Tag: Black History Month

• Review: The Faith Of Elijah Cummings (PLUS GIVEAWAY!)

  For the last day of Black History Month, I want to share another picture book biography celebrating the life of an icon of Black History. The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford and Laura Freeman shares the inspiring life story of Elijah Cummings. Beginning with his childhood […]

  Devyn

  February 28, 2022

  Activism, Biography, Black History Month, Black Representation, Civil Rights, Non-Fiction

  Black History Month, Carole Boston Weatherford, children's books, Civil Rights, Elijah Cummings, Equality, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, Laura Freeman, The Faith of Elijah Cummings

• Opening The Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book

  As we enter the second week of Black History Month, I want to share Opening The Road by Keila Dawson with you all. This inspiring picture book biography details Victor Hugo Green’s creation and distribution of The Negro Motorist Green Book, or as most people call it today, The Green Book. In the late 1930’s, […]

  Devyn

  February 8, 2021

  Biography, Black History Month, Black Representation, Non-Fiction, Reviews

  Alleanna Harris, Black History, Black History Month, Black History Month Books, Keila Dawson, Opening The Road, segregation, The Green Book, Victor Hugo Green

• 28 Picture Books For Black History Month

  Today marks the beginning of Black History Month, and I want to share a list of 28 books to read this month (one for every day) that both celebrate and educate about Black History. Black History Month has its roots in America all the way back to 1926, when historian Carter G. Woodson created “Negro […]

  Devyn

  February 1, 2021

  Black History Month, Black Representation, Holidays, Recommendations

  Black History Month, Black History Month Books, children's books, children's nonfiction, inclusive children's books, inclusive kids books, kids books, Nonfiction, picture books