Angela Shelf Medearis

Sylvia Walker

Children pout when the rain begins, but, soon, properly dressed, they enjoy playing outdoors in the rain.

We Play on a Rainy Day

Larry Johnson

Michael Medearis

Daisy, an eight-year-old black girl living in rural Vermont in the 1890s, is given a black doll by her teacher and becomes uncomfortable that her skin is a different color from that of her classmates, until she finds the courage to speak from her heart.

Daisy and the Doll

Charles Shaw

A Black girl describes the hard work and the rewards involved in growing up on a farm during the Depression of the 1930s.

Picking Peas for a Penny

Originally published: New York: Lodestar Books, an affiliate of Dutton Children's Books, 1994.

Dare to Dream

Coretta Scott King

Nicole Tadgell

At bedtime, a young girl enjoys looking out her window and then creates a puppet show with shadows on the wall.

Lights Out!

For use in schools and libraries only. At bedtime, a young girl enjoys looking out her window and then creates a puppet show with shadows on the wall.

Lights Out

Sharie, who considers herself a misfit compared to her pretty sister Sandra, wants to get out of her piano recital and ride a roller coaster.

What Did I Do to Deserve a Sister Like You?

Jacqueline Rogers

A young boy visits a friend who lives in a topsy-turvy house.

We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub

Medearis, Carl

Ten-year-old Sharie and her perfect older sister both take piano lessons, and though her talents lie elsewhere, Sharie cannot make her mother listen.

Introduces the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, and provides information on holiday parties, recipes for African-inspired dishes, instructions for holiday craft projects, and brief biographies of individuals whose lives represent each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

The Seven Days of Kwanzaa

From decorating a tree with 100 ribbons to baking 100 cookies, a class celebrates the 100th day of school with a variety of activities.

The 100th Day of School

With Friends Like These, who Needs Enemies?

Anna Rich

Tells the story of a family that loves music and plays instruments well, except for Annie, but Annie finds her own special gifts.

Annie's Gifts

This year Sharie's mother wants their family to celebrate Kwanzaa. And she has to work on a project with Caitlin, who insists on studying her family's Greek Christmas. Hannah, Sharie's best friend, invites her over for Hanukkah.

Too Many Holidays?

After waiting anxiously for the arrival of snow, children enjoy it by making snow angels, throwing snowballs, and riding their sleds.

Here Comes the Snow

When they are given the task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa, in a story with information on Kwanzaa and African weaving. Reprint.

A Kwanzaa Story

Seven Spools of Thread

To win a $5000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight and when he meets a very hungry ghost, he gets more than he had expected.

The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam

A West African tale where one of the yams a farmer is gathering starts to talk to him.

Too Much Talk

The science fair trophy is missing and Cameron and his friends only have until Friday to find it.

The Case of the Missing Trophy

While going on a picnic together, Herbert Hippo teases Tess Tiger about all of the things she has brought along, until he learns just how important they can be.

Angela Shelf Medearis

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