Black Books Galore: Guide to Great African-American Children's Books About Boys (Unbound)

–Jim Trelease, author The Read–Aloud Handbook on Black Books Galore!

These are exciting times for African American children’s literature. Never before have there been so many titles available. Now two of the mothers who founded Black Books Galore!–the nation’s leading organizer of festivals of African American children’s books–and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books share their expert advice on how to find and choose the best African American books in two new fully annotated guides–one featuring boys, one featuring girls–open the door to a wonderful world of reading for children. Discover hundreds of young black heroes, heroines, and positive role models of every age in every category, including board books, story and picture books, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, and more.

Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, these easy–to–use, illustrated reference guides feature:

•Quick, lively descriptions of over 600 books

•Helpful guidelines for parents of girls and parents of boys

•Easy–to–find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator

•Reflections from famous public figures about their favorite childhood books

•Listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover
A Treasury of Hundreds of Books that Help Boys Grow and Flourish

"Images–strong, proud and happy, brave, and now also humorous . . . what a joy it is to see black faces of all shades in our children’s books."–Doug E. Doug, Actor, The Bill Cosby Show

"As a child . . . I wish there had been more books that reflected my world and my interests."–Earl G. Graves, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO, Black Enterprise magazine

How do you know which books are the best for boys at every age? Now, two of the mothers who founded the esteemed Black Books Galore!–the nation’s leading organizer of African American children’s book festivals–and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books, share their expert advice. Let BBG! help you open the door to a wonderful world of reading for the boys in your life.

Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy–to–use, delightfully illustrated reference guide features:

• Quick, lively descriptions of over 350 books
• Hundreds of young black heroes and positive role models
• Reflections from kids, famous authors, illustrators, and public figures about their favorite childhood books
• Easy–to–find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator
• Recommended reading for parents of boys

"This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents’ shelves at home as well as in every school."–Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School, on Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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