Nikki Grimes
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
141 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, music ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical Christmas story about animals coming from around the Middle East to visit baby Jesus, bringing their individual gifts and singing him a lullaby"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Together, Grandma and Grandbaby venture into the garden to gather the gentler sounds of nature in their cup of quiet, slowing down and spending a special day together"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
134 pages: color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drwan from the words of ... groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xi, 108 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
170 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices. Caught up with hi fiends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him. But it will. When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice-- Garvey's voice--can be a powerful spark in the dark....
"Capturing...
12) Words with wings
Author
Publisher
WordSong
Publication Date
c2013
Physical Desc
84 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her...until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about...
13) Stronger than
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2026]
Physical Desc
40 (unnumbered) pages : colored illustrations ; 29 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When [Afro-Indigenous eight-year-old] ] Dante struggles with nightmares, his mother believes learning his family's history will help him cope. The roots on both sides of his family tree run deep, with stories of survival through events Dante's mother calls 'daymares.'Taking discovering his heritage into his own hands, Dante finds out hard truths--but also finds a love that shines through generations,and, finally, the strength to sleep through the...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2021]
Publication Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The faucet flows like a waterfall, the bathroom floor is a distant shore, toy boats sail against the waves. An imagination-fueled adventure on the high seas is just what it takes to get little one clean."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A mother wakes up her child whose job is to play, as there is so much to do in a fun-filled day, from dancing in puddles to jumping in leaves.
16) When Daddy prays
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English

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