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Kunle Oguneye discusses Children's Book Sikulu & Harambe
Kunle Oguneye discusses Children's Book Sikulu & Harambe Book Spotlights
Road to the Country
Road to the Country Chigozie Obioma 9780593596982 Fiction Hogarth Press Penguin Random House A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his brother, an...
The Road to the Country
The Road to the Country Chigozie Obioma 9780593596975 Fiction Hogarth Press Penguin Random House A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his brother...
Money - How to Make Your Money Work for You
Money - How to Make Your Money Work for You Wanda P. Bowman 9781736531501 Nonfiction Wanda P. Bowman Wanda P. Bowman When it comes to building a sustainable economic platform by creating multiple reve...
A Spell of Good Things
A Spell of Good Things Ayobami Adebayo 9780525657644 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, ro...
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama Kam Williams Interview Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama ...
Kinder Spirits: Children Helping Children in the Fight Against Hunger
Kinder Spirits: Children Helping Children in the Fight Against Hunger Vicki L. Hubbard 9780595135424 Nonfiction iUniverse Author Solutions Kinder Spirits is a childrens book catered for children of al...
Wade Hudson discusses his children’s book The Day Madear Voted
Wade Hudson discusses his children’s book The Day Madear Voted Book Spotlights
Naomi V. Dunsen-White
Naomi V. Dunsen-White NONE Naomi V. Dunsen-White is a children’s book author and editor focused on promoting diversity and representation in children's literature. She utilizes her background as a fo...
The Oxford Handbook of Children’s Rights Law
The Oxford Handbook of Children’s Rights Law Jonathan Todres and Shani M. King 9780190097608 Nonfiction Oxford University Press, USA Oxford University Press Children’s rights law is a relatively young...
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...
Lisa Nichols discusses book "No Matter What!" with One Spirit Book Club
Lisa Nichols discusses book "No Matter What!" with One Spirit Book Club Book Spotlights
Pat Cummings
Pat Cummings 0000000067231736 Pat Cummings is an award-winning author and illustrator, known for creating over 30 children's books. She's worked on TV shows like Gullah Gullah Island and Cover to Cov...
Rainbow Book Club VI Discusses Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston, June 2019
Rainbow Book Club VI Discusses Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston, June 2019 Book Spotlights
Joyce Burnett Discusses her book Adam's Belle
Joyce Burnett Discusses her book Adam's Belle Book Spotlights
Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot
Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot Book Spotlights
Jeannine A. Cook Discusses Her Novel: It’s Me They Follow
Jeannine A. Cook Discusses Her Novel: It’s Me They Follow Book Spotlights
3 Must Read Books for Social Media Advocates, Addicts & Sharecroppers
3 Must Read Books for Social Media Advocates, Addicts & Sharecroppers Troy Johnson Article These are three books I recommend we should all read. The strength of the Internet and promise it held ...
Quincy Troupe Discusses his books The Pursuit of Happyness and Miles and Me
Quincy Troupe Discusses his books The Pursuit of Happyness and Miles and Me Book Spotlights
Gloria Naylor Discusses Her Novel The Men of Brewster Place on Barnesandnoble.com
Gloria Naylor Discusses Her Novel The Men of Brewster Place on Barnesandnoble.com Gloria Naylor Article Moderator: Welcome, Gloria Naylor! Thank you for taking the time to join us online this evening...
Julie Dash discusses Daughters of the Dust on banresandnoble.com
Julie Dash discusses Daughters of the Dust on banresandnoble.com Julie Dash Article Moderator: Welcome, Ms. Dash! We are so pleased you can join us this evening! Do you have any opening comments? ...
Mary McLeod Bethune’s Granddaughter, Evelyn Bethune, Discusses Their Family
Mary McLeod Bethune’s Granddaughter, Evelyn Bethune, Discusses Their Family Author Interviews
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews
Marc Lacy Discusses Rock and Fire: Love Poetry from the Core
Marc Lacy Discusses Rock and Fire: Love Poetry from the Core Poetry & Spoken Word
Sex in the City Star, Blair Underwood Discusses Casanegra
Sex in the City Star, Blair Underwood Discusses Casanegra Author Interviews
New Essays on Invisible Man
New Essays on Invisible Man Robert G. O’Meally 9780521313698 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press Published less than fifty years ago, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man shares ...
