Vashti Harrison
1) Big
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 National Book Award Young People's Literature Longlist
2024 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
2024 Coretta Scott King Award Winner and Honor Books
2024 Caldecott Medal Winner and Honor Books
2024 Coretta Scott King Award Winner and Honor Books
Formats
Description
Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world. Featuring the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Readers will meet trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist...
9) Hair love
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.
10) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
11) Hair love ABCs
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An alphabet board book inspired by the bestselling HAIR LOVE with new spot illustrations and text from the original award-winning author and illustrator duo--and perfect for baby gift baskets"--
13) Hello, Star
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Night after night, a girl speaks to a dying star and, inspired by its resilience, follows her dream to reach the star someday.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Cece and her Adventure Girls troop face a sudden thunderstorm, they use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems and make their way safely back to camp.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cece, a budding and inquisitive scientist, and her equally curious best friend Isaac conduct experiments to see whether Cece's dog Einstein will eat his vegetables.
17) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Français
Description
"Sulwe a la peau noire comme le ciel de minuit. Elle est plus foncée que tous les autres membres de sa famille. Elle est aussi plus foncée que tout le monde à son école. Tout ce que Sulwe souhaite, c'est être belle et avoir le teint aussi clair que celui de ses parents. Mais un soir, une aventure magique dans le ciel lui ouvrira les yeux et changera tout..." -- Various websites
"Sulwe has skin the colour of midnight. She is darker than everyone...