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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...
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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...
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Just Us Books, Inc. Just Us Books, Inc. Back to African American Pavilion Info Page Be sure to visit Just Us Books, Inc. Booth #5150 in the African American Pavilion...
Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books
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Marimba Books
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Sankofa Books
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Penguin Random House and Just Us Books
Penguin Random House and Just Us Books A Joint Venture Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books
Publisher Cheryl Willis Hudson & Illustrator George Ford talk about Just Us Books
Publisher Cheryl Willis Hudson & Illustrator George Ford talk about Just Us Books Book Spotlights Cheryl Willis Hudson Editorial Director/Publisher for Just Us Books & illustrator George Ford talk abo...
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 ...
Just an Overnight Guest
Just an Overnight Guest Eleanora E. Tate 9780940975651 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When Ethel’s mother goes away, Margie Carson’s mother decides to let Ethel stay with them, just for one...
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...
Bernette Ford
Bernette Ford 0000000038486553 Bernette Ford, founder of COLOR-BRIDGE BOOKS, was a renowned children's book packager and consultant, and an advocate for diversity in children's literature. She held s...
New List! Best-Selling Children’s Books
New List! Best-Selling Children’s Books Troy Johnson Article We've Just Added an Additional Category to Our Popular Best Sellers List—Children’s Books! Over the years, there has always been a gre...
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...
Ma Dear’s Old Green House
Ma Dear’s Old Green House Denise Lewis Patrick 9780940975552 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. All of us have special places in our childhood memories. They are happy places, fun places. They ...
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 ...
39 Bestselling Books and More About #ReadingBlack
39 Bestselling Books and More About #ReadingBlack Troy Johnson Article New Video Highlights 3 Books that Epitomize #ReadingBlack Spotlight is a new feature where I share, in short videos, informat...
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...
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...
Cowboys (Reflections of a Black Cowboy)
Cowboys (Reflections of a Black Cowboy) Robert H. Miller 9780940975705 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. from Sankofa Books, an imprint of Just Us Books… Will the Real West Please Stand Up?...
Kid Caramel: Books 1, Case of the Missing Ankh (Kid Caramel, Private Detective) (Volume 1)
Kid Caramel: Books 1, Case of the Missing Ankh (Kid Caramel, Private Detective) (Volume 1) Dwayne Ferguson 9780940975712 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Kid Caramel, "Private Investigator" a...
Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children
Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children Mari Evans 9780940975804 Poetry Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Features 32 rhymes for children from a renowned black poet Nursery rhymes, with...
In Search of Diverse Book Buyers Panel Discussion
In Search of Diverse Book Buyers Panel Discussion In Search of Diverse Book Buyers Panel Discussion held during Book Expo America 2015 featuring; Troy Johnson, Founder of AALBC.com; Marva Allen, Found...
Ghost Ranch: The Legend of Mad Jake (Kid Caramel: Private Investigator)
Ghost Ranch: The Legend of Mad Jake (Kid Caramel: Private Investigator) Dwayne Ferguson 9780940975170 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The West is indeed wild for kid detective Caramel Parks....
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. ...
Annie’s Gifts (Feeling Good Series)
Annie’s Gifts (Feeling Good Series) Angela S. Medearis 9780940975316 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. All Annie ever wanted was to make music. And why not? Her brother, Lee, played wonderful ...
The Twins Strike Back
The Twins Strike Back Valerie Flournoy 9780940975521 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Natalie & Nicole are best friends. They’re also twins. And for some reason, everyone thinks that just bec...
Community Conversation: Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus
Community Conversation: Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus Book Spotlights Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus is the first of several conversations designed to support and uplift the Bla...
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 ...
Buffalo Soldiers (Reflections of a Black Cowboy)
Buffalo Soldiers (Reflections of a Black Cowboy) Robert H. Miller 9780940975699 Nonfiction Sankofa Books Just Us Books, Inc. from Sakofa Books, an imprint of Just Us Books… Will the Real West Please...
Sylvia L. Walker
Sylvia L. Walker NONE Sylvia L. Walker, a Pasadena-born artist, is renowned for her children's fashion illustrations and book illustrations. She has worked with major clients like Simplicity, McCalls...
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...
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence Useni Eugene Perkins 9780940975866 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thous...
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...
Papa’s Free Day Party
Papa’s Free Day Party Marilyn Nelson 9780940975729 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Johnnie wants to celebrate her Papa’s birthday, but Papa doesn’t know exactly when that special day is....
2015 Year End Thank You!
2015 Year End Thank You! Troy Johnson Article Coming in the New Year The biggest news for the new year is our website upgrade. We are redesigning AALBC.com from scratch, and we have the benefit of 1...
