Messy Bessey’s Holidays ~ Patricia & Fredrick McKissack Posted on December 20, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksThis is a rookie reader book about a girl named Bessey and how she bakes holiday cookies to celebrate Christmas, … Read moreMessy Bessey’s Holidays ~ Patricia & Fredrick McKissackCategories: Christmas, Dana Regan, Easy Readers, Food, Fredrick McKissack, Girls, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Patricia McKissack
Messy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight ~ Patricia C. McKissack Posted on May 28, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksBessey gets invited to a slumber party. The girls all have tons of fun, but the next morning everyone leaves...and … Read moreMessy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight ~ Patricia C. McKissackCategories: Birthday, Dana Regan, Easy Readers, Fredrick McKissack, Friendship, Girls, Kindness, Patricia McKissack
The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll ~ Patricia C. McKissack Posted on December 5, 2020 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksLaura Nell only wanted one thing for Christmas, a Baby Betty doll. It was during the depression and her two sisters … Read moreThe All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll ~ Patricia C. McKissackCategories: Christmas, Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack, Siblings, Toys
Stitchin’ and Pullin’ ~ Patricia C. McKissack Posted on July 20, 2019 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksFor hundreds of years, the women of Gee's Bend have quilted together...stitchin' and pullin'. Baby Girl anxiously … Read moreStitchin’ and Pullin’ ~ Patricia C. McKissackCategories: Cozbi A. Cabrera, Freedom, Patricia McKissack, Prejudice, Quilts, Slavery