Revised) (What A Baby)
Good Night, Baby (Revised) (What A Baby) Cheryl Willis Hudson 9780590949422 Fiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. These simple concept books feature realistic illustrations of endearing African-Amer...
How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children
How Sweet the Sound: African-American Songs for Children Wade Hudson 9780590480307 Nonfiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. A glorious collection of traditional and contemporary songs that follows th...
Jamal’s Busy Day
Jamal’s Busy Day Wade Hudson 9780940975248 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Jamal, a handsome, energetic African-American boy, is shown making all the necessary preparations for school that h...
Allon Schoener
Allon Schoener 0000000066534057 Allon Schoener, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 1969 “Harlem on My Mind” exhibition, is renowned for his books on American history and culture. He resides ...
Shawn Amos
Shawn Amos 0000000406826567 Shawn Amos, globally recognized Blues musician and son of cookie tycoon, Wally Amos, balances his music career with his role at NYC firm Hudson Cutler. A dedicated father,...
AFRO-BETS Kids I’m Going to Be
AFRO-BETS Kids I’m Going to Be Wade Hudson 9781933491493 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. There are so many exciting careers: astronaut, athlete, educator, film director, architect. And there...
Donald Crews
Donald Crews 0000000073626339 Donald Crews is a celebrated children's author, known for Caldecott Honor Books like Freight Train and Truck. Living in New York's Hudson River Valley with wife Ann Jona...
Evan Turk
Evan Turk NONE Evan Turk is an award-winning author, illustrator, and animator known for his books like “The Storyteller”, “Heartbeat”, and “You Are Home.” He has also illustrated New York Times Best...
Jacob Carruthers
Jacob Carruthers NONE Dr. Jacob Hudson Carruthers, Jr. was an esteemed African American scholar, historian, and educator. He founded the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations a...
Charlotte Zolotow
Charlotte Zolotow 0000000368652542 Charlotte Zolotow is a renowned author, editor, and educator in children's literature, known for over 70 books including classics like 'Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Pr...
Kristin Sorra
Kristin Sorra NONE Kristin Sorra is an acclaimed illustrator known for her work in children's publishing and products. Her diverse portfolio, recognized by the Society of Illustrators, spans comics, ...
Blacktrospective 2006
Blacktrospective 2006 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/akeela46sm.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2006 ’ Annual Look Back at the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema by Kam Williams How d...
Black Boys, I See You
Black Boys, I See You Kirkus Book Review STARRED REVIEW Written from a place of love and deeply attuned to the emotional needs of Black boys. A kid lit giant extends a mighty message of love. ...
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays Ira Madison III 9780593446188 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House National Bestseller • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, I...
One of Us Knows: A Thriller
One of Us Knows: A Thriller Alyssa Cole 9780063114951 Fiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching come...
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Harold A. Dow 9798218357481 Nonfiction DT Media Group DT Media Group The legendary Dow Twins dominated the world of Black disco and entertainment f...
Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries
Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries Davida Siwisa James 9781531506148 Nonfiction Fordham University Press Fordham University Press Explo...
Promise Kept
Promise Kept K’wan 9781799961437 Fiction Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Publishing In this stunning sequel to Promise Broken, K’wan spins a pulse-pounding story about surviving, thriving, and the co...
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey 9781324016090 Fiction Norton Young Readers W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Lincoln and Hudson Dupré are brothers with what grown-u...