E. B.1956 Lewis

When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.

Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.

A grandmother tells of Gullahs and their sweetgrass baskets that keep African heritage alive.

Lily Brown imagines all sorts of fantastic things in the scenes that she paints every day.

A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man.

A story celebrating a young African-American boy's first trip to the barbershop.

Margaret experiences the excitement of watching the 1946 championship game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as it goes into extra innings.

In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers.

A little girl learns coping skills with the help of her grandmother, neighbors and school friends, when her mother's mental illness disrupts her daily routine.

A little girl's father helps her get over her fear of the dark before he goes off to war, and she uses the stars they painted on her ceiling to remind her of him while he is away.