ART, DANCE, MUSIC AND POETRY

Whoppi Goldberg (A) and Deborah Underwood (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Dance / Ballet / Stage Fright)

The first book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations!

Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to…

Nikki Giovanni (A) and Ashley Bryan (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Poetry / The Importance of Being Loved – 2018)

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.

There is nothing more important to a child than to feel…

Ty rocks out with friends in this new book in the Geisel Honor–winning series!

Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Showtime, a My First I Can Read story by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. Music, imagination, and play are highlighted, making this perfect for sharing…

Debbie Allen (A) and Kadir Nelson (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Dancing – 1999)

This modern fable by actress-producer Debbie Allen is a hip retelling of the classic tale of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Reverend Knight is at his wits end. Why are his twelve sons shoes worn to thread…

Debbie Allen (A) and Kadir Nelson (ILT)

List Price:$8.99 (Paperback – Performance / Dancing – 2000)

Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream of becoming a star ballerina. So for now she just dancing in the wings, watching…

Andrea Davis Pinkney (A) and Brian Pinkney (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Performance /Composer / Jazz – 2006)

A swinging, vibrant picture book about America’s greatest jazz composer, Duke Ellington. By the award-winning duo Andrea and Brian Pinkney. (32 pgs) Ages 4-8

• Grade Level: Kindergarten – 4
• Product Dimensions: 8.5…

Ntozake Shange (A) and Kadir Nelson (A) and (ILT) 

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family / Duke Ellington / Harlem Renaissance Legends – 2004)

In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered…

Kadir Nelson (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Family Spending Quality Time / Father/ Son – 2008)

What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson. Through sublime…

Eloise Greenfield (A) and Leo and Diane Dillon (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Poetry – 1986)

Love don’t mean all that kissing
Like on television
Love Means Daddy
Saying keep your mama company till I get back
And me doing it

Sixteen poems tell of love and…

Nikki Grimes (A) and Jerome LaGarrique (ILT)

List Price: $7.99  (Paperback – Poetry / Friendship / Mentor – 1999)

In 14 knowing, heartfelt poems, Nikki Grimes invites readers to witness the friendship that blossoms between Damon, an African-American boy without a father, and Blue, a tough-looking man who has lost…

Various Authors and Tom Feelings (EDIT) and ILT)

List Price: $8.99  (Paperback – Poetry / African American – 1999)

Artist Feelings invited poets whom he admired to compose original, short verses for these drawings, with breathtakingly rich and powerful results. Together they created a tribute to African-American creativity, the collection…

George Gershwin (A) and Mike Wimmer (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback / Plantation Life – 2002)

This lavish picture book is based on the beloved folk opera Porgy and Bess features Wimmer lush, epic oil paintings which reveal a vision of plantation life that extends the lyrics of this enormously popular…

Daphne Muse (A), Charlotte Riley-Webb (ILT), and Charlotte Riley-Webb (ILT)

List Price: $16.95 (Hardcover – Poetry / Harlem Renaissance – 2005)

A remarkable and much-needed collection for the youngest lovers of poetry, Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance features poems from the leaders of this cultural movement…

Nina Crews (A) and (PHOTO)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Poetry – 2003)

Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one…

Nikki Giovannni (A), Tupac Shakur (A) and Leila Steinberg (Photo)

List Price: $16.00 (Paperback – Poetry / Hip Hop – 1999)

His talent was unbounded, a raw force that commanded attention and respect. His death was tragic — a violent homage to the power of his voice.…

Public Domain, E.B.. Lewis (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Song / African American Spiritual – 2005)

A great visual interpretation of a a popular African-American spiritual. It is morning when the book opens, and readers are greeted by a smiling boy. Throughout the day, he spreads his own special…

Jacob Hoye (A)

List Price:$30.00 (Paperback – Biography / Hip Hop Artist / Rapper – 2006)

Capturing as never before the matchless passion and searing honesty of the late Tupac Shakur, the brilliant young rapper, actor, and poet who was mysteriously gunned…

Yona Zeblis McDonough (A) and John OBrien (ILT) and Nancy Harrison (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Biography / Musician / Trumpet – 2004)

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a…

Belinda Rochelle (A)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – African American Poetry and Art – 2000)

This stunning collection pairs twenty poems by distinguished African-American poets with twenty works of art by acclaimed African-American artists, in a way that has never been done before. Poets and artists span…

Veronica Chambers (A) and Julie Maren (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback- Cuban Singer / Queen of Salsa – 2005)

Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear…

Patricia 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…

Nikki Giovanni (A), Alicia Vergel de Dios (ILT), Damian Ward (ILT), Kristen Balouch (ILT), Jeremy Tugeau (ILT), Michele Noiset (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Book and CD / Poetry – 2008)

Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. It has both a book and CD…

Tony Medina (A) and R. Gregory Christie (ILT)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback – Biography / Langston Hughes -2006)

Fourteen original poems offer young readers an exciting glimpse into the life of Langston Hughes, one of America most beloved poets. Each of Medina engaging poems explores…

Davida Adedjouma (EDITOR), Gregory Christie (ILT), Lucille Clifton (INTRO)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Poetry / Children – 2003)

Through poetry, African children celebrate what it means to by Black. By way of a series of workshops in the inner city the editor was able to stimulate children to express their joys, frustrations…

Whoppi Goldberg (A) and Deborah Underwood (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Ballet / Friendship / Honesty / Materialism and Forgiveness.- 2022)

The second book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations!

