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2022 Beautiful Blackbird Festival Books

Cover of the book "I Am Loved" by Nikki Giovanni, featuring colorful illustrations of two children, birds, and plants by Ashley Bryan.

Featured Masterpiece of 2022

I Am Loved

Illustrated by Ashley Bryan with soul stirring poems by Nikki Giovanni, this book is a gorgeous celebration of the fact that there is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved.

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Book cover of "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water" showing two Black children waist-deep in water, with a cloudy sky in the background.

Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson
Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith

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Book cover of "Black Is a Rainbow Color" featuring a smiling child with a colorful rainbow background. Title and author names are displayed prominently.

Black is a Rainbow Color
by Angela Joy
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes

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Book cover of "Blue" by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Daniel Minter, featuring a smiling person mixing color against a background of blue flowers and waves.
Blue
by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Illustrated by Daniel Minter
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Illustrated cover of "Nana Akua Goes to School" shows an older woman and a young girl in front of a school building, with an award medal in the lower left corner.

Nana Akua Goes to School
by Tricia Elam Walker
Illustrated by April Harrison

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A cartoon boy writes in a notebook on the cover of "New Kid" by Jerry Craft, featuring award seals and the tagline, "Middle school is hard enough without being the... NEW KID.

New Kid
by Jerry Craft

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Book cover for "Thank You, Omu!" by Oge Mora, featuring an illustrated person smelling a bowl with two award seals displayed on the left side.
Thank You, Omu
by Oge Mora
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