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Power Up!Seth Fishman (A) and Isabel Greenberg (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Focus On Human Energy and Science – 2019)
The companion to the popular and award-winning A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars.
This captivating and educational picture book from Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg introduces young readers…
$17.99
The African OrchestraWendy Hartmann (A) and Joan Rankin (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Captures Natures Magic Vibe – 2017)
A magical journey that celebrates the African sounds of nature. In the beginning, when all things began, these were the sounds which were music to man. Cicadas, crickets, beetles and frogs Seedpods, cocoons, hollowed…
$17.95
My Papi Has A MotorcycleIsabel Quintero (A)and Zeke Pena (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Father and Daughter Enjoy The Day -2019)
A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi…
$18.99
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible JourneyDoug Kuntz (A) and Amy Shrodes (A) and Sue Cornelison (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – A Story About Compassion – 2017)
This heartwarming true story of one lost cat’s journey to be reunited with his refugee family gently introduces children to a difficult topic and shows how ordinary people can help with…
$17.99
Always AnjaliSheetal Sheth (A) and Jessica Blank (ILT)
List Price: $1995 (Hardcover – Two Cultures and A Girls Name – 2018)
Anjali and her friends are excited to get matching personalized license plates for their bikes. But Anjali can’t find her name. To make matters worse, she gets bullied for her “different” name,…
$19.95
London Map Jigsaw Puzzle With FREE Map
Patrick Adom (Creator and Founder)
List Price: $23.00 (Jig Saw Puzzle – London – 2021)
Puzzles are really great way for you and your family to bond with children. The 100 Piece LONDON Map Puzzle is definitely something that can be enjoyed by…
$23.00
The Feelings BookTodd Parr (A) and (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Feelings and Moods – 2005)
Sometimes I feel silly.
Sometimes I feel like eating pizza for breakfast.
Sometimes I feel brave.
Sometimes I feel like trying something new…
The Feelings Book vibrantly illustrates the wide range of moods we all experience.…
$8.99
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry TurnerJanice N. Harrington (A) and Theodore Taylor lll
List Price: $18.50 (Hardcover – First Black Entomologist – 2019)
Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way home? Can bugs see color? All of these questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner’s mind. As the first Black entomologist, he was fascinated by plants and…
$18.99
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black CitiesAndrea M. Perry (A)
List Price: $24.99 (Hardcover – Personal and Real Assets, Value and Empowerment – 2020)
The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities has had very real, far-reaching, and negative economic and social effects. An enduring white supremacist myth claims brutal conditions in Black communities are mainly the result…
Original price was: $24.99.$22.99Current price is: $22.99.
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the PresentHarriet A. Washington (A)
List Price: $17.95 (Paperback – Reveals Medical Mistreatment of Black People – 2007)
The first full history of Black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment. No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read…
$18.95
The Truth’s We Hold (Young Readers Edition)Vice President Elect – Kamala Harris (A)
List Price: $10.99 (Kamala Harris’s Memoir – 2020)
Now adapted for young readers, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life.
With her election to the vice presidency, her election to the U.S. Senate, and her position as…
$10.99
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & TruthWade Hudson (A) and Cheryl Willis Hudson (A)
List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – 30 Celebrated Voices Advise Today’s Youth – 2020)
This powerful collection of short stories, essays, and poems is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and advocates for change.
Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and…
Original price was: $16.99.$12.99Current price is: $12.99.
Speaking With Spirit!Ra Sekhi Arts Temple (A)
Speaking with Spirit is a collection of sacred words. The utterances of many millennium have been compiled for the reader from across the waters of the ancient and classic writings of Ancient Kemet (Egypt) and West…
$18.95
Brown Girls Coloring BookCi Ci Caver (A and ILT)
List Price: $10.99 (Paperback – Brown Girls Coloring Book – 2019)
This Amazing Coloring Book combines Girls Fashion with Affirmations to promote Confidence & Creativity. This Coloring Book gives brown girls the ability to express themselves while using their unique style and creativity. (47 pgs) All…
$11.99
Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic NeighborhoodTake a walk through Harlem’s Sugar Hill and meet all the amazing people who made this neighborhood legendary.
