by Stephanie Reed | Sep 16, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions By Chris Barton, Illustrated by Don Tate (2016) – paperback Buy Now Whoosh! is a picture book biography of Lonnie Johnson, the Black American engineer and inventor behind the best-selling Super...
by Stephanie Reed | Sep 8, 2020 | Children’s Books About Black and Brown Skin, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color, Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Brown Sugar Babe By Charlotte Watson Sherman, Illustrated by Akem (2020) – hardcover Buy Now Brown Sugar Babe is an ode to everything that is wonderfully and beautifully brown! Author Charlotte Sherman wrote the words as a poem after hearing a beautiful...
by Stephanie Reed | Sep 1, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Illustrated by Frank Morrison (2014) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop Little Melba and Her Big Trombone tells the little-known story of one of the most sought-after musicians of the 20th century, jazz...
by Stephanie Reed | Aug 24, 2020 | Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Momma, Can I Sleep with You Tonight? By Jenny Delacruz, Illustrated by Danko Herrera (2020) – paperback Buy Now Momma, Can I Sleep with You Tonight? is an absolute must-have for any parent/guardian whose child is struggling to cope with the current COVID-19...
by Stephanie Reed | Aug 24, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Beautiful Girl, Do You Know?: A Christian Children’s Book By Stacy Hester-Lockett (2020) – paperback Amazon Beautiful Girl, Do You Know? is an inspiring Christian children’s book that was designed for young Black girls “to build confidence and knowledge of...