Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults

Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young AdultsBlack Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults is a biographical dictionary that provides comprehensive coverage of all major authors and illustrators past and present. As the only reference volume of its kind available, this book is a valuable research tool that provides quick access for anyone studying black childrens literature whether one is a student, a librarian charged with maintaining a childrens literature collection,

Mohammed has heard of neither

the Mascarenhas

resettle its refugees

and an afterword on the lasting impact of Robeson’s work in both the arts and politics

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 31

Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper—and cousin by marriage—of a once-famous novelist

" (From the Foreword by Stacey Abrams

Once a savage always a savage

the leader of the Eight Tray Crips gang in South Central Los Angeles

designed by Madison Cox

One will also find plenty of metacriticism-- critics quarreling with one another about fine points of interpretation or surveying a wide range of response to a particular text or issue