Christine A. Platt
Author
Series
Frankie and friends volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a charming new chapter-book series by a social-change advocate, young Frankie emulates her journalist mama by reporting on household news with the help of her sister and an unlikely news crew.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Papa surprises Ana & Andrew with a day trip to Harlem in New York City! They visit places where famous African American artists lived, wrote, and played during the Harlem Renaissance. On the way home, they make some art of their own!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Every summer, the Lewis family gathers in Savannah, Georgia, for a family reunion. This year is the 75th anniversary! Ana & Andrew go on a road trip, swim and play with their cousins, and learn about the importance of family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's summertime! Ana & Andrew travel to visit their grandparents in Savannah, Georgia. While they are there, they learn that Grandma and Grandpa's church was built by slaves. With some help from an unusual source!'
5) The new baby
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that in African American culture, a baby's name often tells an important story."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew are learning to play the violin! They are excited to join the youth orchestra. At first it is fun. But when they start to lose interest, Ana & Andrew learn from an important African American about the importance of practicing."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew get to start a backyard garden! They go along to the nursery to pick up peanut seedlings. While they're planting, Mama and Papa tell them about one of the first African American botanists, George Washington Carver"--Back cover.
8) A snowy day
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's the season's first snowfall! School is canceled, and Ana & Andrew play in the snow with their neighbors and learn to make snow ice cream. They save some snow cream in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad who have never seen snow." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's Spring Break! During Carnival, Ana & Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday!"--Amazon.
10) The perfect pet
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew are getting a new pet! They research different pets before choosing the best pet for their family. Then they pick a name for it! With the name Ana & Andrew choose, they learn from a famous African American that skin color does not affect a person's abilities."--Publisher's description.
11) Home run
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. (Amazon).
12) Going to Ghana
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew are going to Ghana! Papa is traveling to Ghana and the family gets to go too! Ana & Andrew love learning about Ghanaian culture, especially the food! While there, they visit Cape Coast Castle to honor their ancestors. There, they learn about the origins of the slave trade."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"--Page 4 of cover
14) Martin's dream
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For Black History Month, Ana & Andrew join a research group at the Community Center. They learn many interesting things about Martin Luther King Jr.! Later, with the help of some other children, they make one of Martin's famous dreams come true.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Struggling to adjust to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia, De'Andrea Whitman is challenged by her therapist to make a white girlfriend and finds one in Rebecca Myland as they are brought together to fight back against the community's rising racial sentiments.