Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

An antique lithograph of Henry “Box” Brown, created by Samuel Rowse in 1850, inspired Kadir Nelson’s paintings for this book.  To give the feel of the original lithograph, Mr. Nelson crosshatched pencil lines, and then applied layers of watercolor and oil paint.  The illustrations are haunting and powerful.  
Henry is born into a life of [...]

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The Prince Won’t Go to Bed by Dayle Ann Dodds, Illustrator Krysten Brooker

“WAA! WAA! WAA! I will not go to bed,” the teeny-tiny, itty-bitty, little Prince said
Parents, babysitters, caregivers and grandparents have all experienced the bedtime blues, when that child just can’t be persuaded—-it’s time for bed.
The King and Queen are out to a ball and the Prince refuses to go to bed. The Nanny tries [...]

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