The Nutcracker in Harlem by T. E. McMorrow

The First Day of Winter ~ Denise Fleming

Shante Keys and the New Year's Peas ~ Gail Piernas-Davenport

No Two Snowflakes ~ Sheree Fitch

Twas the Night B'fore Christmas by Melodye Rosales

An Angel Just Like Me ~ Mary Hoffman

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Langston Hughes

Carol of the Brown King ~ Langston Hughes

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" Books

This is a beautifully illustrated compilation of five Nativity poems by Langston Hughes. The five poems included …

Categories: Ashley Bryan, Christmas, Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes, Poetry

My People ~ Langston Hughes

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" Books

This is a beautiful book of faces set to the words of Langston Hughes' poem, "My People." The sepia portraits …

Categories: Charles R. Smith Jr., Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes, Poetry

Langston’s Train Ride ~ Robert Burleigh

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" Books

This historic retelling details the moments on a train crossing the Mississippi River that led to poet Langston …

Categories: Biographies, Langston Hughes, Leonard Jenkins, Poetry, Robert Burleigh, Transportation

Love to Langston ~ Tony Medina

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Jenn @ "Brown Like Me" Books

Love to Langston is a tribute to poet, Langston Hughes. It is a biography of poems written by Tony Medina that …

Categories: Langston Hughes, Poetry, R. Gregory Christie, Tony Medina