Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bonjour, Lonnie Bonjour, Lonnie Faith Ringgold An African-American Jewish boy traces his ancestry with the help of the Love Bird of Paris. OL1859150W
Cassie's colorful day Cassie's colorful day Faith Ringgold Join Cassie as she gets ready for a colorful outing with Daddy to the ice cream parlor. OL1859151W
Counting to Tar Beach Counting to Tar Beach Faith Ringgold Cassie counts all the good things that will be part of a special picnic that she and her family and neighbors share on their rooftop Tar Beach. OL1859152W
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House (Hippo Cafe Club) Dinner at Aunt Connie's House (Hippo Cafe Club) Faith Ringgold Dinner at Aunt Connie's is even more special than usual when Melody meets not only her new adopted cousin but twelve inspiring African-American women, who step out of their portraits and join the fam… OL1859153W
The Invisible Princess The Invisible Princess Faith Ringgold Mama and Papa Love have a child, the Invisible Princess, who saves them and the other plantation slaves from their cruel master so that they can all find happiness in the Invisible Village of Peace, … OL1859156W
Cassie's word quilt Cassie's word quilt Faith Ringgold,Josefina Villamil Tinajero,Deborah J. Short,Alfredo Schifini Names the people and objects that make a girl's New York City apartment, school, and neighborhood special. OL1859170W
My Dream of Martin Luther King My Dream of Martin Luther King Faith Ringgold The author recounts the life of Martin Luther King in the form of her own dream. Illustrated in full color. Through the author's dream, key events in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., are recal… OL1859172W
Tar Beach Tar Beach Faith Ringgold Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach" --the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartmen… OL1859174W
Black dolls Black dolls Deborah Neff,Margo Jefferson,Faith Ringgold,Lyle Rexer,Frank Maresca "This book presents over 100 unique handmade African American dolls made between 1850 and 1930 from the collection of Deborah Neff, a Connecticut-based collector and champion of vernacular art. It is… OL20007018W