Thomas, Joyce Carol

A teenager's search for the roots of her heritage--and the way of her heart--Cover.

From the time he is hatched, Little Rooster learns lessons of life from his father and the other barnyard birds at Grandpa Goose's funeral, Crow's wedding, and a Christmas celebration.

A collection of ten African American lullabies.

Despite her mean-spirited foster mother's attempts to demean her, fourteen-year-old orphan Marigold finds the song within her heart during the search for a new lead gospel singer for the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church.

A collection of poems exploring the theme of African-American identity.

A little girl goes to church with her mother on Sunday morning and looks on with glee when Mama gets caught up in the singing, dancing, joy of the Holy Spirit.

When the sSupreme Court decision to desegregate public Fhools was handed down in 1954, the course of American history was forever changed. Brown v Board of Education affected the life of every child in the United States.Here are personal reflections, stories, and poems from ten of today's most accomplished writers for children.