At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in…

Whoppi Goldberg (A), Deborah Underwood (A) and Marilyn Roos (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Dance – Ballet / Finding Support – 2009)

The third book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations!

Perfectionist Jerzey Mae desperately wants to…

Joyce Carol Thomas (A) and Floyd Cooper (ILT)

List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – Poems / African American Identity – 2008)

We are color struck
The way an artist strikes
His canvas with his brush of many hues
Look closely at these mirrors
these palettes of skin
Each color is rich
in its own…

Whoppi Goldberg (A) and Deborah Underwood (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Dance / Ballet / Performance Problems  – 2022)

The fourth book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations!

At the Nutcracker…

Brenda C. Roberts (A), Frank Morrison (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $16.99 (Hardcover – Dancing / Friends – 2004)

Jazzy Miz Mozetta is the winner of the 2005 Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe New Talent Award

One fine evening, Miz Mozetta puts on her firecracker-red dress and heads outside to enjoy the…

Langston Hughes (A)

List Price:$11.99 (Paperback – Poetry / Harlem Renaissance – 1996)

Illustrated in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after The Dream Keeper was first published. In a larger format, featuring Brian Pinkney’s scratchboard art on every…

Langston Hughes (A) and Sean Qualls (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Lullaby Poem / Langston Hughes – 2013)

Description: “My little dark baby, / My little earth-thing, / My little love-one, / What shall I sing / For your lullaby?” With a few simple words as smooth as a song, the poet…

Renee Watson (A) and Christian Robinson (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover Singer / Harlem Renaissance – 2012)

From Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson and acclaimed author Renee Watson, comes the inspiring true story of Florence Mills.

Zora and Langston. Billie and Bessie. Eubie and Duke. If the Harlem Renaissance had a court, they were…

Connie Schofield-Morrison (A) and Frank Morrison (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Girl / Rhythm All Day – 2014)

On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter. The little girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her- from butterflies, to street performers, to…

Misty Copeland (A) and Christopher Myers (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Biography / Ballerina – 2014)

In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl–an every girl–whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young…

Laban Carrick Hill (A) and Nikki Giovanni (FWD)

List Price: $19.99 (Paperback – Harlem Renaissance Culture and History -1999)

When it was released in 2004, Harlem Stomp! was the first trade book to bring the Harlem Renaissance alive for young adults! Meticulously researched and…

Whoopi Goldberg (A) and Deborah Underwood (ILT)

List Price: $10.99 (Paperback – Dance / Ballet / Lead Dancer – 2022)

The sixth book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations!

At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and…

Whooppi Goldberg (A) and Deborah Underwood (ILT)

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Dance / Ballet / Stage Fright – 2011)

Javaka Steptoe (A)

Katheryn-Russell-Brown (A) and Fran Morrison (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Biography / Music / Trombone / Loved Music – 2014)

Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from…

Laban Carrick Hill (A) and Theodore Taylor III (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover –  Biography / Music / Hip Hop Era – 2013)

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.

On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park…

Nico Medina (A) Who HQ and Gregory Copeland (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Biography / Legendary Singer – 2018)

There is only one QUEEN OF SOUL!  Discover why Aretha Franklin garners so much R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Aretha Franklin is a musical and cultural icon who created an amazing legacy spanning six decades! Born in…

Jim Gigliotti (A) and Who HQ (A) and Stephen Marchesi (ILT) 

List Price: $6.50 (Paperback – Biography / Singer – 2018)

Discover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful singer-songwriter-musicians of our time.…

Laurie Calkhoven (A) and Monique Dong (ILT)

List Price: $4.99 (Paperback – Biography / Ballet Dancer – 2016)

Pirouette across the stage and get to know Misty Copeland—the first African-American woman to become…

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (A) and Christopher Myers (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Bio / Artist / Harlem Renaissance – 2015)

Jake Makes a World follows the creative adventures of the young Jacob Lawrence as he finds inspiration in the vibrant colors and characters of his community in Harlem. From his mother’s apartment, where he…

Wade and Cheryl Hudson and Various Amazing Authors, Illustrators and Poets

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Anthology of Poetic Advice to Children – 2018)

Fifty of the foremost diverse children’s authors and illustrators–including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander–share answers to the question, “In this divisive world, what shall we tell our…

Maya Angelou (A) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (ILT) and Sara Jan Boyers (A)

Michale Mahin (A) and Jose Ramirez (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Legendary Rock Musician  – 2018)

Winner of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and a Robert F. Sibert Honor!

Celebrate music icon Carlos Santana in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Muddy: The Story…

Walter Dean Myers (A) and Christopher Myers (ILT) 

List Price:  $18.95 (Hardcover – Jazz Poetry – 2008)

There’s a crazy syncopation /and it’s tearing through the nation / and it’s bringing sweet elation / to every single tune./ It’s Jazz
 
Fifteen poems, infused with the rhythm and…

Troy Andrews (A) and Bryan Collier (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Musician Bio – 2015)

“Winner of both a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award, this beautiful picture book for older kids is an inspirational look at overcoming our circumstances to follow our dreams, in this case that of a young musician…