Today, we lead a session at NCTE called Using Black Children’s Literature to Amplify All Student Voices. We’d love for you to join us. The program is from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in Room 352C. Our signing at Blue Willow Bookshop booth #321 follows from 11:30 a.m.-noon.
You can also catch us at these signings throughout the conference:
Friday, November 16
3-3:30 p.m. Kelly Starling Lyons signs Jada Jones: Rock Star @ Penguin Booth #700
4-5 p.m. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich & Audrey Vernick sign Naomis Too at HarperCollins Booth #600
4-5:30 p.m. Tracey Baptiste signs The Jumbies and Rise of the Jumbies @ Workman Booth #237
Saturday, November 17
Kelly Starling Lyons signs Going Down Home with Daddy posters at Peachtree Booth #322
Here’s our book list and links to resources, activities and discussion guides:
Historical Fiction Picture Books:
Light in the Darkness: A Story About How Slaves Learned in Secret by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome
Brick by Brick by Charles R. Smith, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
All Different Now by Angela Johnson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
We March by Shane W. Evans
When Grandmama Sings by Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James E. Ransome
Memphis, Martin & the Mountaintop by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Hope’s Gift by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Don Tate
Ellen’s Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Daniel Minter
Non Fiction Picture Books:
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battles Journey to Alvin Ailey by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Xia Gordon
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas by Gwendolyn Hooks, illustrated by Colin Bootman
Leona Mitchell: Opera Star by Gwendolyn Hooks
Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma Sit-Ins by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, illustrated by Jade Johnson
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate
Contemporary Picture Books:
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie Latour, illustrated by Ken Daley
The Field by Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day by Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Charlotte Riley Webb
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Humorous Middle Grade:
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Show Down by Crystal Allen
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Wall of Fame Game by Crystal Allen
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Mya in the Middle by Crystal Allen
Contemporary Middle Grade:
Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Dyamonde Daniel: Rich by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Akissi: Feline Invasion by Marguerite Abouet
The Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Liccle Bit by Alex Wheatle
8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Two Naomis by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich & Audrey Vernick
Naomis Too by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich & Audrey Vernick
So Done by Paula Chase
You Got This! By Maya Penn
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade & Cheryl Hudson
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Middle Grade Fantasy:
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith
Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
The Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Black Panther: The Young Price by Ronald L. Smith
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
The Dark Fantastic by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass, illustrated by Jerry Ctaft
Contemporary Young Adult:
Pointe by Brandy Colbert
Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert
Calling My Name by Liara Tamani
Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis
Kendra by Coe Booth
The Swoop List: Back That Thing by Stephanie Perry Moore
So Not the Drama by Paula Chase
Don’t Get it Twisted by Paula Chase
Activities, Discussion Guides & Lesson Plans:
All Different Now
http://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/14605/all%20different%20now_cg.pdf
Angel’s Grace
https://traceybaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/angels-grace-readers-guide.pdf
Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day
http://tamekafryerbrown.com/activities/around-our-way/
Crown
http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/02/crown-an-ode-to-the-fresh-cut/
http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/thecurriculumcorner123/wp-content/pdf/reading/bookstudy/crown.pdf
https://www.comprehensionconnection.net/2018/10/teaching-context-clues-with-crown-ode.html
Each Kindness
https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/each-kindness-guide-educators
Hope’s Gift
Jada Jones series
http://www.kellystarlinglyons.com/books/onemillion/documents/JadaJonesDiscussionGuide.pdf
Jumbies: A Field Guide (How to Recognize, Trick and Outmaneuver Them)
https://traceybaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/jumbie-fld-gde-lores.pdf
Light in the Darkness
https://books.disney.com/content/uploads/2013/09/Light_in_Darkness_DG_Æ’.pdf
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood
http://tamekafryerbrown.com/activities/cold-plum-mood/
My Story, My Dance & A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks
Using Compare and Contrast to Encourage Higher Order Thinking Skills: Have students read or read to them the picture book biographies, My Story, My Dance – Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Alley by Lesa Cline-Ransome and A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks by Alice Faye Duncan. Give them time to study the art and the layout of the book.
Lead a brainstorming discussion on how the two books are similar and how they are different. Or this can be a written assignment with students working with a partner or in groups. Sharing the results with the class will allow students to see ideas they didn’t notice themselves.
The Field
https://northsouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Field-Teachers-Guide-2P.pdf
The Jumbies
https://traceybaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/jumbies-reader-guide.pdf
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown
https://texasbluebonnetaward2018.wordpress.com/the-magnificent-mya-tibbs-spirit-week-showdown/
Teaching Fantasy Lesson Plan
https://traceybaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/teaching-fantasy-lesson-plan.pdf
Tiny Stitches
https://www.leeandlow.com/uploads/loaded_document/380/Tiny_Stitches_Teacher_s_Guide_PDF_2017.pdf
Resources:
The Brown Bookshelf
Coretta Scott King Book Award
http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards
Just Us Books
Black Children’s Books and Authors
Helping Kids Rise
https://www.helpingkidsrise.org/
Teaching Tolerance
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment
Social Justice Books
https://socialjusticebooks.org/
African American Literature Book Club
https://aalbc.com/books/children.php
#educolor hashtag on Twitter
@thesweetpeagirls & @booksthroughmyeyes on Instagram
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