by Stephanie Reed | Aug 19, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop By Laban Carrick Hall, Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III (2013) – hardcover Buy Now When the Beat Was Born tells the true story of Jamaican immigrant DJ Kool Herc and how he created the sounds of...
by Stephanie Reed | Aug 5, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Written and Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (2016) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop There is so much to unpack in this gem of a book! Radiant Child is a picture book biography that chronicles the early...
by Stephanie Reed | Jul 7, 2020 | Children's Books About Being Mixed Race, 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
“Daddy Why Am I Brown?: A Healthy Conversation About Skin Color and Family By Bedford Palmer II, Ph.D., Illustrated by Winda Mulyasari (2019) – paperback Amazon Bookshop Recommended ages: 4 to 8 What a wonderful conversation-starter for parents and their...
by Stephanie Reed | Jul 7, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath By Julia Finley Mosca, Illustrated by Daniel Rieley (2017) – hardcover Buy Now What an inspirational, true story about a trailblazing, Black, female doctor! Dr. Bath was the first African American...
by Stephanie Reed | Jul 5, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Black Girl Magic Written by Mia Harris, Illustrated by Tiffany Wilson (2019) – paperback Buy Now This book exudes positivity and self confidence! Along the same vein as Happy Hair and its “boy edition,” Cool Cuts, it does not have a traditional story structure....