Boris Kodjoe discusses his new movie, Addicted (2014)
Boris Kodjoe discusses his new movie, Addicted (2014) Kam Williams Interview Boris Kodjoe The “Addicted” Interview From his big screen and television roles to his theater and entrepreneurial s...
Children of the Maya
Children of the Maya Brent K. Ashabranner 9780396087861 Nonfiction Dodd, Mead and Company Dodd, Mead and Company Children of the Maya is a somewhat misleading title for this book, since it covers the ...
378 Excellent Books, 77 Important Events
378 Excellent Books, 77 Important Events Troy Johnson Article Top 100+ Recommended Children’s Books Children book authors, industry professionals, and avid readers contributed their favorite chi...
A Celebration of Literature and Response: Children, Books, and Teachers in K-8 Classrooms (2nd Edition)
A Celebration of Literature and Response: Children, Books, and Teachers in K-8 Classrooms (2nd Edition) Marjorie R. Hancock 9780131109025 Nonfiction Prentice Hall Press Prentice Hall Press Reinforced...
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney 0000000083413599 Andrea Davis Pinkney is a bestselling author of children and young adult books, awarded multiple honors such as Coretta Scott King Awards and NAACP Image Award n...
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child
Developmental Psychology of the Black Child Amos N. Wilson 9780686241836 Nonfiction Africana Research Publications Africana Research Publications Are Black and White Children the same? Are ...
When Clowns Attack: A Survival Guide
When Clowns Attack: A Survival Guide Chuck Sambuchino 9781607747031 Fiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House "Now in a updated and expanded 28th edition, the Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Ma...
December eNewsletter Great New Children's Books and More
December eNewsletter Great New Children's Books and More Troy Johnson Article Great Children’s Books Coming Soon I’m always on lookout terrific for children’s books, even before they are a...
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden Troy Johnson Interview AALBC Founder Troy Johnson with Tonya Bolden at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Tonya Bolden has written numerous be...
For Gaza’s Children: Progressive Black, Brown, and Jewish Writers and Poets Speak Out
For Gaza’s Children: Progressive Black, Brown, and Jewish Writers and Poets Speak Out Haki Madhubuti, Marc Lamont Hill, and Keith Gilyard 9780883784378 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press W...
Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools
Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools Mica Pollock 9780691125350 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press In Because of Race, Mica Pollock t...
Michelle Meadows
Michelle Meadows NONE Michelle Meadows is a celebrated children's author of 10 books, best known for her debut, 'The Way The Storm Stops'. Her heartwarming stories, often read aloud, help children na...
Squirrels Scamper
Squirrels Scamper Mélina Mangal 9798885544566 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials Awaken young children to the purposeful movement of squirrels and their own sense of work and pla...
Birds Sing Their Words
Birds Sing Their Words Mélina Mangal 9798885544542 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials Awaken young children to the sounds birds make, and to their own unique voices. In Birds ...
Trees Stand Tall
Trees Stand Tall Mélina Mangal 9798885544559 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials People are like trees—strong, flexible, and rooted. In Trees Stand Tall, two young children adm...
Hip Hop Speaks To Children: A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience)
Hip Hop Speaks To Children: A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience) Nikki Giovanni 9781402210488 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER...
Phina Oruche
Phina Oruche NONE “Everything I am passionate about has storytelling in the center.” Phina Oruche, known for roles in BBC's Anthony and ITV's Footballers’ Wives, released a children's book...
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...
Nonku Kunene Adumetey
Nonku Kunene Adumetey NONE Nonkululeko “Nonku” Kunene Adumetey is a devoted wife, mother, and children's author. Born in eSwatini, educated in Canada and the US, she's passionate about inspiring chil...
African American Children’s Book Fair
African American Children’s Book Fair Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of t...
Virginia Children’s Book Festival
Virginia Children’s Book Festival Longwood University, Farmville Farmville Virginia The Virginia Children’s Book Festival will bring together prominent children’s authors and illustrators ...
All in Together Girls
All in Together Girls Jaye Whaley, Shah Butler, and Melica Niccole 9780982874530 Nonfiction Hampton Publishing House Hampton Publishing House All in Together Girls is a children’s book that displays ...
Megan Frazer Blakemore
Megan Frazer Blakemore NONE Megan Frazer Blakemore is a notable children's and young adults' author, known for her middle grade novels like “The Firefly Code” and “The Water Castle,” the latter being...
