Mama's Library Summers: A Picture Book

By: Noel, Melvina

A moving tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books, by the author of Chef Edna

Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out books. Not just any books--books about Black people. In the 1960s, such stories were not taught in schools. If there were any books at all, they were often shelved in a separate part of the library. But that didn't stop two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949480232
• ISBN13: 9781949480238
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2