With upbeat rhyming, read-aloud text, Sugar Hill celebrates the Harlem neighborhood that successful African Americans first called home during the 1920s. Children raised in Sugar Hill not only looked up to these achievers but also experienced art…
$17.99
Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar ScientistsAndrea Beauty (A) and David Roberts (ILT)
List Price: $14.99 (Paperback – Activity Book / Science – 2018)
For curious young minds who ask why? how? what? when? and then why? again and again, the bestselling team behind Ada Twist, Scientist has developed a STEM project book based on the beloved character. Ada herself will…
$14.99
A Promised LandBarack Obama (A)
List Price: $45.00 (Hardcover – Biography -President Barack Obama -2020)
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable…
$45.00
Where Are We From?Yamile Saied Mendez (A) and Jaime Kim (ILT)
List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover- Father and Daughter/ Seek Their Origins – 2019)
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book…
$19.99
Amazing Ancients!: EgyptGabby Vernon Meltzer (A) and DGPH Studios (ILT)
List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Facts and Activities on Egypt – 2019)
The first title in an all-new activity book series focuses on life in ancient Egypt.
Fourteen fabulous spreads of lively nonfiction topics like geography, games, daily life, customs and rituals, inventions and…
$11.99
Caste (Oprah’s Book Club): The Origins of Our DiscontentsIsabel Wilkerson ( A)
List Price: $32.00 (Hardcover – America’s Hidden Caste System – 2020)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York…
$32.00
Li’l Rabbit’s KwanzaaShane Evans (A) and (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Kwanzaa Celebration – 2010)
Share this Kwanzaa story with your family or in the classroom. “Very bright, playful, textured pictures capture the spirit of community that is the essence of the holiday. The two final pages about ‘The Nguzo Saba––The…
Original price was: $17.99.$15.99Current price is: $15.99.
We Are GratefulTraci Sorrel (A) and Frane Lessace (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Expresses Community and Gratitude – 2018)
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is…
$17.99
Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s WorldSam Chege (A)
List Price: $22.99 (Hardcover – African Proverbs / Offering Knowledge and Wisdom – 2019)
Following the success of the mega bestselling Black Pearls, a collection of 365 African proverbs that illuminate the secret to peace and joy; and inspire the words of Cudjo Lewis in Zora Neale Hurston’s<span…
$22.99
7 Secrets to Investing Like Warren BuffettMary Buffett (A) and Sean Seah (A)
List Price: $17.00 (Paperback – Business / Investing – 2019)
A clear, simple, and complete guide for beginning investors from bestselling author Mary Buffett and Sean Seah that explains Warren Buffett’s techniques of Value Investing and his proven strategies to ensure long-term success.
For twelve…
Original price was: $17.00.$16.00Current price is: $16.00.
The Desert Is My Mother / El desierto es mi madre (English and Spanish Edition)Pat Mora (A) and Daniel Lechon (ILT)
List Price: $9.95 (Paperback – Mother and Nature – 1994)
The first bilingual picture book published under the Pinata Books imprint in 1994, The Desert Is My Mother introduces the partnership of an award-winning poet and a prize-winning painter to create a beautiful poetic and artistic rendition…
$9.95
One Of A KindChris Gorman (A and ILT)
List Price: $17.99. (Hardcover – Finding One Self – 2018)
Bold, graphic art by indie rocker Chris Gorman of Belly captures the thrill and challenges of marching to your own beat.
Meet a pogo-dancing, punk-rock-loving kid who loves to express himself in his own unique way. His…
$17.99
Deep in the SaharaKelly Cunnane (A) and Hoda Hadadi (ILT)
List Price $8.99 (Paperback – An Islamic Story – 2018)
“Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism: a wonderful combination,” declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.
Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than…
$8.99
The Name JarYangsook Choi (A and ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – New School / Friendship – 2003)
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce…
$8.99
Jazz Band Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
DD Ike Jazz Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long…
$18.00
African Masks Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)
African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
Abstract African Masks Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our…
$18.00
Harriet Tubman Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
Harriet Tubman Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our puzzles are created with…
Original price was: $18.00.$17.00Current price is: $17.00.
Praises Go Up Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
“Giving Praise” Dancers Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our puzzles are created…
$18.00
23 WAYS TO BE A GREAT ARTIST: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CREATING ARTWORK INSPIRED BY FAMOUS MASTERPIECESJennifer McCully (A)
List Price: $14.95 (Paperback – Step By Step Guide – 2015)
The book is packed full of step-by-step projects for crafty kids eager to discover the secrets to creating a masterpiece. Paint like Jackson Pollock, sculpt like Henry Moore, and make paper cut-outs like Matisse! With a mixture of simple…
$14.95
$11.95
I Am Perfectly DesignedKaramo Brown (A) and Jason “Rachel” Brown (A) and Anoosha Syed (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover- Family / Self Esteem – 2019)
I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix’s hit series Queer Eye, and…
$18.99
AbuelaArthur Dorros(A) and Elisa Kleven (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Grandmother / Adventure – 1997)
A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents’ Choice Award!