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....
Wind Whirls
Wind Whirls Mélina Mangal 9798885544573 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials Introduce children to the sounds and sensations of the wind, and to the importance of togetherness. ...
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...
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 ...
Wanda Thomas
Wanda Thomas 0000000074200639 Wanda L. Thomas, a New York-born author and CEO of a Medical Transcribing business, holds a BA in Biology and Pre-Medical Studies. She founded JCW Enterprises, a childre...
Seeing Ourselves in Nature: Stories from Educators and Children of Indigenous, Black, and Other People of the Global Majority
Seeing Ourselves in Nature: Stories from Educators and Children of Indigenous, Black, and Other People of the Global Majority Jessica Fong 9781605548296 Nonfiction Redleaf Press Redleaf Press Discover...
The Wonder of Words: A Parent’s Guide for Raising Children Who Read
The Wonder of Words: A Parent’s Guide for Raising Children Who Read Curtis L. Ivery 9781944068875 Nonfiction Micro Publishing Media Micro Publishing Media Dr. Ivery provides an insightful and eloquent...
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published Cris Freese 9781440352683 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Most Trusted Guide to ...
One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing
One April Morning: Children Remember the Oklahoma City Bombing Nancy Lamb and Children Of Oklahoma City 9780688146665 Fiction HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins The April 1995 bombing of the Alfre...
Explorers of North America (True Book)
Explorers of North America (True Book) Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147825 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes the origins of European exploration of the Americas, including t...
Very Puzzled
Very Puzzled Very Puzzled Very Puzzled https://verypuzzled.com/ Very Puzzled is a children’s toy manufacturer that focuses on African-Caribbean themed jigsaw puzzles or children developed ...
Very Puzzled
Very Puzzled Very Puzzled Very Puzzled https://verypuzzled.com/ Very Puzzled is a children’s toy manufacturer that focuses on African-Caribbean themed jigsaw puzzles or children developed ...
Where the Children Take Us
Where the Children Take Us Zain Asher 9780063048836 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mother’s strength and determinati...
Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books about Girls
Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books about Girls Donna Rand and Toni Trent Parker 9780471375265 Nonfiction Wiley Wiley "Offers a wonderful overview of literature with b...
The Tail of Max the Mindless Dog: A Children’s Book on Mindfulness
The Tail of Max the Mindless Dog: A Children’s Book on Mindfulness Florenza Denise Lee 9781941328071 Nonfiction Words to Ponder Publishing Company Words to Ponder Publishing Company The Tail of Max th...
Eloise Greenfield
Eloise Greenfield 000000006319793X Eloise Greenfield, renowned for her rhythmic style, positively portrayed the black experience in her award-winning children's literature. With works like The Friend...
Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats 0000000370477827 Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) was a pioneering children's book author and illustrator known for introducing multiculturalism into mainstream American literature. Despit...
Gwendolyn Hooks
Gwendolyn Hooks NONE Gwendolyn Hooks is a children's book author inspired by pets, friendship, and family. Born in Georgia, she's lived in several places including Italy. She initially pursued a care...
Leire Salaberria
Leire Salaberria 0000000360451551 Leire Salaberria, born in Spain in 1983, is a Fine Arts graduate who specializes in Children's Illustration. She's exhibited her work globally and has been featured ...
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir
Welcome To My Breakdown: A Memoir Benilde Little 9781476751955 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The nationally bestselling author of Good Hair and The Itch pens her first book of nonficti...
A Light Shines in Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement It Led
A Light Shines in Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement It Led Mary C. Bounds 9781613747704 Nonfiction Chicago Review Press Chicago Review Press A Light Shines in Harlem tells th...
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147771 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly st...
The Congress of the United States
The Congress of the United States Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147788 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Describes the legislative branch of the United States government, and discusse...
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Christine Taylor Butler 9780531147863 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Discusses how a case reaches the Supreme Court, its origins and history, particularly the time...
The Constitution
The Constitution Christine Taylor Butler 9780531126295 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Discusses the meaning and purpose of a constitution; recounts reasons why people thought the Un...
Antonio Michael Downing
Antonio Michael Downing 0000000117037422 Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the acclaimed memoir Saga Boy and children’s book Stars in My Crown. Antonio Michael is the current [2025] host of t...
