Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Appreciation Video for Ellen's Broom Launch Party
Hey Everyone,
This file is too large for my new blog site. So I'm posting my Ellen's Broom launch party appreciation video here for you to check out. Thank you to everyone who shared links, sent notes of encouragement, tweeted, liked, posted comments, attended the launch and purchased copies. I feel so blessed.
Please continue to spread the word about Ellen's Broom and share it with folks you know. Thank you! Your support means a lot.
This file is too large for my new blog site. So I'm posting my Ellen's Broom launch party appreciation video here for you to check out. Thank you to everyone who shared links, sent notes of encouragement, tweeted, liked, posted comments, attended the launch and purchased copies. I feel so blessed.
Please continue to spread the word about Ellen's Broom and share it with folks you know. Thank you! Your support means a lot.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, October 1, 2010
My Blog Has Moved
My blog has a new home. October 5, I'm kicking off my two-week virtual tour there in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Million Man March. There will be interviews, guest posts, notes from kids, giveaways and more. Thank you for your support.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Celebrating Dads
Too often, we just hear stories about dads who aren't there. But there are so many fathers who are. They are teachers, comforters, heroes, friends. They are protectors, motivators, providers. And they're all around us -- even in the world of children's books.
Forget about fairytale perfection. These storybook dads are the real deal - strong black men with individual experiences and concerns but with a shared devotion to their children.
Here are some picture books that celebrate African-American fathers and father figures:
FATHERS
The Bat Bo
y and His Violin (Simon & Schuster), a poignant story of a boy whose father -- coach of a Negro League team - makes him bat boy and comes to appreciate his special musical gift, written by Gavin Curtis, illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
A Day
with Daddy (Teaching Resources), a lyrical look at a boy's weekly visit with his dad, written by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Nicole Tagdell.
Bippity Bop
Barbershop (Little, Brown Young Readers), a touching trip with a boy who braves his first haircut by having his daddy at his side, written by Natasha Tarpley, illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Joe-Joe's Fir
st Flight (Knopf Books for Young Readers), a beautiful tale of how a boy's dream of flying gives wings to his father's - and their town's - hope, written by Natasha Tarpley, illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
FATHER-FIGURES
Your Dad Was Ju
st Like You (Simon & Schuster), a boy's grand-dad tells him stories that help the child understand his father better, written and illustrated by Dolores Johnson.
Forget about fairytale perfection. These storybook dads are the real deal - strong black men with individual experiences and concerns but with a shared devotion to their children.
Here are some picture books that celebrate African-American fathers and father figures:
FATHERS
The Bat Bo
I Drea
m of Trains (Simon & Schuster), an eloquent tale of a boy who dreams of riding the rails with his hero, engineer Casey Jones, and discovers his own father is a hero too, written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Loren Long.
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall (Lee & Low), a collection of poems saluting black fathers, by Javaka Steptoe
. In this moving volume, rising and renowned children's book authors such as Carole Boston Weatherford and Angela Johnson share the many ways fathers touch our lives.
Daddy 
Goes To Work (Little, Brown Young Readers), a sweet tale of a girl accompanying her father to his job and getting a peek at his working world, written by Jabari Asim, illustrated by Aaron Boyd.
A Day
One Millio
n Men and Me (Just Us Books), a special view of the Million Man March through the eyes of a girl who was with her daddy the day black men made history, written by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Peter Ambush.
Bippity Bop
Joe-Joe's Fir
Kevin & His Da
d (Little, Brown Young Readers), a fun day just for the guys, written by Irene Smalls, illustrated by Michael Hays.
FATHER-FIGURES
When I 
Was Little (Just Us Books), a boy and his grand-dad share a nostalgic fishing trip, written by Toyomi Igus, illustrated by Higgins Bond.
My Po
p Pop and Me (Little, Brown Young Readers), a boy spends a sweet day making lemon cake with his grand-dad, written by Irene Smalls, illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson.
Janna 
and the Kings (Lee & Low), a girl learns that even when her grand-dad is gone, his spirit remains, written by Patricia Smith, illustrated by Aaron Boyd.
When I A
m Old with You (Orchard Books), a boy imagines being old with his grand-dad and sharing happy times with him, written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by David Soman.
Your Dad Was Ju
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Recommended Reading
Sometimes months pass before I discover that One Million Men and Me has made a recommended reading list. So I celebrate every time I see it included. I'm grateful to the librarians and teachers who share my book in this special way.
Here are some lists on which it has appeared:
CCBC Choices 2008
http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/34118
New York Public Library's The Struggle for Civil Rights: Books for Children, K-6
http://acorngraphicsnyc.com/pdf/Booklet.pdf
Baltimore County Public Library's African American Kids' Books
http://www.bcpl.info/centers/library/aabooklist.html
Detroit Public Library's 2009 African American Booklist
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/downloads/2009_AABL.pdf
Cincinnati Public Schools: 2009-2010 Suggested Books for Free-Time Reading
http://www.cps-k12.org/Parents/RdgList.pdf
Kent District Library - Recommended Reading Lists for Kids: Celebrate Black History Month!
http://www.kdl.org/categories/752
Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma): Spotlight on . . . Black History Month
http://www.mls.lib.ok.us/mls/mls_spotlighton/africanamerican/black_history_08/PictureBooks/juvenilePictureBooks.pdf
Here are some lists on which it has appeared:
CCBC Choices 2008
http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/34118
New York Public Library's The Struggle for Civil Rights: Books for Children, K-6
http://acorngraphicsnyc.com/pdf/Booklet.pdf
Baltimore County Public Library's African American Kids' Books
http://www.bcpl.info/centers/library/aabooklist.html
Detroit Public Library's 2009 African American Booklist
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/downloads/2009_AABL.pdf
Cincinnati Public Schools: 2009-2010 Suggested Books for Free-Time Reading
http://www.cps-k12.org/Parents/RdgList.pdf
Kent District Library - Recommended Reading Lists for Kids: Celebrate Black History Month!
http://www.kdl.org/categories/752
Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma): Spotlight on . . . Black History Month
http://www.mls.lib.ok.us/mls/mls_spotlighton/africanamerican/black_history_08/PictureBooks/juvenilePictureBooks.pdf
Saturday, May 22, 2010
June Book Club
I hope you and your children enjoyed the books we read for April. Here are the selections for the June book club. Please share what you think in the comments and post a review on Amazon.com. Thanks for your support:
For lower elementary:
Yesterday I Had the Blues by Jeron Frame, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Black Magic by Dinah Johnson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
For upper elementary:
Ruby & the Booker Boys by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
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