Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth for Mazie

Author: Floyd Cooper

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2020-03-28

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1515863387

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Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth.


Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth for Mazie

Author: Floyd Cooper

Publisher: Capstone Young Readers

Published: 2015-02-01

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1623704820

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Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history — the day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth. This beautiful eBook will captivate both children and adults.


Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth for Mazie

Author: Floyd Cooper

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 1623701708

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Mazie learns the history of Juneteenth and its importance through a story about her grandfather.


All Different Now

All Different Now

Author: Angela Johnson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 068987376X

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In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.


Juneteenth Jamboree

Juneteenth Jamboree

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Cassandra and her family have moved to her parents' hometown in Texas, but it doesn't feel like home to Cassandra until she experiences Juneteenth, a Texas tradition celebrating the end of slavery.


Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free

Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free

Author: Alice Faye Duncan

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1400231272

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Booklist starred review Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday. Join Opal on her historic journey to recognize and celebrate "freedom for all." Every year, Opal looked forward to the Juneteenth picnic—a drumming, dancing, delicious party. She knew from Granddaddy Zak's stories that Juneteenth celebrated the day the freedom news of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation finally sailed into Texas in 1865—over two years after the president had declared it! But Opal didn't always see freedom in her Texas town. Then one Juneteenth day when Opal was twelve years old, an angry crowd burned down her brand-new home. This wasn't freedom at all. She had to do something! But could one person’s voice make a difference? Could Opal bring about national recognition of Juneteenth? Follow Opal Lee as she fights to improve the future by honoring the past. Through the story of Opal Lee's determination and persistence, children ages 4 to 8 will learn: all people are created equal the power of bravery and using your voice for change the history of Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, and what it means today no one is free unless everyone is free fighting for a dream is worth the difficulty experienced along the way Featuring the illustrations of New York Times bestselling illustrator Keturah A. Bobo (I am Enough), Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan celebrates the life and legacy of a modern-day Black leader while sharing a message of hope, unity, joy, and strength.


Nighttime Symphony

Nighttime Symphony

Author: Timbaland

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1442412089

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Baby falls asleep to a thunderstorm in the city, where all of the sounds blend together into a lullaby.


I'm Gonna Push Through!

I'm Gonna Push Through!

Author: Jasmyn Wright

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 153443965X

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Based on the Push Through movement that inspires kids worldwide, this is an empowering, energetic, and all-inclusive picture book that celebrates resilience in the face of adversity. Hold your head high. No matter what stands in the way of your dreams, remember this: YOU can push through anything! If someone tells you it’s too hard, don’t you ever listen. You tell them, “I’m gonna push through!” Inspired by a mantra written for her third-grade students, Jasmyn Wright’s uplifting call to “push through” is an invitation to young readers to announce their own power and to recognize and reaffirm that of others, regardless of setbacks. Her empowering words not only lift children up, but show them how to lift themselves up and seize their potential.


All the Way to Havana

All the Way to Havana

Author: Margarita Engle

Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1627796428

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Showcasing the colorful buildings and iconic classic cars of Havana, this verse picture book follows a Cuban boy and his family on their road trip into the city.


Big Feelings (An All Are Welcome Book)

Big Feelings (An All Are Welcome Book)

Author: Alexandra Penfold

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2021-03-02

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 0525579745

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The newest picture book from the creators of All Are Welcome to help children navigate BIG FEELINGS! In their bestselling picture book All Are Welcome, Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman celebrate kindness, inclusivity, and diversity. Now with Big Feelings, they help children navigate the emotional challenges they face in their daily lives. What should we do when things don't go to plan? We may feel mad, frustrated, or overwhelmed, but by talking it through, compromising, and seeing another point of view, we can start fresh, begin anew.