by Leo and Diane
A couple purchases a beautiful rocking chair in anticipation of their new baby. They sing to their son and read stories together, and as he grows, he rocks "back and forth, pretending the chair [is] a wild horse racing across the plains." Over time the rocker is forgotten and put away. When the boy, now a man, marries and has a child of his own, he remembers the chair and "lovingly dust[s] it off and place[s] it back where it belong[ed]" in the nursery, continuing three generations of love and tradition.
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by Vashti Harrison, Kwesi Johnson
Inventors, authors, musicians, activists and others come to life in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison (Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History) with Kwesi Johnson. In 35 brief illustrated biographies, Harrison highlights the achievements of black men through centuries of world history, including renowned figures like Frederick Douglass and Prince and lesser-known, but equally important, men such as Benjamin Banneker, who built the first full-sized clock in America, and
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by Hena Khan
It's not necessary to be a fan of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women to enjoy Hena Khan's (Amina's Voice) More to the Story, but it does add a soupçon of literary gratification. Jameela (Jam) is a 13-year-old aspiring journalist. She and her three sisters are loosely based on the March sisters, with counterpart-corresponding names (Jameela/Jo, Aleeza/Amy, etc.). Life in their happy, bickering Pakistani American Muslim family has always been pretty uneventful--until now. A cute Pakistani British boy moves
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