Afro-Bets, First Book about Africa: An Introduction for Young Readers (Revised)
Afro-Bets, First Book about Africa: An Introduction for Young Readers (Revised) Veronica Freeman Ellis 9780940975125 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Afro-bets Kids are books designed to help...
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 ...
Kelly Starling Lyons
Kelly Starling Lyons NONE Kelly Starling Lyons is a children's book author from Pittsburgh. Inspired by her mother's storytelling and her grandparents' creativity, she started writing at a young age....
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...
Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present
Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present Gil Robertson 9781933491219 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The highly anticipated fourth installment of the Book of Black Heroes ...
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...
Willimena Rules: 9 Steps to the Best, Worst, Greatest Holiday Ever!
Willimena Rules: 9 Steps to the Best, Worst, Greatest Holiday Ever! Valerie Wilson Wesley 9781933491172 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Christmas and Kwanzaa are right around the corner and ...
One Million Men And Me
One Million Men And Me Kelly Starling Lyons 9781933491752 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On October 16, 1995, Black men of all ages, religions and backgrounds gathered at the Lincoln Memori...
The Secret Olivia Told Me
The Secret Olivia Told Me E. N. Joy 9781933491363 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Olivia has a secret - a BIG secret. It’s a secret that she tells only to her very best friend. And her frien...
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...
The President Looks Like Me & Other Poems
The President Looks Like Me & Other Poems Tony Medina 9781933491943 Poetry Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The election of Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, ma...
Aloha for Carol Ann
Aloha for Carol Ann Margo Sorenson 9781603490276 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Beautiful palm trees, pretty flowers and a warm breeze are all waiting to welcome 8-year-old Carol Ann to her...
Bishop Daniel A. Payne: Great Black Leader
Bishop Daniel A. Payne: Great Black Leader Rudine Sims Bishop 9781933491158 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. He came from modest beginnings. Born in South Carolina in 1811 to free people o...
12 Brown Boys
12 Brown Boys Omar Tyree 9781933491127 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Best-selling author Omar Tyree makes his children’s book debut with 12 Brown Boys, a collection of short stories for mi...
Baby Jesus Like My Brother
Baby Jesus Like My Brother Margery W. Brown 9781603490009 Fiction Marimba Books Just Us Books, Inc. Tony’s big sister explains that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday and that his parents tried to do as muc...
Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement
Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement Useni Eugene Perkins 9781933491134 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The Black Arts Movement spanned less than two decades, but left an unde...
Path To My African Eyes
Path To My African Eyes Ermila Moodley 9781933491097 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When her father is transferred from his position as a professor at a Capetown, South Africa university to...
One Million Men and Me
One Million Men and Me Kelly Starling Lyons 9781933491073 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On October 16, 1995, Black men of all ages, religions and backgrounds gathered at the Lincoln Memori...
Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Pioneers
Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Pioneers Robert H. Miller 9781933491028 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The exciting adventures of Black cowboys, pioneers, soldiers, and other frontiersmen ...
Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Mountain Men
Reflections of a Black Cowboy: Mountain Men Robert H. Miller 9781933491035 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The exciting adventures of Black cowboys, pioneers, soldiers, and other frontiers...
I’m Late: The Story of Laneese and Moonlight and Alisha Who Didn’t Have Anyone of Her Own
I’m Late: The Story of Laneese and Moonlight and Alisha Who Didn’t Have Anyone of Her Own Mari Evans 9781933491004 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Book by Evans, Mari
I Told You I Can Play!
I Told You I Can Play! Brian Jordan 9781933491066 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Six-year-old Brian loves to play football. But everyone thinks he’s too small. When he finally gets a chance...
New Guys Around The Block
New Guys Around The Block Rosa Guy 9781933491059 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Harlem teen Imamu Jones begins his summer out on bail, helping his mother overcome her alcoholism and trying ...
Ruby
Ruby Rosa Guy 9781933491042 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. “Rosa Guy has shown that she was not afraid to be tough while examining the very fine webs of love.”—Maya AngelouRuby Cathy feels ...
Freedom Rides: Journey for Justice
Freedom Rides: Journey for Justice James Haskins 9780940975941 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. "The Freedom Rides were a brief moment in the civil rights movement, but they captured the atte...
Eddie’s Ordeal (Neate)
Eddie’s Ordeal (Neate) Kelly Starling Lyons 9780940975163 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Thirteen year old Eddie Delaney loves his dad. But sometimes he wishes that he’d lighten up. His fa...
Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response
Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response Tony Medina 9780940975750 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Every Christmas, millions of children wait impatiently for the arrival...
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...
