Kelley Taylor

Jan 24, 2025 | slj.com | Alice Levine |Kelley Taylor

Celebrating history shapers like John Lewis and Mae Jemison and lesser-known individuals with comparable impact, such as playwrights August Wilson and Lorraine Hansberry, and engineer Raye Montague, these 28 titles share the lives, struggles, and triumphs of notable Black Americans. Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five by Phil Bildner. illus. by Daniel J. O’Brien. Farrar. Feb. 2024. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780374391225.

Feb 5, 2024 | slj.com | Alice Levine |Kelley Taylor

The theme for Black History Month 2024 is "African Americans and the Arts." In these titles, young readers can learn about people who loved to express themselves through visual art, dance, song, and other forms of artistic creation. Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. illus. by author. Doubleday. ISBN 9780593571071.