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African Americans Civil rights History 20th century African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile literature African Americans Fiction African Americans Juvenile fiction Children's poetry, American Christmas Juvenile films Family life Fiction Hanukkah Hanukkah Juvenile films Kwanzaa Juvenile filmsPinkney, J. Brian
Summary: During his busy day, Kenny gets dressed, fights his fear of the vacuum cleaner, gets a soccer lesson from his sister, and prepares for bed, with his loving family always near.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "Brandon uses his special blanket to help him adapt to a family dynamic changed by the arrival of his new baby brother"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Although he doesn't feel like talking, a young boy responds to questions by drumming on various objects, including a bucket, hat boxes, and garbage cans, echoing the city sounds around him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1994
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Summary: "Good friends Otter and Beaver use water and sticks for very different purposes as they spend time together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PINPinkney, Andrea Davis.
Summary: Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 1993
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Summary: A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1998
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Summary: This charming board book from the New York times best-selling and award-winning duo celebrates sweet baby love with bouncing, rhythmic text and whimsical illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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Summary: Explores the intersecting lives of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson at the historic moment when their joined voices inspired landmark changes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2013
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Summary: "This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.1 PINMontanari, Susan McElroy
Summary: "Follow a little girl as she moves, swings, and grooves her way through her bedtime routine, dancing all the while, until she finally closes her eyes and dances through her dreams"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MONContents: The night before Christmas-- and more classic holiday tales. The night before Christmas / by Clement Clarke Moore, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson -- In the month of Kislev / by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Louise August -- Seven candles for Kwanzaa / by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney -- Too many tamales / by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez -- Max's Christmas / written and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods Studios 2009
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1 available in Sight and Sound Holiday Display, Call number: DVD JUV NIGPinkney, Andrea Davis
Summary: Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B. Little relate their Mississippi family's struggles and triumphs from 1927 to 1968 while struggling as sharecroppers, living under Jim Crow, and fighting for Civil Rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PINPinkney, Andrea Davis.
Summary: Presents the stories of ten African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Jump at the Sun Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 PINSummary: In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. The night before Christmas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve. Seven candles for Kwanzaa: For each new day of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit and children and adults share their thoughts, songs, stories from the past and dreams about the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WINGrimes, Nikki
Summary: A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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Summary: Brimming with love and affirmation, this sweet board book shows bright brown baby girls and little ones everywhere that they can do anything. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this inspirational ode is the perfect way to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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Summary: The New York Times best-selling and award-winning duo present this celebration of Black and Brown babies and the happiness, gentle moments and endless love shared between children and their caregivers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PINCopies Available at East Bay
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Summary: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ELLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ELLINGTON PINPark, Linda Sue
Summary: When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick as they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019