Building a library for your little one? Give your baby a good start with these titles that help build a positive self image and teach lessons that will last a lifetime.
Brick By Brick
By Louie T McClain II
Join young Booker as he embarks on a life defined by self-determination and great achievement. Through motivation, hard work, and knowledge gained through education, Booker T. Washington became an influential figure in history. Booker taught us that no dream is too big, nothing is impossible, and that through our collective efforts we can achieve our dreams step by step and brick by brick.
I Am Called
By Sydni and LaTonya Jackson
I Am Called follows the journey of a young girl, Petee Pioneer, who while being teased at school one day lost her confidence. Recalling a conversation with her Pop, Petee begins to remember who she is called and to whom she is called. Rhyming words are used to engage young readers in this journey with Petee on who they are in Christ and what they are called toward.
Adventures Of Alleykats: The Missing President
By R.J. WIlliams
Al, Leyla, and Kat are trying to solve the mystery of an important figure in U.S. History. They use their super sleuth skills and clues to interpret the REAL story behind “The Missing President.”
The Money Tree
By LaDonna Smith
The Money Tree explains basic financial concepts and practices in plain and easy-to-understand language that children can comprehend and use in their day-to- day lives. The clear text and playful illustrations aim to simplify financial concepts like earning, saving, interest, the difference between needs and wants, and the joy of running one’s own business. To make the otherwise boring topic interesting, the concepts have been explained through small anecdotes accompanied with colorful illustrations to stimulate children and ignite a love of saving.
Callaloo: A Jazz Folktale
By Marjuan Canady
Winston’s eyes were always bigger than his tummy, but there was just something magical about his aunt’s Callaloo. Surprised that he has eaten all of the Callaloo she’s just made, his aunt sends him on an errand to get more ingredients for another pot from Irene’s Roti Shop. On his way, Winston gets distracted and decides to indulge in eating more. That’s when he is suddenly transported to his grandma’s house on the Caribbean island of Tobago where he must learn a lesson about his greed or suffer the consequences.
Smile Bright Chocolate Prince
By Sherrita Berry-Pettus M.Ed.
This book was designed to teach little chocolate boys that they are special. Chocolate prince you are strong, smart, and royalty. You are special in every way.This book was designed to teach little sun kissed boys that they are special. Remember to smile bright through all things. You are a prince, the son of a king.]]>
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