My two little boys, age four and three, love Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban and illustrated by Henry Cole. I secretly wish that I could keep the pages of picture books perfectly crisp and pristine but then I have to tell myself that if that was the case in my house, then nobody would [...]
What happens when you have 27 owls, 10 cats, 11 dogs, 1 pygmy hippo, 8 frogs, 1 gerbil, 6 goldfish, 1 fox, 1 goat, 4 lions, 1 duck, 2 tigers, 1 penguin, 3 armadillos, 2 flamingos, 1 squirrel, 1 bear, 5 gophers, 2 llamas, 2 parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother? You get a very [...]
Yesterday I just reviewed the book My People that was illustrated to a Langston Hughes poem, so why not another one today? The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis is a beautiful book with simply stunning watercolor spreads.
Langston Hughes was just 18 when he composed The Negro Speaks of [...]
I enjoy books that have excellent photography, which is why I was curious about My People by Langston Hughes with photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hughes 1923 poem is a simple one:
The night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people.
The stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people
Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the [...]
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change by Michelle Cook was inspired by the phrase “Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run. Barack an so our children can soar!”
Each spread highlights key figures in African American history including George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, [...]
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