J. Brian Pinkney

"Owen loves soccer, but isn't the best at playing it. After a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't notice the ball rolling away from him until it's too late. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes"--

Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.

Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.

A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.

Peek-a-you, can you see? Here's the pretty brown face of me! Rhyming text and bright illustrations capture the whimsical joy of a game of peek-a-boo with little ones.