Books donated to Ariyonna
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
The Key is Me by Freda Camille
More Than A Princess by Delanda Coleman & Terrence Coleman, illustrated by Beatriz Mello
Your Own Kind of Beautiful, written by Tamara Pray Frazier, concept art by Jenny Pray, illustrated by J’aaron Merchant
Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman, illustrated by Akem
Skin Like Mine by Latashia M. Perry, illustrated by Bea Jackson
Naturally Me! by Crystal Swain-Bates
Big Hair, Don’t Care by Crystal Swain-Bates
I’m A Pretty Princess by Crystal Swain-Bates
Curly Hair, Don’t Care by Shondra M. Quarles, illustrated by Brianna Gregory
Miss Understood photography by Dana Rice, illustrated by Mark Weems
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
I Am Enough by Grace Byers, pictures by Keturah A. Bobo
Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
When You Are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
I Will Be Fierce written by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Nidhi Chanani
When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner illustrated by David Catrow
Afro-Bets ABC Book (JustUsBooks.com)
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin by Cheryl Willis Hudosn & Bernette G. Ford, illustrated by George Ford
Not Quite Snow White written by Ashley Franklin, illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Fresh Princess, words by Denene Millner, pictures by Gladys Jose
Brave. Black. First. 50 African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Willis Hudson, illustrations by Erin K. Robinson
Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen, pictures by Kadir Nelson
Gabby Invents The Perfect Hair Bow, words by Erica Swallow, pictures by Li Zeng
Who Do I See In The Mirror? by Vese Aghoghovbia Aladewolu www.phillyandfriends.com
Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids by Kimberly Brown Pellum
Black Lives Matter: A Picture Book for Kids by Shondra M. Quarles, photography by Karima K. White
Fati’s Garden by Shondra M. Quarles, illustrated by Danielle J. Tate
My Black is Beautiful by Shondra M. Quarles, illustrated by Zaria Dawson
IslandBorn by Junot Diaz, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
Hands Up! By Breanna J. McDaniel, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Afro-Bets Kids: I’m Going to Be! by Wade Hudson, illustrated by Nancy Devard
Proud Black Girl by Shy L. Williams, illustrated by Cameron Wilson
Mommy Am I Beautiful? By Raeven Wood
Fresh Princess: Style Rules! words by Denene Millner, pictures by Gladys Jose
What is Light by Markette Sheppard illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnso
There’s A Dragon in my Closet, written by Dorothea Taylor, illustrated Charly Palmer
Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Early Sunday Morning, words by Denene Millner, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
The Night is Yours by Abdul-Razak Zachariah, illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, pictures by Elizabeth Zunon
Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson