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• When We Say Black Lives Matter

  Clarke, Maxine Beneba

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  "When we know that Black Lives Matter, then darling, we know our worth: that we are precious as every soul whose story has journeyed the earth." Parents share the meaning of the phrase Black Lives Matter with their child in this touching picture…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hey You!

  An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black

  Adeola, Dapo

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  Adeola and 18 other black artists illustrate this introduction of the world to a new child!

• Playtime for Restless Rascals

  Grimes, Nikki

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  Mister Rogers once said "play is the work of children," and Grimes opens her book with this phrasing as we watch a child joyfully get to work!

• Everybody in the Red Brick Building

  Wynter, Anne

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  A lovely storytime book about the noises that keep us up at night, and the ones that put us back to sleep!

• Firebird

  Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird

  Copeland, Misty

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  Misty Copeland was the first African American ballet dancer promoted to principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre. In this book, she inspires a young dancer to follow her dreams just like Misty had.

• Cool Cuts

  Roe, Mechal Renee

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  Black Boy Joy! You love to see it! Highlighting hairstyles from 'fro-hawks to mini-twists!

• Your Name Is a Song

  Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

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  Names are important! Everyone deserves to have their name pronounced correctly. Kora-Jalimuso is frustrated when her teacher says her name wrong, but her mother has just the tip to help everyone learn it.

• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

  Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961-

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  Picture books are awesome and introduce us to the coolest people! This trombone-ist from Kansas City was a child prodigy who played with everyone from Count Basie to Quincy Jones!

• Sugar Pie Lullaby

  the Soul of Motown in a Song of Love

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  The songs of Motown are woven into a beautiful lullaby that also provides historical facts about the artists. Carole Boston Weatherford is always a great bet for books for kids!

• Nigel and the Moon

  Eady, Antwan,

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  Nigel likes to share with the Moon. He shares his thoughts, his dreams and his worries, but sharing himself with the world is harder.