Christopher Paul Curtis
Christopher Paul Curtis made an outstanding debut in children's literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author ... [... more]
Random House |
James E. Ransome
James E. Ransome's work has appeared in nearly fifty books for children, including The Creation by James Weldon Johnson, a winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and Uncle Jed's Barbershop, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. His most recent ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of many acclaimed picture books and young adult novels. She received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for Let It Shine. Her collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, include Peggony-Po; Sleeping ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Anne Rockwell
Anne Rockwell has been an innovator in children's books for more than 30 years and has written well over 100 books. Gregory Christie's first book, The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children, received a Coretta Scott King Honor for ... [... more]
Random House |
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold is best known for her painted story quilts-art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling. Her first book, Tar Beach, was a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, among ... [... more]
Random House |
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton is an award-winning poet who has written many acclaimed books for children and adults. E.B. Lewis has won two Coretta Scott King Honor awards for his artwork. There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her ... [... more]
Random House |
Treasure Island (1999)
 From Amazon.com: The title of Scott King's Treasure Island doesn't refer to Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate adventure but the San Francisco military base that was home to code breakers and cryptographers in World War II. The 1999 Sundance Jury Prize- [... more]
CDN$49.98
Amazon CA |
No Mirrors in My Nana's House with CD (Audio)
From Amazon.com: "There were no mirrors in my Nana's house / no mirrors in my Nana's house / So the beauty that I saw in everything / the beauty in everything / was in her eyes / like the rising of the sun." So begins the young granddaughter's [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
Bat Boy and His Violin
Story about a time of prejudice and how people change.: Reginald's father is the manager of a baseball team in the Negro league. Reginald would rather play his violin than anything else. His dad signs him up to be a bat boy. Reginald plays his violin for [... more]
CDN$16.15
Amazon CA |
The Skin I'm In
Thumbs up Thumbs Down: In The Skin I'm In we give Maleeka a thumbs up. Maleeka is a girl that is very very smart but she doesn't make smart decisions sometimes. Maleeka tells on Charlese for doing something bad. We liked Maleeka because she has been [... more]
CDN$8.99
Amazon CA |
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
From Amazon.com: The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his [... more]
CDN$40.00
Amazon CA |
Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Excellent book for one and all!: Summary: This is a real life story of a young freed slave girl named Sarah Breedlove who feels inferior to white women because she is not as beautiful. She soon discovers a way to use herbs and oils to create hair [... more]
CDN$7.28
Amazon CA |
