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SPOTLIGHT ON........Juvenile Picture Books |
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Celebrate Black History Month with these recommended titles by, for and about African Americans.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Queen of the Scene
Queen Latifah (L. Geringer Books, c2006)
Shelf Number: EASY/LAT
This ruler of the playground has got game. B-ball, stickball, jump rope, soccer—there's nothing she won't try. And watch out, boys, because she's representing all the girls, and the Queen has girl power to the max! |
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Shouting!
Joyce Carol Thomas (Hyperion Books for Children, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/THO
Propelled by gospel music, "shouting" is when people in church get so happy and filled with spirit that they break out in song, stomp their feet, clap their hands, and raise them high. A National Book Award winner and an acclaimed artist present this picture book that shows what happens when the good spirit moves a church congregation. |
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Wind Flyers
Angela Johnson (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/JOH
A bittersweet story about a young boy inspired by his great-great uncle, who was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, an elite squadron of black pilots during World War II. |
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Yo, Jo!
Rachel Isadora (Harcourt, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/ISA
With a fresh, new style, Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Isadora fashions an exuberant intergenerational celebration of language, neighborhoods, and family. |
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