AUTHOR: ANNE SHELBY ILLUSTRATOR: JOHN WARD Visit a country store where the African American owners welcome customers near and far to enjoy much more than the stuff they can buy on the shelves. WHY I LIKE THIS BOOK: I bought this book largely because it depicted a black family as entrepreneurs which is rare in…

AUTHOR: MARA ROCKCLIFF ILLUSTRATOR: ANN TANKSLEY Sometimes the best gifts are those that come from people who have little but give all they have. That was the heart behind this true story of a little girl from the Cameroons who reached out to America during one of its darkest periods; the Great Depression. WHY I…