Blessing in Disguise
Blessing in Disguise Eleanora E. Tate 9780940975668 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Zambia Brown is facing yet another boring summer in Deacons Neck, South Carolina, so she sets her sights o...
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...
Afro-Bets Book of Colors: Meet the Color Family
Afro-Bets Book of Colors: Meet the Color Family Margery W. Brown 9780940975576 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Book by Brown, Margery
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...
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...
Dear Corinne, Tell Somebody! Love, Annie: A Book about Secrets
Dear Corinne, Tell Somebody! Love, Annie: A Book about Secrets Mari Evans 9780940975811 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Corinne has changed, and Annie, her best friend, is alarmed. Corinne h...
Explore Black History With Wee Pals
Explore Black History With Wee Pals Morrie Turner 9780940975798 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. This pioneering comic strip, first appearing in 1964, introduces Black achirvers including Cri...
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...
The Werewolf of PS 40 (Kid Caramel, Private Investigator, Book 2)
The Werewolf of PS 40 (Kid Caramel, Private Investigator, Book 2) Dwayne Ferguson 9780940975828 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc.
Courtney’s Birthday Party
Courtney’s Birthday Party Loretta Long 9780940975835 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Courtney is very excited. Her seventh birthday is only a few days away, and her mother has planned a spec...
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...
Susie King Taylor: Destined to Be Free
Susie King Taylor: Destined to Be Free Denise Jordan 9780940975507 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. The story of one of the first Black nurses.
Elizabeth’s Wish (NEATE 2)
Elizabeth’s Wish (NEATE 2) Debbi Chocolate 9780940975453 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Elizabeth wants to enter a local talent competition. Can she handle the possibility of not winning? A...
From a Child’s Heart
From a Child’s Heart Nikki Grimes 9780940975446 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. From A Child’s Heart is a beautiful collection of preyer/poems that are complemented by striking art by celebr...
Land of the Four Winds
Land of the Four Winds Veronica Freeman Ellis 9780940975385 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Based on West African folklore, this exciting fantasy features Liberian dialect and the power of t...
When I Was Little
When I Was Little Toyomi Igus 9780382322310 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. When Noel and his Grandpa Will go fishing, Noel learns about how things were when his grandfather was little.
Christmas Fun: A Coloring & Activity Book (Afro-Bets Kids Series)
Christmas Fun: A Coloring & Activity Book (Afro-Bets Kids Series) Dwayne Ferguson 9780940975415 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. this coloring book is great for the holidays.
NEATE to the Rescue!
NEATE to the Rescue! Debbi Chocolate 9780940975422 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Naimah, Elizabeth, Anthony, Tayesha and Eddie are NEATE. In this first book of the series NEATE helps Naima...
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...
Book of Black Heroes: Great Women in the Struggle (Book of Black Heroes)
Book of Black Heroes: Great Women in the Struggle (Book of Black Heroes) Toyomi Igus 9780940975262 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. More than 80 historical and contemporary women of Africa...
Afro-Bets: Book of Shapes
Afro-Bets: Book of Shapes Margery W. Brown 9780940975293 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. Afro-Bets: Book of Shapes [Paperback] Margery Brown (Author), Culverson Blair (Illustrator)
Afro-Bets Coloring and Activity Book
Afro-Bets Coloring and Activity Book Dwayne Ferguson 9780940975132 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. A coloring and activity book.
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...
Veronica Freeman Ellis
Veronica Freeman Ellis NONE Veronica Freeman Ellis is a renowned author known for “Land of the Four Winds” and “AFRO-BETS First Book about Africa.” She has contributed to “Book of Black Heroes: Great...
Tameka Fryer Brown
Tameka Fryer Brown NONE Tameka Fryer Brown, a Charlotte-based author, is known for her award-winning children's books. Her debut, “Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day,” sold over 100,000 copies. Her sec...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. Toni Trent Parker, member of Bla...
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks Troy Johnson Article OK y'all this is big. Cheryl Woodruff, founder and former associate publisher of One World, Random House’s ...
Tony Medina
Tony Medina 0000000111019127 Tony Medina (Photo: WideVision Photography) was born in the South Bronx, raised in the Throgs Neck Housing Projects, and currently lives in the Washington, D...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair Troy Johnson Article Toni Trent Parker, member of Black Americans in Publishing, will produce her fourth annual African American Children's Book Fair on Saturda...
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair Loading Toni Trent Parker, member of Black Americans in Publishing, will produce her fourth annual African American Children's Book Fair on Saturday, April 20...
Expo brings book publishers together
Expo brings book publishers together Expo brings book publishers together Expo brings book publishers together by Kelly Starling Lyons Originally Published in the New Pittsburgh Couri...
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...
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...