The NorthParan Buzz List: Six Books Every Black Newborn Should Have On the Shelf

I started reading to my first born, Mari, while she was still in the womb fantastic stories by authors like Andrea Pinkney, Vera B. Williams...

– May 23, 2011

The NorthParan.com Book Buzzlist: Black Poetry Books You Should Have On Your Bookshelf

April is National Poetry Month and in honor of our nation’s celebration of prose and its vital place in American culture, NorthParan.com is highlighting some...

– Apr 18, 2011

The NorthParan.com Book BuzzList: Great Books For Black Boys

  When I started MyBrownBaby, I vowed that this website would do its part to help introduce parents to great books for black children, featuring...

– Apr 4, 2011

The NorthParan.com Book Buzzlist: Beauty Books For Black Women

Of course, we’re beautiful. But seeing evidence of this in beauty and fashion magazines and on the runways and other media that proclaims to be...

– Mar 29, 2011

On the MyBrownBaby Bookshelf: Out Of My Mind

By Mari Chiles Out Of My Mind, by Sharon Draper (Atheneum Books) Out Of My Mind is a book about a disabled girl, Melody, who...

– Feb 7, 2011

Help Get Books Into the Hands Of Black Children: Buy One, Give One at NorthParan.com

I’ve loved books forever. I mean, I can remember spending hours tucked away in my room in my childhood home, digging into The Little Princess...

– Jan 31, 2011

With Catastrophe Looming, Lets Hand African American Boys a Book

“In My Mind,” by ZOBEL By NICK CHILES Have you ever spent time in a kindergarten classroom? The kiddies are unbelievably cute, with their bright...

– Nov 15, 2010

We Need More Black Children's Books On Borders's Bookshelves NOW.

My neighborhood Borders was running a children's book drive for a local hospital and since Denene loves the children and books, I offered to purchase...

– Aug 12, 2010

Word(ful) Wednesday: Look At Me…

I’m not really sure if pictures of me as a baby are limited because my parents weren’t big on taking them or because I’M ADOPTED...

– Mar 17, 2010

On The Brown Bookshelf: Me, Mitzi and Our Hotlanta Series!

I simply can not sing enough praises for The Brown Bookshelf, an incredibly rich resource for lovers of children’s books written for and by African...

– Mar 1, 2010
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