Floyd Cooper
22) Grandpa's face
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make that mean face at her.
23) Laura Charlotte
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A mother describes her love for a toy elephant she was given as a child, a gift she has now passed on to her daughter.
Author
Series
Danitra Brown series volume 1
Publisher
Mulberry Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
A little girl introduces her best friend through a collection of thirteen poems.
29) Jaguarundi
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c[1997?]
Language
English
Description
Although the other animals also feel threatened by the encroachment of humans, only Rundi and Coati journey north in search of a safer place to live.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time, outsiders who just happen to be sisters. Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This picture book, by an award-winning sports journalist who knows the Williams family personally, details the sisters' journey from a barely-there tennis court...
33) Tree of hope
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Florrie's daddy used to be a stage actor in Harlem before the Depression forced the Lafayette Theater to close, but he gets a chance to act again when Orson Welles reopens the theater to stage an all-black version of Macbeth.
35) These hands
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.