A Coretta Scott King award winner, mama's great grandmaw's gentle finger weave the design, and their lulling voices weave the tale, as they braid their children's hair into the striking cornrow patterns of Africa.

Winner of the Parents Choice Awards. Angie, a 10 year old inner city kid discovers "shimmershine"- the feeling you get when you believe in yourself and do your best.

Illustrated in black-in-white. Tamika's world fell apart when the violence of the drug trade claims her fathers life. But through the love of her family, the support of her friends in the sweet fruit club, and the strength of her own spirit, Tamika finds a way to triumph.

When brother and sister go to a concert of African-American spirituals, daddy tells then how these songs came into existence.