Beyond Buses and Boycotts Workshop Picture Book Biographies and Cultural Stories
February/Black History Month
Whoosh! Chris Barton Words Set Me Free: The Story of Frederick Douglas Lisa Cline-Ransome What Do You Do with a Voice Like That: The Story of Extraordinary Congressman Barbara Jordan Chris Barton Hammering for Freedom Rita Lorraine Hubbard Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins Michelle Meadows This is the Rope: A Story of the Great Migration Jacqueline Woodson The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interacial Marriage Selena Ako Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama Hester Bass 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World Charles R. Smith Testing the Ice: A True Story of Jackie Robinson Sharon Robinson Draw What You See: The Life of Benny Andrews Kathleen Benson Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver Tami Charles Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art J. H. Shapiro Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills Renee Watson Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Patricia Hruby Powell Molly By Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter Dianne Ochiltree Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom- Carole Boston Weatherford When Marian Sang; The True Recital of Marian Anderson Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story Audrey Vernick Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the Worlds Fastest Woman Kathleen Krull Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth Anne Rockwell, R. Gregory Christie Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride Andrea Davis Pinckney
Jeannine Brown, 2019 February/Black History Month (continued) The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend Ann Ingalls, Mary Ann Macdonald In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage Alan Shroeder Coretta Scott Ntozaka Shange Little Melba and Her Big Trombone Kathryn Russell Brown The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend Ann Ingalls, Mary Ann Macdonald Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson Sue Stauffacher Firebird Misty Copeland Through My Eyes Ruby Bridges Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist Philip Dray Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hammer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Carole Boston Weatherford The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Patricia Bath Julia Finley Mosca Hidden Figures-The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers Journey From Slave to Artist Barbara Herkert Skit Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald Roxanne Orgill Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century Carole Boston Weatherford My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth Ann Turner Rosa Nikki Giovanni Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters Andrea Davis Pinkney Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged Jody Nyasha Warner
March/ Women’s History Month
Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills Renee Watson Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Patricia Hruby Powell Molly By Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter Dianne Ochiltree Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom- Carole Boston Weatherford When Marian Sang; The True Recital of Marian Anderson Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick
Jeannine Brown, 2019 March/Women’s History Month (continued) She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story Audrey Vernick Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the Worlds Fastest Woman Kathleen Krull Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth Anne Rockwell, R. Gregory Christie Sojourner Truth’s Step- Stomp Stride Andrea Davis Pinckney In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage- Alan Shroeder Coretta Scott Ntozaka Shange Little Melba and Her Big Trombone Kathryn Russell Brown The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend Ann Ingalls, Mary Ann Macdonald Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson Sue Stauffacher Firebird Misty Copeland Through My Eyes Ruby Bridges What Do You Do with a Voice Like That: The Story of Extraordinary Congressman Barbara Jordan Chris Barton Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist- Philip Dray Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hammer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Carole Boston Weatherford The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Patricia Bath Julia Finley Mosca Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Donna Jo Napoli The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid- Jeannette Winter Maya Lin: Artist- Architect of Light and Lines Jeanne Walker Harvey Hidden Figures- The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman The Girl With a Mind for Math; The Story of Raye Montague Julia Finley Mosca Dancing Hands; How Teresa Carreno Played the Piano For President Lincoln Margarita Engle Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers Journey From Slave to Artist Barbara Herkert Skit Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald Roxanne Orgill Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century Carole Boston Weatherford My Name is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth Ann Turner Rosa Nikki Giovanni Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters Andrea Davis Pinkney
Jeannine Brown, 2019 March/ Women’s History Month(continued) Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged Jody Nyasha Warner Malala’s Magic Pencil Malala Yousafzai My Name Is Gabriel Monica Brown Alicia Alonso Prima Ballerina Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Turning Pages Sonia Sotomayor Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver Tami Charles Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins Michelle Meadows
May/Asian Pacific Heritage Month
The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid- Jeannette Winter Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines Jeanne Walker Harvey Paper Son; The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong Julie Leung The Turtle Ship Helen Ku Rhee Round is a Mooncake Grace Lin I Live in Tokyo Mari Takabayashi Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding Lenore Look Lin Yi’s Lantern Brenda Williams, Benjamin Lancome The Name Jar Yangshook Choi Dear Juno Soyung Pak Suki’s Kimono Chiera Uegaki Hot Hot Roti for Dada Ji F. Zia Cora Cooks Pancit Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore King for a Day Rukhsana Khan Big Red Lollipop Rukhsana Khan
June/ LGBTQIA Pride Month
I am Jazz Jessica Herthel Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Pride Flag Rob Sanders Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker Gayle E. Pittman A Church for All Gayle E. Pittman Love is Love Michael Genhert Julian is a Mermaid Jessica Love
Jeannine Brown, 2019 June/ LGBTQIA Pride Month(continued) Love Makes a Family Sophie Beer Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman George Alex Gino This Day in June Gayle E. Pittman Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution Rob Sanders
September/ Hispanic Heritage Month
My Name Is Gabriel Monica Brown Alicia Alonso Prima Ballerina Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Turning Pages Sonia Sotomayor That’s Not Fair: Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice Carmen Tafolla Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa Veronica Chambers Tito Puente, Mambo King Monica Brown Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation Duncan Tonatiuh Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes Juan Felipe Herra (biography chapter book) Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People Monica Brown The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars: The Story of Ellen Ochoa Julie Finley Mosca My Name is Celia Monica Brown Side by Side: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Monica Brown Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star Lisa Cline-Ransome My Name is Gabito Monica Brown The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography Of Juan Francisco Manzano Margarita Engle When Angels Sing; The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana Michael Mahin Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers Sarah Warren Sonia Sotomayor- A Judge Grows in the Bronx Jonah Winter Viva Frida Yuyi Morales
November/ American Indian Heritage Month Paiute Princess: The Story of Sara Winnemucca Deborah Kogan Ray Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa G.L. Capaldi Buffalo Bird Girl S.D. Nelson Hiawatha and the Peacemaker Robbie Robertson Native Women of Courage Kelly Founel (chapter book)
Jeannine Brown, 2019 November/ American Indian Heritage Month(continued) Native Women of Courage Kelly Founel (chapter book) Tallchief: America’s Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief When We Were Alone David A. Robertson I Am Not a Number Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga Traci Sorell The People Shall Continue Simon J. Ortiz Wild Berries Julie Flett Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Light to Darkness into Light Tim Tingle Jingle Dancer Cynthia Leitich Smith Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Kevin Noble Mallard Dragonfly Kites( Songs of the North Wind) Tomson Highway Johnny’s Pheasant Cheryl Minnema
Jeannine Brown, 2019