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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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    • I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni & Ashley Bryan
    • The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renee Watson & Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
    • Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy & Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
    • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond & Illustrated by Daniel Minter
    • Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker & Illustrated by April Harrison
    • New Kid by Jerry Craft
    • Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
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Welcome to the

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival

Discover Our Books

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry By Ashley Bryan
This year’s festival featured book:

Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry

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.


August 9th
Joseph's Big Ride by Terry Farish Illustrated by Ken Daley*

Joseph’s Big Ride
By Terry Farish & Illustrated by Ken Daley

August 17th
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom By Gary D. Schmid & Illustrated by Daniel Minter

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
By Gary D. Schmidt & Illustrated by Daniel Minter

August 24th
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut By Derrick Barnes & Illustrated by Gordon C. James

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
By Derrick Barnes & Illustrated by Gordon C. James

August 31st
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky By Kwame Mbalia

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
By Kwame Mbalia

September 7th
The Red Pencil By Andrea Davis Pinkney & Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

The Red Pencil
By Andrea Davis Pinkney & Illustrated by Shane W. Evans

September 14th
Your Name Is a Song By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Illustrated by Luisa Uribe

Your Name Is a Song
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Illustrated by Luisa Uribe

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