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In Celebration of Black History Month (more available at Magic Tree):

The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews Greenwillow Books $15.99

Nina Crews has once again given us an unusual book of multicultural photographs. Mother Goose rhymes remain the same but photos such as the little girl with the little curl playing with a Black Barbie doll breathe new life into rhymes every young person should know. Her previous acclaimed books include One Hot Summer Day and Snowball.

God Bless the Child
by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Amistad $16.99 (includes free CD of Billie Holiday’s recording)

A five-time winner of both the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator Jerry Pinkney has chosen to place this legendary song in the historical context of the Black migration from the South to the urban North. The words and pictures send the message of self-reliance and the last page shows us the real way out of poverty—education!

Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka Orchard Books $6.99

Put some Charlie Parker music on the player and cuddle up with your favorite toddler for a be bop reading of this book. Yes, I said toddler, because this fun ditty is now a board book. Yea!

Ellington was not a street by Ntozake Shange illustrations by Kadir Nelson Simon & Schuster $15.95

Poet Ntozake Shange introduces us to some folks who gathered together at her childhood home—innovators such as Paul Robeson, “Dizzy” Gillespie, “Duke” Ellington and others. Kadir Nelson’s paintings lend incredible power to Shange’s verse through stunning compositions. Here’s another great excuse for playing those classic recordings.

Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe Penguin $18.99

Emmett Till's murderers admitted their crime and yet they were set free--why? This important case was the straw that broke the camel's back. Shortly after the trial, the civil rights movement really swung into action. Narative and photographs help shed light onto this period of American history.