James Ransome -- Titles 2  
Quilt Alphabet  

Quilt Alphabet
by Lesa Cline Ransome
From apples to cows, kettles to scarecrows, warm country images abound in this delightful alphabet poem with striking folk art illustrations.
ISBN 0-8234-1453-1
Holiday House
http://www.holidayhouse.com

Under the Quilt of Night  

Under the Quilt of Night
by Deborah Hopkinson
A young girl flees from the farm where she has been worked as a slave and uses the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom in the north.


ISBN 0-689-82227-8
Athenueum Books for Young Readers

 
Peepers  

Peepers
by Eve Bunting
While helping their dad run Fred's Fall Color Tours in New England, Jim and Andy think the tourists are pretty silly; then one night the boys experience something that makes them change their minds.
ISBN 0-15-260297-6
Harcourt

http://www.harcourt.com
 
Satchel Paige  

Satchel Paige
by Lesa Cline Ransome
Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series.

ISBN 0-689-81151-9
Simon & Schuster
 
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt  

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
by Deborah Hopkinson
A young slave stiches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
International Reading Association Award, Reading Rainbow Selection, Book-of-the-Month Club Selection
ISBN 0-679-82311-5
Random House/Knopf
 

The Secret of the Stones

by Robert D. San Souci
When they try to find out who is doing their chores while they are working in the fields, a childless couple discovers that the two stones they have brought home are actually two bewitched orphans.
ISBN 0-8037-1640-0
Dial Books/PenguinPutnam

Uncle Jed's Barbershop  

Uncle Jed's Barbershop
by Margaree King Mitchel
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, Sara Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop.
Coretta Scott King Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, Horn Book Magazine Starred Review, Reading Rainbow Feature, Feature on PBS's TV show: Storytime.

ISBN 0-671-76969-3
Simon & Schuster
 
Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)  

Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)
by Elizabeth Howard
Sarah and Susan visit their Great-great Aunt Flossie and hear the stories she has to tell about the days of long ago when she was young.
IRA Teacher's Choice, Notable Children's Trade Book (Social Studies), Parenting Magazine's Reading Magic Award
ISBN 0-395-54682-6
Clarion Books
Red Dancing Shoes  

Red Dancing Shoes
by Denise Lewis Patrick
Delighted with her shiny new red shoes, a little girl dances through town to show them to everyone she knows.
ISBN 0-688-10392-8 TR
Harper Collins
The Creation

The Creation
by James Weldon Johnson
A poem based on the creation story from the first book of the Bible.
Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, School Library Journal Starred Review, 1995 IBBY honor for illustration.
ISBN 0-8234-1069-2
Holiday House
How Many Stars in the Sky?  

How Many Stars in the Sky?
by Lenny Hort
One night when Mama is away, Daddy and son seek a good place to count the stars in the night sky. Reading Rainbow Selection
ISBN 0-688-10103-8 TR
Harper Collins
Your Move  

Your Move
by Eve Bunting
When ten-year old James' gang initiation endangers his six-year old brother Isaac, they find the courage to say "Thanks, but no thanks."
Dark Day, Light Night  

Dark Day, Light Night
by Jan Carr
'Manda's aunt Ruby helps her to deal with some angry feelings by making lists of all the things they like in the world.
Quinnie Blue  

Quinnie Blue
by Dinah Johnson
A young girl wonders about activities of her grandmother Quinnie Blue when she was little.
ISBN 0-8050-4378-0
Henry Holt
Let My People Go  

Let My People Go
by Patricia & Fredrick McKissack
The daughter of a free black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800's recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans.
ISBN 0-689-80856-9
Simon & Schuster
Rum-A-Tum-Tum  

Rum-A-Tum-Tum

by Angela Medearis
The jazzy rhythms of daily life meld into the ragtime beat of a marching band as a parade sweeps down the street and everyone joins in the dancing.
ISBN 0-8234-1143-5
Holiday House
Do Like Kyla  

Do Like Kyla
by Angela Johnson
A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening when Kyla imitates her.
Parenting Magazine Award
ISBN 0-531-05852-2
Orchard
My Best Shoes  

My Best Shoes
by Marilee Robin Burton
Celebrates the variety of shoes that can be worn, from sturdy lace up high shoes to naked feet and toe shoes.
ISBN 0-688-11756-2 TR
Harper Collins
The Old Dog  

The Old Dog
by Charlotte Zolotow
After a boy's dog passes away, he spends the rest of the day thinking about all the good times they had together. Featured on PBS's TV show Storytime.