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Bibliographies

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African American

Children's Literature


Baker, Augusta
Books about Negro life for children.
New York, New York Public Library, 1961.

Britton, Jean
Selected books about the Afro-American for very young children, K-2.
[Boston] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Education, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Bureau of Curriculum Innovation, 1969.

Buttlar, Lois
Building ethnic collections : an annotated guide for school media centers and public libraries.
Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1977.

Curry, Barbara K.
Sweet words so brave : the story of African American literature.
Madison, Wis.: Zino Press Children's Books, 1996.

Enoch Pratt Free Library
Black impressions : a book list for children and parents to share.
Baltimore,1986.

Givens, Archie
Strong souls singing : African American books for our daughters and our sisters.
New York: Norton & Co., 1998.

Kaleidoscope : a multicultural booklist for grades K-8.
Urbana, Ill. : The Council, 1993, 1994 and 2003.

Kruse, Ginny Moore
Multicultural literature for children and young adults : a selected listing of books, 1980-1990, by and about people of color.
Madison, Wis. : Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 1991-.

Lind, Beth Beutler
Multicultural children's literature : an annotated bibliography, grades K-8.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1996.

Marantz, Sylvia S.
Multicultural picture books : art for understanding others. 
Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub., 1994-1997.

Martin, Michelle H.
Brown Gold: Milestones of African-AMerican Children's Picture Books, 1845-2002. 
New York : Routledge, 2004.

New York Public Library Black Experience in Children's Books Committee
The Black experience in children's books.
New York: New York Public Library, 1989.

Nichols, Margaret S.
Multicultural resources for children : a bibliography of materials for preschool through elementary school in the areas of Black, Spanish-speaking, Asian American, native American, and Pacific Island cultures.
Stanford, Calif. : Multicultural Resources, 1977.

Ramírez,Gonzalo, Jr.,
Multiethnic children's literature.
Albany, N.Y. : Delmar Publishers, 1994.

Rand, Donna
Black Books Galore!: guide to great African American children's books.
New York: Wiley, 1998.

Rand, Donna
Black Books Galore! guide to great African American children's books about boys.
New York: Wiley, 2001.

Rand, Donna
Black Books Galore! guide to great African American children's books about girls.
New York: Wiley, 2001.

Roberts, Patricia
Developing multicultural awareness through children's literature : a guide for teachers and librarians, grades K-8.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1993.

Rollock, Barbara
The Black experience in children's books.
New York: New York Public Library, 1984.

Smith, Henrietta M. (ed.)
The Coretta Scott King awards book, 1970-1999.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1999.

Stevens, Dorothy L.
An analysis and annotated bibliography of selected books for children about Negro life. [microform]
1971.

Totten, Herman L.
Culturally diverse library collections for youth.
New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, 1996.

Totten, Herman L.
Culturally diverse library collections for children.
New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, 1994.

Williams, Helen E.
Books by African-American authors and illustrators for children and young adults.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1991.

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