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List: Black History Month PreK
Dream Big, Little One
Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the board book adaptation of the author's Little leaders: bold women in Black history.
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Harriet : My First Harriet Tubman
Little Harriet was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. Though life was hard, Harriet persisted. She used all of her strength and bravery to escape slavery and journey north on the Underground Railroad. Harriet made the dangerous mission back to the South many times, fighting her whole life to bring others with her to freedom.
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I am Every Good Thing
Also available in Overdrive. Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.
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The King of Kindergarten
Also available in Overdrive. Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.
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Rocket Says Look Up!
Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Meteor Showers, hoping especially that her big brother, Jamal, will look up from his phone.
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Me & Mama
For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.
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My Hair is a Garden
Also available in Hoopla. After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults her neighbor, Miss Tillie, who compares hair care with tending her beautiful garden and teaches MacKenzie some techniques. Includes tips for shampooing, conditioning, and protecting black hair, and recipes for hair products.
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All Because You Matter
Also available in Hoopla. A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.
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Hair Love
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.
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Full, Full, Full of Love
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.
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Parker Looks Up : An Extraordinary Moment
This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama, who she thought was a queen. One rainy afternoon, Parker's mother (co-author Jessica Curry) makes the suggestion that they visit the museum, little sister Ava in tow. At the museum, they see Parker's friend Gia and her mother. The three girls dance through the halls of the museum noticing horses, flowers, and feathers in the famous works of art. Just before they leave, Parker notices the portrait of Michelle Obama, stops in her tracks, and that viral photographic moment is born. Parker's thoughts about what she sees when she looks at Michelle Obama are assumed by her expressive gaze, well captured by illustrator Jackson. The reimagined images of the paintings are brilliant. In one, Einstein seems to be looking down on Parker and Gia, who laugh at his "bushy mustache," and ballerinas in "frilly white tutus" step out of the frame to join the girls as they dance down a hall. (The actual titles of the paintings are included in the backmatter.) One illustration shows a diverse group of children engaging in various activities, which invites young readers to imagine a world of possibilities for themselves, the way Parker does.
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Magnificent Homespun Brown : A Celebration
Also available in Hoopla. Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.
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Just Like a Mama
Also available in Overdrive. Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is tender and sweet. She is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. Though Carol Olivia misses her mother and father, Mama Rose becomes her "home." And Carol Olivia concludes that she loves her "just like a mama. "
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We March
Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a historic speech.
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Welcome, Precious
Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life's delights, from "the glistening mystery of soap bubbles" to "the swish of leaves in the breeze."
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Black is a Rainbow Color
A child reflects on the meaning of being black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.
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Please, Baby, Please
A toddler's antics keep his mother busy as she tries to feed him, watch him on the playground, give him a bath, and put him to bed.
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How to Find a Fox
Equipped with a camera and determination, an adventurous little girl tries to track down an elusive red fox, which proves more difficult than she thought.
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Hands Up!
A young girl lifts her hands up in a series of everyday moments before finally raising her hands in resistance at a protest march.
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Princess Hair
Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of their black hair.
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Saturday
Also available in Hoopla. When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
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Thank you, Omu!
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Sun
Sun loves playing soccer but after seeing his brother, Pablo, making art he goes on an adventure with a fox and reconnects with his creative side.
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My Brother Charlie
A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy. Includes authors' note about autism.
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Puppy Truck
Carter gets a truck instead of a much wanted puppy, but he soon discovers his new toy is just as fun and rascally as a pet.
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Shades of Black : A Celebration of our Children
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.
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You Matter
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
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I Got the Rhythm
On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her and begins to move to the beat, finally beginning an impromptu dance in which other children join her.
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Mommy's Khimar
Also available in Hoopla. A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more.
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Looking for Bongo
Also available in Overdrive. "When a boy's abuela accuses him of being careless with his beloved Bongo, he devises a trap and catches the toy thief red-handed"--
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Baby Blessings : A Prayer for the Day you are Born
Celebrates the blessings that parents wish for their newborn babies through a prayer that emphasizes family bonds.
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Honey, I Love, and Other Love Poems
Titles include "I Look Pretty," "Fun," "Riding on the Train," "Harriet Tubman," and "By Myself."
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Lullaby (for a Black Mother) : A Poem
The author's poem about a mother's love for her child is paired with color illustrations.
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Hey Black Child
A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dream big and achieve their goals.
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He's got the Whole World in his Hands
Also available in Hoopla. Illustrated version of the classic children's song, including score and brief source notes.
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