The Lady
The Lady Linda Dominique Grosvenor Book Review T.D. Jakes has a way of knowing what women want, and need. With the well received "Woman Thou Art Loosed," and the follow up "Daddy Love ...
L. E. Rainey
L. E. Rainey NONE L.E. Rainey, a first-time children's book author and experienced grandmother, penned 'Sad Sam, Glad Sam' using her knack for storytelling developed from years of reading bedtime sto...
Judy Allen Dodson
Judy Allen Dodson NONE Judy Allen Dodson is an award-winning librarian, archivist, and children's author dedicated to teaching Black History through stories of unsung heroes. She serves as a regional...
Sweet Sorrel Stand
Sweet Sorrel Stand Pamela Shivdyal Book Review Teaching kids about money from an early age can help them learn healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. Yolanda T. Marshall, shares her Cari...
Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier 0000000118753199 Lanier is a globally renowned technology writer known for his humanistic approach. Awarded the 2014 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, his internationally bestselling...
Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture
Miss Lou: Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture Mervyn Morris 9789766378660 Nonfiction Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers Louise Bennett Coverley, ’Miss Lou’, has for decades represented the ’f...
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa Debbi Chocolate 9780516439914 Nonfiction Children’s Press Scholastic Inc. Discusses the holiday in which Afro-Americans celebrate their roots and cultural heritage from Africa.
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer 9781797216829 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books Inspired by the groundbreaking work of W. E. B. Du Bo...
Ants Work Together
Ants Work Together Mélina Mangal 9798885544597 Fiction Free Spirit Publishing Teacher Created Materials Awaken young children to the different roles we play in our communities. In Ants Work Togethe...
My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children Denene Millner 9781534476509 Nonfiction Denene Millner Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From noted parenting expert and New Y...
Irene Smalls
Irene Smalls NONE Irene Smalls, a Harlem native and Cornell University graduate, is a renowned children's author, inspired by her personal experiences and heritage. Her diverse career spans modelling...
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis 0000000367331472 E.B. Lewis, an award-winning illustrator, has worked on over 70 children's books. Inspired by his uncles, he developed his artistic skills from a young age and later spec...
Black Girls and Adolescents: Facing the Challenges
Black Girls and Adolescents: Facing the Challenges Marian Wright Edelman 9781440830532 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group This one-of-a kind book challenges the current thinking ...
The Go On Girl!: Book Club Guide for Reading Groups
The Go On Girl!: Book Club Guide for Reading Groups Monique Greenwood, Lynda Johnson, and Tracy Mitchell-Brown 9780786883509 Nonfiction Hyperion Hachette Book Group Works Worth Reading, Tips For Start...
The Blackman’s Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman
The Blackman’s Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman Shahrazad Ali 9780933405011 Nonfiction Civilized Publications Civilized Publications The Blackman’s Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman by Shahra...
Abiola Abrams
Abiola Abrams NONE Abiola Abrams is a renowned speaker, life coach, author, columnist, and media personality known for her heart-centered lifestyle advice. She is the creator of the “Passionista Play...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
Tom Feelings
Tom Feelings 0000000063291627 Tom Feelings was a Brooklyn-born author, illustrator, and activist who portrayed the African-American experience through his work. He had a distinguished career, winning...
Cathy Finch White
Cathy Finch White NONE Cathy Finch White, a former medical professional turned author, advocates for child education through reading. She has written four award-winning books, including “Anna Learn's...
Rachel Renée Russell
Rachel Renée Russell 0000000116442848 “Black writers should not be typecast into having only black characters.”—Shonda Rhimes Rachel Renee Russell, attorney and bestselling author of...
Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal Bettina L. Love 9781250280381 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers "I am an eighties baby who grew to hate s...
Homeschooling Black Children in the U.S.: Theory, Practice, and Popular Culture
Homeschooling Black Children in the U.S.: Theory, Practice, and Popular Culture Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman 9781648027826 Nonfiction Information Age Publishing Information Age Publishing In 2021, the Unit...
Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove Christy Hale 9780892394272 Fiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books The empowering true story of the 1931 Lemon Grov...
Small Voices Heard- The Parental Guide
Small Voices Heard- The Parental Guide Orjanette Bryant and Dana A. Cooper 9781539920670 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC A guide to help improve communication and strategic implementat...
Make A Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African-American Poets
Make A Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African-American Poets Deborah Shink 9780590674324 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. “I’ve always recommended Make a Joyful Sound. This book brought end...