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Today, more than any other day, it's important to stand with #BrownBookshelfUnited. If you value Black books, Black authors, & Black children, say it today, esp., on this day of action. https://thebrownbookshelf.com/2020/08/23/press-release-the-united-state-of-the-brownbook-shelf/
Updated link: https://thebrownbookshelf.com/2020/08/24/press-release-the-united-state-of-the-brownbook-shelf/
"We encourage all of those who are concerned about social justice and systemic racism in every area of American life to join this initiative." @JustUsBooks
Also, it's a great moment to note all the incredible Black authors and illustrators that so many folx know nothing about but who have been producing excellence for many years. So, get to know...(and purchase their books from Black-owned bookstores like @FrugalBookstore)
Saturday at the New You by Barbara Barber from @LEEandLOW
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/saturday-at-the-new-you
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/saturday-at-the-new-you
Zora and Me, T.R. Simon (series) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/ZAM/zora-and-me
Just Us Women by Jeannette Caines and Pat Cummings (love this one so much, too)
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/just-us-women-jeannette-caines?variant=32117636890658
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/just-us-women-jeannette-caines?variant=32117636890658
Another by Pat Cummings that always comes in handy around here, Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Clean-Your-Room-Harvey-Moon!/Pat-Cummings/9780689717987
The Bat Boy and His Violin by E.B. Lewis http://eblewis.com/books/the-bat-boy-and-his-violin/
An absolute fave, The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice Harrington and Shelley Jackson (it's hysterical) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374312510
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/320193/flossie-and-the-fox-by-patricia-mckissack-illustrated-by-rachel-isadora/
