M is for melanin : a celebration of the black child / Tiffany Rose.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 9781499809169
- 1499809166
- African American children -- Juvenile fiction
- Success -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-acceptance -- Juvenile fiction
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Motivation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-confidence -- Juvenile literature
- English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Juvenile literature
- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 305.8008 R797 | Available | 33111009760600 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 305.8008 R797 | Available | 33111010417158 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Contagiously upbeat, joyful, and positive . . . [C]herish this book." - Kirkus Reviews , STARRED REVIEW
"A must-have for any library that is in need of books with positive representation for and about black children, as there is no other alphabet book quite like this one." - School Library Journal , STARRED REVIEW
" A necessary, uplifting volume that celebrates 'black girl magic' and 'black boy joy.'" - Publishers Weekly
M Is for Melanin is an empowering alphabet book that teaches kids their ABCs and celebrates Black children!
M is for Melanin
shining in every inch of your skin.
Every shade, every hue.
All beautiful and unique.
Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in.
Be bold. Be fearless. BE YOU.
Subtitle from cover.
"Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Ages 3-6.