<span…
$8.99
The Real Story of Stone SoupYing Chang Compestine (A) and Stephane Jorisch (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover- Asian Traditional Soup – 2007)
A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. One day he scolds the “lazy boys” for forgetting to provide lunch. “Don’t worry,” they say. “We…
$17.99
BeautifulStacy McAnulty (A) and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (ILT)
List Price: $17.95 (Hardcover – Self Esteem / Girls – 2016)
Every girl is unique, talented, and lovable. . . .Every girl is BEAUTIFUL.
Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering…
$17.95
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin(A and ILT)
List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Two Cousins with Different Lives/ Bilingual / Family – 2010)
Two cousins—one in the United States and one in Mexico—learn their lives aren’t so different…
$18.99
The Big Bed(A) and Tom Knight (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Family – 2018)
From Bunmi Laditan, the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn’t…
$18.99
All the Colors of the Earth(A and ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Friendship / Ethnic Diversity / Self-Esteem – 1999)
Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love—not…
$8.99
Clubhouse Mysteries #6: Stars and Sparks on StageSharon M. Draper (A) Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)
List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Stars on Stage – 2012)
The Clubhouse kids compete for a big prize—and make some creative moves—in this repackaged and talent-filled tale from bestselling author Sharon Draper.
Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they’re going…
$6.99
Idia of the Benin Kingdom: Coloring and Activity BookEkiuwa Aire (A)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 2020)
Idia of the Benin Kingdom | Diverse Coloring Activity Book For Kids | Ages 4-8
Treat your little one to a uniquely creative way to learn all about the African Kingdom of Benin with this coloring and activity book…
$8.99
AfricanPeter Tosh (A) and Rachel Moss (ILT)
List Price: $17.95 (Hardcover – African / Song Lyric – 2020)
A beautiful children’s picture book featuring the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s global classic celebrating children of African descent.
So don’t care where you come from
As long as you’re a black man, you’re an African
No mind…
$17.95
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol: BilingualMonica Brown (A) and Rudy Gutierrez (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Soccer Sports Star – 2008)
This acclaimed bilingual children’s book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and…
$18.99
Going Down Home with DaddyKelly Starling Lyons (A) and Daniel Minter (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Family / Heritage – 2019)
A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy’s annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich…
$17.99
Crack the Code!: Activities, Games, and Puzzles That Reveal the World of CodingSarah Hutt (A) and Brenna Vaughan (ILT)
List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Activity Book – Girls Who Coding – 2018)
Use coding to make your dreams come true in this fun-filled activity book published in partnership with the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code!
You might not realize it, but coding is everywhere–not…
Original price was: $12.99.$10.99Current price is: $10.99.
IDIA of the Benin KingdomEkiuwua Aire (A) and Alina Shabelnyk (ILT)
List Price $24.99 (Hardcover – Africa / Queen IDIA of Benin – 2020)
Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin. Discover the journey…
$24.99
Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa into the Twenty-First CenturyThis collectible book by distinguished public historian Velma Maia Thomas offers an intimate look at black history in America with exclusive accounts, photographs, and interactive and removable artifacts.
Presented in three parts—Lest We Forget, Freedom’s Children, and We Shall Not Be Moved—the history comes to life…
$40.00
Raising White KidssJennifer Harvey (A)
List Price: $19.99 (Paperback – Raising Children / Anti- Racism – 2019)
This New York Times best-selling book is a guide for families, educators, and communities to raise their children to be able and active anti-racist allies.
With a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<span…
$19.99
Power Up!Seth Fishman (A) and Isabel Greenberg (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Focus On Human Energy and Science – 2019)
The companion to the popular and award-winning A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars.
