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Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Sleeping Cutie by Andrea Davis Pinkney
American Slave, American Hero by Laurence Pringle
The Seeds of Peace ~ Laura Berkeley
I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother ~ Selina Alko
Ella Fitzgerald The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Can You Dance, Dalila? by Virginia Kroll

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The Blacker the Berry ~ Joyce Carol Thomas

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The Blacker the Berry

Written by Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

This is a wonderful collection of poems written by Joyce Carol Thomas. The poems celebrate the beauty found in the many shades of “black.” I absolutely LOVED how artist Floyd Cooper was able to bring Thomas’ words to life with the rich colors of the children presented in the book! Read more >>

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Originally posted on September 26, 2010.

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