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Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Supporting professional and emerging artists of African descent

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Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Discover Our Books (2020)

This year’s festival featured book:

Beautiful Blackbird By Ashley Bryan

Black is beautiful, uh-huh!

Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Blackbird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings—markings that detail birds to this very day.


Going Down Home with Daddy By Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Daniel Minter

Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Daniel Minter

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration By Samara Cole Doyon & illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration By Samara Cole Doyon & illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

Wherever I Go By Mary Wagley Copp & illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed

Wherever I Go By Mary Wagley Copp & illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings By Francie Latour & illustrated by Ken Daley

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings By Francie Latour & illustrated by Ken Daley

Overground Railroad By Lesa Cline-Ransome & illustrated by James E. Ransome

Overground Railroad By Lesa Cline-Ransome & illustrated by James E. Ransome

Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed

Sing a Song By Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Keith Mallett

Sing a Song By Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Keith Mallett

Little Bird’s Flock By The Telling Room’s Publishing Workshop, & illustrated by Ashley Halsey

Little Bird’s Flock By The Telling Room’s Publishing Workshop & illustrated by Ashley Halsey

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