Carole Boston Weatherford

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Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.

2) Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

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Publication Date

2021

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator

A Caldecott Honor Book

A Sibert Honor Book

Longlisted for the National Book Award

A Kirkus Prize Finalist

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book

"A must-have"—Booklist (starred review)

In the early 1900s, Tulsa,

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3) Whirligigs: the wondrous windmills of Vollis Simpson's imagination

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eAudiobook, Picture Book

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Vollis Simpson was a man with a curious mind--always eager to know how things worked and how to fix them. Growing up on a farm in North Carolina, he loved to tinker with machines. And when he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Vollis kept right on tinkering. His ingenuity allowed him to build things no one would have thought to create from scraps--a washing machine out of airplane parts and a motorcycle out of a bike. After the war, his passion...

4) You are my pride: a love letter from your motherland

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eAudiobook, Picture Book

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"Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children--human beings--this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could and sent us into the world with confidence and love. Told...

5) Call me Miss Hamilton: one woman's case for equality and respect

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Women's History Month for Kids

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eAudiobook, Picture Book

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"This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor." -- Provided by publisher....

6) Freedom in Congo Square

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Book, eAudiobook

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"As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at least for half a day they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. Here they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This story chronicles slaves' duties each day, from chopping logs on Mondays to...

7) Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre

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Publication Date

2021.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- Provided by publisher.

8) How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

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Publication Date

2023

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A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
"This moving picture book portrays a girl who met injustice with dignity and excelled."—Booklist (starred review)

MacNolia Cox was no ordinary kid.
Her idea of fun was reading the dictionary.
In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious

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9) Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

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Publication Date

2020

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"A must-read for a deeper understanding of a well-connected genius who enriched the cultural road map for African Americans and books about them." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro–Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring

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10) Me and My Mama

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Publication Date

2022

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A beautiful love letter to everyday moments—celebrating mother-child connection, emotional security, and the radiant joy of Black family life.

From 2025–2026 Young People's Poet Laureate and Coretta Scott King Award–winner Carole Boston Weatherford comes a lyrical board book that transforms simple, shared experiences into treasured memories.

Whether it's sliding at the park, building forts together, or wishing

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11) Freedom in Congo Square

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Publication Date

2017

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Winner of a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016: Nonfiction
Starred reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and The Horn Book Magazine
A Junior Library Guild Selection

This poetic, nonfiction story about a little-known...

12) Schomburg: El hombre que creó una biblioteca

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Publication Date

2020

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Now in a Spanish-language edition!
"A must-read for a deeper understanding of a well-connected genius who enriched the cultural road map for African Americans and books about them." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Entre los eruditos, poetas, autores y artistas del Renacimiento de Harlem, se alzaba la figura de un afropuertorriqueño llamado Arturo Schomburg. La pasión de su vida era coleccionar libros, cartas, música

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13) Schomburg: the man who built a library

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Publication Date

2017.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm

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Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.

14) Troubled waters: a river's journey toward justice

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Publication Date

2026.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm

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"From Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier, a stirring account of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, as witnessed by the Alabama River." -- Publisher.

15) R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul

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Publication Date

2020.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 x 29 cm

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"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...

16) How do you spell unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

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Publication Date

2023.

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40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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Youth Media Awards 2024

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A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

17) Kin: rooted in hope

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Publication Date

[2023]

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202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Youth Media Awards 2024

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A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.

18) Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi calls the house to order

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Publication Date

[2021]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

"Nancy Pelosi is a beacon of patriotism and integrity, demonstrating strength and leadership in her over 30 years in public office. A politician, mother of five, and tireless advocate for the underprivileged, she has dedicated her life to correcting injustice and inequality, and she serves her country with confidence and compassion. Rising from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the...

19) Crowning glory: a celebration of black hair

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Publication Date

2024.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

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2025 Black History Month

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Cornrows forming complex patterns. Shells and beads on boxy braids. A flowery 'fro that's wash and go. A regal pouf that scrapes the sky. Black hair styles embody beauty and loving ritual, culture and community, expression and strength, patience and boundless creativity. Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes bring this array of gorgeous hair designs -- and the individuals who wear them -- to bold and powerful life. Readers curious to know more...

20) The legendary Miss Lena Horne

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Publication Date

[2017]

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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

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