The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

The Undefeated is written by Newberry Award winning poet Kwame Alexander and recieved a 2020 Caldecott Medal by illustrator Kadir Nelson. The book was also awarded the 2020 Coretta Scott King Award and the 2020 Newberry Honor. The Undefeated is a tribute to African Americans throughout American history. From the time of being captured and take to American by ships, through slavery, the Civil Rights Movement. It also highlights achievements in sports, literature, music, politics, and other areas.

The Undefeated is a tribute to African American heroes and regular people that faces struggles, prejiduce, and oppression and survived, as well as those who didn´t. Kadir Nelson´s art is amazing. Sometimes it features a single figure or face against a stark white page or two-page spread and other times there is a collage of many heroes of a certain genre, like music or sports.

Alexander, K., & Nelson, K. (2020). The undefeated. Andersen Press.

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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold is a Coretta Scott King winner, a Caldecott Honor Book, and on the New York Best Sellers List for illustrations. The main character, Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night up on the rooftop, ¨Tar Beach¨, of her family´s Harlem apartment building her dream comes true. The stars lift her up and she flies throughout the city of 1939 Harlem claiming it as her own. The illustrations are stunning and beautiful! Ringgold, F. (1996). Tar Beach . Dragonfly Books.

Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza

Family Pictures is written by Carmen Lomas Garza who is a renowned artist. In Family Pictures , she shares about her life growing up in Kingsville, Texas. She shares how they celebrate birthdays, make tamales, pick cactus, and how she confided in her sister about growing up to become an artist. Each illustrations shares Carmen´s different Mexican American cultures growing up. They also a reflect a strong sense of family, community, and how hard Carmen´s mom worked to support her in achieving her dream of becoming an artist. Garza, C. L. (2005). Family pictures . Children's Books Press.

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin is a 2019 Caldecott Honor Book. In the book, Little Star´s mom bakes a big mooncake and lays it in the night sky to cool. Little Star promises she won´t touch, but she wakes up and takes a nibble. Each night Little Star wakes up and eats away at it in the shape of a waning moon until its narrowed down to just a crescent. One night, Mama discovers the mooncake is gone and all that is left is crumbs. Little Star tells her the truth and they both go back to bake another mooncake. Lin, G. (2018). A Big Mooncake for Little Star . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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