This captivating and educational picture book from Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg introduces young readers…
$17.99
The African OrchestraWendy Hartmann (A) and Joan Rankin (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Captures Natures Magic Vibe – 2017)
A magical journey that celebrates the African sounds of nature. In the beginning, when all things began, these were the sounds which were music to man. Cicadas, crickets, beetles and frogs Seedpods, cocoons, hollowed…
$17.95
My Papi Has A MotorcycleIsabel Quintero (A)and Zeke Pena (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Father and Daughter Enjoy The Day -2019)
A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi…
$18.99
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible JourneyDoug Kuntz (A) and Amy Shrodes (A) and Sue Cornelison (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – A Story About Compassion – 2017)
This heartwarming true story of one lost cat’s journey to be reunited with his refugee family gently introduces children to a difficult topic and shows how ordinary people can help with…
$17.99
Always AnjaliSheetal Sheth (A) and Jessica Blank (ILT)
List Price: $1995 (Hardcover – Two Cultures and A Girls Name – 2018)
Anjali and her friends are excited to get matching personalized license plates for their bikes. But Anjali can’t find her name. To make matters worse, she gets bullied for her “different” name,…
$19.95
London Map Jigsaw Puzzle With FREE Map
Patrick Adom (Creator and Founder)
List Price: $23.00 (Jig Saw Puzzle – London – 2021)
Puzzles are really great way for you and your family to bond with children. The 100 Piece LONDON Map Puzzle is definitely something that can be enjoyed by…
$23.00
The Feelings BookTodd Parr (A) and (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Feelings and Moods – 2005)
Sometimes I feel silly.
Sometimes I feel like eating pizza for breakfast.
Sometimes I feel brave.
Sometimes I feel like trying something new…
The Feelings Book vibrantly illustrates the wide range of moods we all experience.…
$8.99
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry TurnerJanice N. Harrington (A) and Theodore Taylor lll
List Price: $18.50 (Hardcover – First Black Entomologist – 2019)
Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way home? Can bugs see color? All of these questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner’s mind. As the first Black entomologist, he was fascinated by plants and…
$18.99
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black CitiesAndrea M. Perry (A)
List Price: $24.99 (Hardcover – Personal and Real Assets, Value and Empowerment – 2020)
The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities has had very real, far-reaching, and negative economic and social effects. An enduring white supremacist myth claims brutal conditions in Black communities are mainly the result…
Original price was: $24.99.$22.99Current price is: $22.99.
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the PresentHarriet A. Washington (A)
List Price: $17.95 (Paperback – Reveals Medical Mistreatment of Black People – 2007)
The first full history of Black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment. No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read…
$18.95
The Truth’s We Hold (Young Readers Edition)Vice President Elect – Kamala Harris (A)
List Price: $10.99 (Kamala Harris’s Memoir – 2020)
Now adapted for young readers, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life.
With her election to the vice presidency, her election to the U.S. Senate, and her position as…
$10.99
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & TruthWade Hudson (A) and Cheryl Willis Hudson (A)
List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – 30 Celebrated Voices Advise Today’s Youth – 2020)
This powerful collection of short stories, essays, and poems is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and advocates for change.
Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and…
Original price was: $16.99.$12.99Current price is: $12.99.
Speaking With Spirit!Ra Sekhi Arts Temple (A)
Speaking with Spirit is a collection of sacred words. The utterances of many millennium have been compiled for the reader from across the waters of the ancient and classic writings of Ancient Kemet (Egypt) and West…
$18.95
Brown Girls Coloring BookCi Ci Caver (A and ILT)
List Price: $10.99 (Paperback – Brown Girls Coloring Book – 2019)
This Amazing Coloring Book combines Girls Fashion with Affirmations to promote Confidence & Creativity. This Coloring Book gives brown girls the ability to express themselves while using their unique style and creativity. (47 pgs) All…
$11.99
Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic NeighborhoodTake a walk through Harlem’s Sugar Hill and meet all the amazing people who made this neighborhood legendary.
With upbeat rhyming, read-aloud text, Sugar Hill celebrates the Harlem neighborhood that successful African Americans first called home during the 1920s. Children raised in Sugar Hill not only looked up to these achievers but also experienced art…
$17.99
Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar ScientistsAndrea Beauty (A) and David Roberts (ILT)
List Price: $14.99 (Paperback – Activity Book / Science – 2018)
For curious young minds who ask why? how? what? when? and then why? again and again, the bestselling team behind Ada Twist, Scientist has developed a STEM project book based on the beloved character. Ada herself will…
$14.99
A Promised LandBarack Obama (A)
List Price: $45.00 (Hardcover – Biography -President Barack Obama -2020)
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable…
$45.00
Where Are We From?Yamile Saied Mendez (A) and Jaime Kim (ILT)
List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover- Father and Daughter/ Seek Their Origins – 2019)
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book…
$19.99
Amazing Ancients!: EgyptGabby Vernon Meltzer (A) and DGPH Studios (ILT)
List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Facts and Activities on Egypt – 2019)
The first title in an all-new activity book series focuses on life in ancient Egypt.
