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Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Thank you for finding your way to the homepage of the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival! We are so grateful that you’re here. Last summer, our inaugural Festival* reached over 100,000 people, virtually, and we’re looking forward to making an even bigger impact this year. Our planning committee is hard at work planning for the 2021 Festival, which will be kicking off in August, 2021. While you’re waiting for the 2021 Festival, you can explore the website for information and videos from last year’s festival. Stay tuned here for updates about the inspiration and glory that’s to come this summer!

The support of our community is invaluable to us. If you’d like to support this work, please click the donation button at the top of the page to contribute to this Festival that affirms the life and legacy of Black authors, illustrators, and readers!

Inaugural Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Virtual Festival
Inaugural Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Virtual Festival
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Ashley Bryan + Daniel Minter
Ashley Bryan + Daniel Minter
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Black Books Matter with Dr. Krista Aronson
Black Books Matter with Dr. Krista Aronson
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Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan*
Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan*
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Beautiful Blackbird Beaks and Claws Craft
Beautiful Blackbird Beaks and Claws Craft
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Beautiful Blackbird Show Claws Slide Dance
Beautiful Blackbird Show Claws Slide Dance
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Going Down Home With Daddy
Going Down Home With Daddy
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Mighty Family Tree Craft
Mighty Family Tree Craft
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Wherever I Go
Wherever I Go
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Woven Crown Craft
Woven Crown Craft
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Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
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Sing a Song
Sing a Song
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Magnificent Homespun Brown
Magnificent Homespun Brown
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Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad
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Little Bird’s Flock
Little Bird’s Flock
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When Stars Are Scattered
When Stars Are Scattered
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Interview With Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Interview With Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
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*This recording of Ashley Bryan’s Beautiful Blackbird is used with the permission of Kane-Lewis Productions, producer of the film I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan. www.vimeo.com/ondemand/ashleybryan

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