Let me share with you a few new books that I have read!
Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney
This is a well told story of Noah and the arc that he built save the earths animals and his family. Noah and his family filled this large boat with food and a pair of each animal on earth after being directed to do so by God. After earth was flood and all evil is destroyed God allows Mankind to rebuild. Children are able to learn the Christian story of earths rebirth while viewing pictures.
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galileo by Peter Sís
This is a nonfiction historical children’s picture book about the Galileo. It gives historical information about other predominate people during the middle 1600’s. This story shared the power of the Catholic church and the intolerance of those who based new ideas on facts that are were not in the bible.
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
A Caldecott Honor book and culture rich story is brought to life in this picture book. This story offers young readers the said history of the well known cakewalk a game played now by many cultures. The book shares with us that the game was brought too America by slaves from their native African culture. It is based on actual family events in the early 1900’s. The pictures in this book caught my attention because the women do not seem to stop moving!
The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
This story is designed for young readers to follow Rose and Blanche who are the main characters and very different from each other in their lives while living in the South . A which offers to the lessor sister Blanche a chance to enter into a mystical world where she is able to learn about true beauty and escape the terrible life with her mother and sister.
John Henry by Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
John Henry, a black man who is said to have lived in the late 1800’s during the era of building the transatlantic railroad. John Henry’s story cannot be confirmed as folk lore or fiction. Either way this book is filled with fantastic pictures of his work and the text tells an unparalleled story of a man who is stronger than a machine. John Henry is credited with building a road straight thru a mountain made of boulders by pulverizing them faster than a Steam Drill.
Raising Awareness about Human Trafficking 