Fortify your children’s Black & West Virginian pride with one of the following books
Juneteenth is about family and community, why not buy the books and read them to the littles in your clan?
If you’re looking for a Juneteenth activity to keep young ones in your family entertained, think about gifting one or more of the following books. Why not read one or more of these books to them at the family cookout? Each of these books offers an opportunity to learn about notable Black people from West Virginia but also an opportunity to learn and grow together.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Hardcover – Picture Book, by Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
Lovely Day (Picture Book Based on the Song by Bill Withers) Hardcover – Picture Book, by Bill Withers (Author), Skip Scarborough (Author), Olivia Duchess (Illustrator)
Grandma’s Hands Hardcover – Picture Book, by Bill Withers (Author), R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington Hardcover – Picture Book, by Jabari Asim (Author), Bryan Collier (Artist)
Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball’s First Woman Player Hardcover – Picture Book, by Karen L. Swanson (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month Paperback – Picture Book, by Deborah Hopkinson (Author), Don Tate (Illustrator)
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Leaders Like Us Series, Guided Reading Level P (Volume 2) (Leaders Like Us, 2) Hardcover – by J. P. Miller (Author), Markia Jenai (Illustrator)
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