My Friend Maya Loves to Dance ~ Cheryl Willis Hudson Posted on May 26, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksMaya is a young girl who loves to dance. Whenever there is music, you are sure to see Maya moving. Read moreMy Friend Maya Loves to Dance ~ Cheryl Willis HudsonCategories: Cheryl Hudson, Dance, Eric Velasquez, Friendship, Girls, Music
Some Kind of Love ~ Traci Dant Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksThis book is a collection of poems celebrating the love of a family and their annual family reunion. Read moreSome Kind of Love ~ Traci DantCategories: Eric Velasquez, Family, Poetry, Traci Dant
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library ~ Carole Boston Weatherford Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksWow! What an inspiring, eye-opening book about the life of bibliophile, Arturo Schomburg! As a child in Puerto Rico … Read moreSchomburg: The Man Who Built a Library ~ Carole Boston WeatherfordCategories: Biographies, Carole Boston Weatherford, Determination, Eric Velasquez, Reading
I, Matthew Henson ~ Carole Boston Weatherford Posted on January 15, 2020 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksThis is a picture biography of North Pole explorer, Matthew Henson. The book tells the story of Henson, from … Read moreI, Matthew Henson ~ Carole Boston WeatherfordCategories: Biographies, Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez, Exploration, Winter
A Sweet Smell of Roses ~ Angela Johnson Posted on June 28, 2017 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" BooksA Sweet Smell of Roses Written by Angela Johnson Illustrated by Eric Velasquez This book is about two young girls … Read moreA Sweet Smell of Roses ~ Angela JohnsonCategories: Angela Johnson, Civil Rights Movement, Eric Velasquez, Freedom, Girls, Martin Luther King Jr.