Fourteen fabulous spreads of lively nonfiction topics like geography, games, daily life, customs and rituals, inventions and…
$11.99
Caste (Oprah’s Book Club): The Origins of Our DiscontentsIsabel Wilkerson ( A)
List Price: $32.00 (Hardcover – America’s Hidden Caste System – 2020)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • “An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far.”—Dwight Garner, The New York…
$32.00
Li’l Rabbit’s KwanzaaShane Evans (A) and (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Kwanzaa Celebration – 2010)
Share this Kwanzaa story with your family or in the classroom. “Very bright, playful, textured pictures capture the spirit of community that is the essence of the holiday. The two final pages about ‘The Nguzo Saba––The…
Original price was: $17.99.$15.99Current price is: $15.99.
We Are GratefulTraci Sorrel (A) and Frane Lessace (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Expresses Community and Gratitude – 2018)
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is…
$17.99
Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s WorldSam Chege (A)
List Price: $22.99 (Hardcover – African Proverbs / Offering Knowledge and Wisdom – 2019)
Following the success of the mega bestselling Black Pearls, a collection of 365 African proverbs that illuminate the secret to peace and joy; and inspire the words of Cudjo Lewis in Zora Neale Hurston’s<span…
$22.99
7 Secrets to Investing Like Warren BuffettMary Buffett (A) and Sean Seah (A)
List Price: $17.00 (Paperback – Business / Investing – 2019)
A clear, simple, and complete guide for beginning investors from bestselling author Mary Buffett and Sean Seah that explains Warren Buffett’s techniques of Value Investing and his proven strategies to ensure long-term success.
For twelve…
Original price was: $17.00.$16.00Current price is: $16.00.
The Desert Is My Mother / El desierto es mi madre (English and Spanish Edition)Pat Mora (A) and Daniel Lechon (ILT)
List Price: $9.95 (Paperback – Mother and Nature – 1994)
The first bilingual picture book published under the Pinata Books imprint in 1994, The Desert Is My Mother introduces the partnership of an award-winning poet and a prize-winning painter to create a beautiful poetic and artistic rendition…
$9.95
One Of A KindChris Gorman (A and ILT)
List Price: $17.99. (Hardcover – Finding One Self – 2018)
Bold, graphic art by indie rocker Chris Gorman of Belly captures the thrill and challenges of marching to your own beat.
Meet a pogo-dancing, punk-rock-loving kid who loves to express himself in his own unique way. His…
$17.99
Deep in the SaharaKelly Cunnane (A) and Hoda Hadadi (ILT)
List Price $8.99 (Paperback – An Islamic Story – 2018)
“Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism: a wonderful combination,” declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.
Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than…
$8.99
The Name JarYangsook Choi (A and ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – New School / Friendship – 2003)
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce…
$8.99
Jazz Band Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
DD Ike Jazz Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long…
$18.00
African Masks Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)
African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
Abstract African Masks Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our…
$18.00
Harriet Tubman Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
Harriet Tubman Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our puzzles are created with…
Original price was: $18.00.$17.00Current price is: $17.00.
Praises Go Up Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces)African American Expressions
List Price: $18.00 (Puzzle – 500 pieces – 2020)
“Giving Praise” Dancers Jigsaw Puzzle
African American Expressions™ proudly presents a collection of quality puzzles, perfect for an afternoon of family fun or simply to relax after a long day. Our puzzles are created…
$18.00
23 WAYS TO BE A GREAT ARTIST: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CREATING ARTWORK INSPIRED BY FAMOUS MASTERPIECESJennifer McCully (A)
List Price: $14.95 (Paperback – Step By Step Guide – 2015)
The book is packed full of step-by-step projects for crafty kids eager to discover the secrets to creating a masterpiece. Paint like Jackson Pollock, sculpt like Henry Moore, and make paper cut-outs like Matisse! With a mixture of simple…
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I Am Perfectly DesignedKaramo Brown (A) and Jason “Rachel” Brown (A) and Anoosha Syed (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover- Family / Self Esteem – 2019)
I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix’s hit series Queer Eye, and…
$18.99
AbuelaArthur Dorros(A) and Elisa Kleven (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Grandmother / Adventure – 1997)
A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents’ Choice Award!
