Presentation at the 2011 National Black Child Development Institute Conference in Nashville, TN.

2. National Black Child Development Institute
41st Annual Conference
Essential for the Journey of Our Children:
Keep the Cultural Fire Burning
Nashville, Tennessee
Between the Covers: Literature with a Cultural Flavor!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Ashelin Currie, Doctoral Student, Oakland University
Vivian G. Johnson, Ph.D., Marygrove College
Jonella A. Mongo, Ph.D., Oakland University
Toni S. Walters, Ph.D., Oakland University

3. National Black Child Development Institute
41st Annual Conference
Essential for the Journey of Our Children:
Keep the Cultural Fire Burning
Nashville, Tennessee
Between the Covers: Literature with a Cultural
Monday, October 10, 2011
Ashelin Currie, Doctoral Student, Oakland University
Vivian G. Johnson, Ph.D., Marygrove College
Jonella A. Mongo, Ph.D., Oakland University
Toni S. Walters, Ph.D., Oakland University

4. GIRL of MINE
LB Kids, Brdbk edition.
Ages Birth - Preschool

5. I CAN DO IT TOO!
Chronicle Book
Ages Infant -Preschool

6. WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT ME, MAMA?
Hyperion Books For
Children
Ages 3 - 6

7. Sky-High Guy
Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Ages 4 - 7

8. Christmas In The Time of Billy Lee
Hyperion Books for Children
Ages 4 - 7

9. NEW RED BIKE!
Holiday House
Ages 4 - 8

10. DUKE ELLINGTON’S Nutcracker Suite
Charlesbridge Pub. Inc.
Ages 4 - 8

11. A Beach Tail
Boyd Mills Press
Ages 4 - 8

12. Little Diva
Feiwel & Friends
Ages 4 - 8

13. EIGHT DAYS: A STORY OF HAITI
Orchard Books
Ages 4 - 8

14. My Uncle Martin’s Words for America
Abrams Books for
Young Readers
Ages 4 - 8

15. My Uncle Martin's Big Heart
Abrams Books for
Young Readers
Ages 4 - 8

16. Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom
Roaring Brook Press
Ages 4 - 8

17. My Hands Sing the Blues:
Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey
Cavendish Corp/Ccb
Ages 4 - 8

18. Lottie Paris Lives Here
Simon & Schuster Books
For Young Readers
Ages 4 - 8

19. Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat
Candlewick
Ages 4 - 8

20. The Secret River
Atheneum Books
for Young Readers
Ages 4 - 8

21. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
Random House Books for Young Readers
Ages 4 - 8

22. Magic Trash
Charlesbridge
Publisher
Ages 4-8

23. BEFORE THERE WAS MOZART:
The Story of Joseph Boulogne Chevalier
Schwartz & Wade
Ages 5 - 9

24. CLEMENTE!
Holt, Henry & Company,
Inc.
Age 6 - 8

25. Looking for the Easy Life
HarperCollins
Ages 6 - 9

26. Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
Lee & Low
Ages 6 - 11

27. AMAZING FACES
Lee & Low
Ages 6 and up

28. My Holy Bible for African American Children,
KJV
Zondervan
Ages 7 - 10

29. Walking Home to Rosie Lee
Cinco Puntos Press.
Ages 7 - 11

30. The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights
Eerdmans Publishing
Company
Ages 8 - 12

31. Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
Eerdmans Publishing
Company
Ages 8 - 12

32. Ruth and the Green Book
Lerner Publishing Group
Ages 8 - 12

33. Dear America: With the Might of Angels,
The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Scholastic, Inc.
Ages 8 - 14

34. Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow:
A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Clarion
Ages 9 -12

35. Ghetto Cowboy
Candlewick
Ages 9 - 12

36. Planet Middle School
Bloombury USA
Childrens
Ages 9 - 12

37. Meet Cecile
American Girl
Ages 9 - 12

38. Black Pioneers: Home Is With OurFamily
Hyperion Books for Children
Ages 9 - 12

39. WE COULD BE BROTHERS
Scholastic, Inc.
Ages 9 - 12

40. Bird in a Box
Little Brown Books for
Young Readers
Ages 9 - 12

41. A Nation’s Hope:
The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
Dial
Ages 9 and up

42. Heart & Soul: The Story of America and
African Americans
Balzer & Bray
Ages 9 and up

43. Bronxwood
PUSH/
Scholastic
Ages 14 and up

44. I See The Promised Land
Text Tara Books
Young Adult

45. A Boy Should Know How to Tie A Tie:
And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life
Touchstone Books
Young Adult

46. Standing Against the Wind
Feiwel & Friends
Young Adult

47. THE CRUISERS
Scholastic, Inc.
Young Adult

48. THE CRUISERS:Checkmate
Scholastic, Inc.
Young Adult

49. Two The Hard Way
Dafina Books
Young Adult

50. AT THE CROSSROADS
Kensington
Publishing Corp.
Young Adult

51. A Gift From Childhood
Groundwood Books
Young Adult

52. Losing ROMEO
Kimani Press
Young Adult

53. No Longer Besties
Authorhouse
Young Adult

54. A Joyful Christmas: A Treasury of New and Classic
Songs, Poems, and Stories for the Holiday
Henry Holt and Co.
All Ages

55. The Great Migration- Journey to the North
Amistad/
HarperCollins
All ages

56. A Song for Miles
Echo House
Publishing
All Ages

57. Just Made It
2011 Publications

58. One Love
*Marley, Cedella, illustrator *Vanessa Brantly-Newton
Chronicles Books,Ages 4-8

59. Ruby’s New Home
*Dungy, Tony & *Lauren, (2011),
illustrator *Vanessa Brantly-Newton

60. Presenting Tallulah
Tori Spelling, illustrator *Vanessa Brantly-Newton (2011)
Simon & Schuster, Ages 4-8

61. Little Man
*Dionne Warwick and *David Freeman Wooley,
illustrator *Fred Willingham, (2011). Charlesbridge, Ages 4-8

62. Thank You So Much for
Coming!
See you in 2012!
Toni and the Scholars