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Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
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Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Two Problems for Sophia by Jim Averbeck
The New Small Person by Lauren Child
The Creation by James Weldon Johnson

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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children ~ Sandra L. Pinkney

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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children

Written by Sandra L. Pinkney
Photography by Myles C. Pinkney

My kids really enjoyed this book. They loved seeing other children that look like them. The book instills a sense of pride in the beauty of all African-American children. I love the metaphors used to describe all of the differences in skin color, hair texture, and eye color:

“I am the midnight blue in a licorice stick”
“My hair is the soft puffs in a cotton ball”
“My eyes are”…”the shimmering glow of ebony in an onyx”
 

This is a wonderful book and the photographs are very vibrant and beautiful! We loved seeing all of the shades of black!!! Read more >>

Buy the Book: Shades of Black

Originally posted on October 5, 2010.

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