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The Real Story of Stone SoupYing Chang Compestine (A) and Stephane Jorisch (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover- Asian Traditional Soup – 2007)
A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. One day he scolds the “lazy boys” for forgetting to provide lunch. “Don’t worry,” they say. “We…
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BeautifulStacy McAnulty (A) and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (ILT)
List Price: $17.95 (Hardcover – Self Esteem / Girls – 2016)
Every girl is unique, talented, and lovable. . . .Every girl is BEAUTIFUL.
Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering…
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Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin(A and ILT)
List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Two Cousins with Different Lives/ Bilingual / Family – 2010)
Two cousins—one in the United States and one in Mexico—learn their lives aren’t so different…
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The Big Bed(A) and Tom Knight (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Family – 2018)
From Bunmi Laditan, the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn’t…
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All the Colors of the Earth(A and ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Friendship / Ethnic Diversity / Self-Esteem – 1999)
Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love—not…
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Clubhouse Mysteries #6: Stars and Sparks on StageSharon M. Draper (A) Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)
List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Stars on Stage – 2012)
The Clubhouse kids compete for a big prize—and make some creative moves—in this repackaged and talent-filled tale from bestselling author Sharon Draper.
Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they’re going…
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Idia of the Benin Kingdom: Coloring and Activity BookEkiuwa Aire (A)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 2020)
Idia of the Benin Kingdom | Diverse Coloring Activity Book For Kids | Ages 4-8
Treat your little one to a uniquely creative way to learn all about the African Kingdom of Benin with this coloring and activity book…
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AfricanPeter Tosh (A) and Rachel Moss (ILT)
List Price: $17.95 (Hardcover – African / Song Lyric – 2020)
A beautiful children’s picture book featuring the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s global classic celebrating children of African descent.
So don’t care where you come from
As long as you’re a black man, you’re an African
No mind…
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Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol: BilingualMonica Brown (A) and Rudy Gutierrez (ILT)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Soccer Sports Star – 2008)
This acclaimed bilingual children’s book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and…
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Going Down Home with DaddyKelly Starling Lyons (A) and Daniel Minter (ILT)
List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Family / Heritage – 2019)
A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy’s annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich…
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Crack the Code!: Activities, Games, and Puzzles That Reveal the World of CodingSarah Hutt (A) and Brenna Vaughan (ILT)
List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Activity Book – Girls Who Coding – 2018)
Use coding to make your dreams come true in this fun-filled activity book published in partnership with the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code!
You might not realize it, but coding is everywhere–not…
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IDIA of the Benin KingdomEkiuwua Aire (A) and Alina Shabelnyk (ILT)
List Price $24.99 (Hardcover – Africa / Queen IDIA of Benin – 2020)
Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin. Discover the journey…
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Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa into the Twenty-First CenturyThis collectible book by distinguished public historian Velma Maia Thomas offers an intimate look at black history in America with exclusive accounts, photographs, and interactive and removable artifacts.
Presented in three parts—Lest We Forget, Freedom’s Children, and We Shall Not Be Moved—the history comes to life…
$40.00
Raising White KidssJennifer Harvey (A)
List Price: $19.99 (Paperback – Raising Children / Anti- Racism – 2019)
This New York Times best-selling book is a guide for families, educators, and communities to raise their children to be able and active anti-racist allies.
With a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids<span…
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Read to your Kids early, and watch their minds grow.
Baby-3 and Pre-School
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Hello, Beautiful You!Andrea Pinkney (A) and Brain Pinkney (ILT)
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The ABCs Of Black Wall Street (Book)Get ready for the ride of your life, as The ABCs of Black Wall Street takes readers on a front-row, all-inclusive tour.
The ABCs of Black Wall Street Coloring Book takes readers on a nostalgic trip through the heart of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District. From Madam C.J. Walker and O.W. Gurley, to Williams…
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The ABC’s Of HBCU’S (Book)Get ready for the ride of your life, as The ABCs of Black Wall Street takes readers on a front-row, all-inclusive tour of Historically Black Colleges & Universities.
