On The MyBrownBaby Bookshelf: "Testing the Ice." Plus, a New MBB Contest!
Congratulations to the following MyBrownBaby readers winners of “Testing the Ice,” the beautiful new book by Sharon Robinson and illustrator Kadir Nelson. FROM RANDOM.ORGHere are...
Falling On My Knees: How Becoming A Mom Made Me Prayerful
By ZUAQUIS ROSS With all of the advice given to me before becoming a new mommy, no one ever told me about the amount of...
Finding Joy In A Black Boy Who Loves To Read
I didn't mean to offend I promise you this. It's just that he's a sweet boy and incredibly bright and engaging, and really, the book...
The Best Place To Find African American Children's Books And Authors Is Here
Paula Chase-Hyman. Varian Johnson. Don Tate. Kelly Starling Lyons. Carla Sarratt. Black children's book authors, and especially African American parents and any other moms who...
On the MyBrownBaby Bookshelf: Boycott Blues. Plus, A New MBB Contest!
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a NationBy Andrea Pinkney and Brian Pinkney (illustrator)Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins This story begins with shoes.¨This story is all for...
On the MyBrownBaby Bookshelf: Ruby And the Booker Boys. Plus, MBB's First Contest!
Ruby and the Booker Boys: Brand New School, Brave New Ruby by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantly Newton (illustrator) Scholastic Paperbacks Ruby Marigold Booker is...
Read A GOOD Book
In case you missed it, the New York Times ran a perfectly ridiculous story on it's cover yesterday, extolling the virtues of lining our public...