Black Children's Books and Authors (BCBA) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Every Body: A First Conversation about Bodies
Megan Madison
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖EVERY BODY: A First Conversation About Bodies Megan Madison @meganprmadison; Jessica Ralli @JessicaEarlyLit; Tequitia Andrews Rise x Penguin Workshop @penguinusa Congrats!!! #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/KTj9Iwzaef
Board Book, 2023
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon
Julian Randall
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖PILAR RAMIREZ AND THE CURSE OF SAN ZENON (Bk. 2) Julian Randall @JulianThePoet, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) @macmillanbooks Congrats!!! Get it here👇🏿 Amazon https://t.co/s1gIqirS4A Bookshop https://t.co/KRn9lhedl2 #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/gV4ZvG9w1L
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Love Without Bounds: An Intersectionallies Book about Families
Chelsea Johnson
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDS Chelsea Johnson; LaToya Council @council_latoya; Carolyn Choi; Ashley Seil Smith; Dottir Press @dottirpress Congrats to all! Get it here👇🏿 Amazon https://t.co/a36yk0A3De Bookshop https://t.co/VvKYXoVdMq #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/8T0KJgrumu
Hardcover, 2023
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess
Luvvie Ajayi Jones
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖LITTLE TROUBLEMAKER MAKES A MESS Luvvie Ajayi Jones @Luvvie; Joey Spiotto @JoeySpiotto; Philomel Books @PhilomelBooks Congrats!!! #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/CJ5Pe8cG9f
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Want to Be Big!
Tiffany Golden
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖I WANT TO BE BIG! Tiffany Golden @MsTee13; Sawyer Cloud @SawyerCloud; Page Street Kids Congrats!!! #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/B9wZjIRU0C
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Promise Boys
Nick Brooks
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖PROMISE BOYS Nick Brooks @whoisnickbrooks Feiwel & Friends @FeiwelFriends Congrats! Get it here👇🏿 Amazon https://t.co/fLDs3xb4Mm Bookshop https://t.co/VR72DlLPCA #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/jHhFPgbo85
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Once in a Blue Moon
Sharon G. Flake
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Sharon G. Flake @sharongflake; Knopf BYR @KnopfBFYR Congrats! #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/SGb0DPmSvJ
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Figure It Out, Henri Weldon
Tanita S. Davis
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖FIGURE IT OUT, HENRI WELDON Tanita S. Davis @tanita_s_davis; Katherine Tegen Books @KTegenBooks Congrats! Get it here👇🏿 Amazon https://t.co/xTxjcPdbvZ Bookshop https://t.co/qQk2sKrXK8 #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/w7seOPBhyR
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Baby Boy, You Are a Star!
Andrea Pinkney
🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖Baby Boy, You Are a Star! (Board Book) Andrea Pinkney @AndreaDavisPink; Brian Pinkney; Cartwheel Books @Scholastic Congrats! Get it here👇🏿 Amazon https://t.co/5xNLcHdcTr Bookshop https://t.co/5xMl89SA2O #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/Ac9Rt6H3w2
Board Book, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
And Other Mistakes
Erika Turner
In case you missed this✍🏿Debut You 2023 fantastic interview... Meet Erika Turner, author of AND OTHER MISTAKES Read it here👇🏿 https://t.co/rjD2kHeNFA Happy #PubDay @multiversemagic #OurStoriesMatter https://t.co/f2Rejet02A
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book