The ABCs of Black Wall Street Coloring Book takes readers on a nostalgic trip through the heart of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District. From Madam…
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One LoveAdapted from one of Bob Marley most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation.
Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for…
$17.99
Ages 4-8 and Grades K-3
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Child of the Civil Rights MovementPaula Young Shelton (A) and Ralu Colo (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – African American History / Civil Rights Era – 2009)
Two parents decide to return with their three daughters to the Deep South during the time of the Freedom Riders, the early 1960s, returning to Georgia…
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Chocolate Me!Taye Diggs (A) Shane Evans (ILT)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Identity / Skin Color / Self Acceptance / Self-Esteem / Teasing – 2011)
The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like…
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Coretta ScottKadir Nelson (A) and Ntozake Shange (ILT)
List Price $17.99 (Hardcover – African American History / Civil Rights Leader – 2009)
Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta knew, too well, the unfairness of life in the segregated south.
A yearning for equality began to grow.
Together with Martin…
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Drumbeat in Our FeetPatricia A. Keeler (A and ILT) and Jíulio Leitaio (A)
List Price: $10.95 (Paperback- African Dance / History / Rituals – 2006)
Come along as we explore the fascinating origins of African dance, as rich and diverse as the continent itself. Discover unique rituals, colorful costumes, and…
$10.95
Feast for 10Cathyrn Falwell (A) and (ILT)
List Price: $9.99 (Paperback / Family / Counting – 2003)
In this rhyming counting book, an African-American mother and her children shop for and prepare a festive family dinner. At the supermarket, the count begins with one grocery cart and ends with ten hands helping to load the…
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Freedoms a- Callin MeNtozake Shange (A) and Rod Brown (ILT)
List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – History / Slavery / Underground Railroad / Freedom Stories – 2012)
Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and artist Rod Brown reimagine the journeys of the brave men and women who made their way to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Fleeing on the…
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Shop the Best Reads at Our Children’s Bookstore
“With over 25 years in business, we’ve built strong partnerships with publishers and distributors—one of the many valuable benefits we’re able to offer our customers.”
We are enthusiastic about the upcoming school year and are committed to expanding our collection with a wide range of popular titles. At present, our online inventory includes more than 1,300 books, with an additional 3,000 titles in our database, the majority of which align with Core Curriculum Standards. Our high-quality books are sure to capture their attention, stir the imagination and engage students to want to read.
Ashay By The Bay is the #1 Black Children’s Bookstore, aka The Largest Selection of African American and Multi-Cultural Children’s Bookstore. Our hand-picked selection includes 49 collections of diverse and inclusive stories that ignite young minds and foster a love for reading at an early age. From picture books to children’s novels, our bookstore has something for every age and interest.
With over 25 years in business, we’ve built strong partnerships with publishers and distributors—and that has been an added value for our customers. We are enthusiastic about the new school year and we are committed to continue bringing you the best high quality books that educate and empower children.

Ages 9-12 and Grades 4-5
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The Boy Who Harnessed The WindWilliam Kamkwamba (A) and Bryan Mealer (A)
List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover) – Malawi / Young Inventor – 2014)
The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback!
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba’s tiny village…
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Ninth WardJewell Parker Rhodes (A)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Family / Katrina Tragedy / Survival – 2012)
Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. But what she…
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Paul Robeson for BeginnersPaul Von Blum (A) and Elizabeth Von Notias & Ramsess (ILT)
List Price:$16.99 (Paperback – Biography / Activist / Singer/ Actor / Athlete – 2013)
Paul Robeson, despite being one of the greatest Renaissance figures in American history, still remains in relative anonymity. An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist,…
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President of the Whole Fifth GradeSherri Winston (A)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Friendship and Politics – 2012)
When Brianna Justice’s hero, the famous celebrity chef Miss Delicious, speaks at her school and traces her own success back to being president of her fifth grade class, Brianna determines she must do the same. She just knows that becoming…
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?April Jones Prince (A) and Robert Squier (ILT)
List Price: $5.99 (Paperback – Biography / Abolitionist / Orator – 2014)
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom–and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage.…
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Zahrah The WindseekerNnedi Okorafor-Mbachu (A)
List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Fantasy / Futuristic Africa / Friendship – 2008)
In the Ooni Kingdom, children born dada—with vines growing in their hair—are rumored to have special powers. Zahrah Tsami doesn’t know anything about that. She feels normal. Others think she’s different—they fear her. Only Dari, her best…
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