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About this session
About this session
Session Host: Beautiful Blackbird Festival Children's Book Festival
Time: Self-Directed
Format: Children's Program via Video Content
Speaker: Various
Description: The Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival, a project celebrating the voices, artistry, and impact of Black children's literature, is open to you all year round. Visit the festival for video read aloud's with creator interviews, art activities, and educational opportunities. Watch for a new selection of books in August 2021!
Indigo Arts Alliance, in partnership with I'm Your Neighbor Books and Diverse BookFinder, produces this annual festival to honor Black children's book legend Ashley Bryan and his classic book Beautiful Blackbird.
Read & Engage with the Themes of Black Roots, Resilience & Identity
Explore why "Black Books Matter" year round:
Educators, Librarians and Families: take the conversation deeper with the Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival Educator's Toolkit.
Beautiful Blackbird
By Ashley Bryan
Published by Simon & Schuster
Read Aloud & Creator Interview
Art Project
Dance Challenge
Going Down Home with Daddy
By Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Daniel Minter
Published by Peachtree Publishing
Read Aloud & Creator Interview
Art Project
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
By Samara Cole Doyon & illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Published by Tilbury House Publishing
Read Aloud & Creator Interview
Wherever I Go
By Mary Wagley Copp & illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed
Published by Simon & Schuster
Read Aloud & Creator Interview
Art Project
Explore other connections to the Arts.
Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations
By Kelly Starling Lyons & illustrated by Keith Mallett
Published by Nancy Paulson Books
Read Aloud & Creator Interview
Activities: Explore the history and the impact of the song with these activities.
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