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7 Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory’s Run for the Hungry

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By Derrick Barnes, Christian Gregory, Frank Morrison
| The Banner Magazine Verified
This book inspires children and adults to do their part in serving others for the common good. Dick Gregory’s personal story, as told by Derrick Barnes and Christian Gregory, is a triumph motivated by a tragedy. The illustrations are wonderfully expressive; the text is thought-provoking and insightful. Fifty years ago, as a young man, Dick Gregory realized young children in the United States were going to bed hungry every night. Stomachs grumbled, children prayed, and refrigerators remained empty.
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The Queen of Kindergarten Book Review

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By Derrick Barnes, Stephanie Snyder
| Common Sense Media Verified
age 4+ Cute first-day-of-school story has positive representations. Parents need to know that The Queen of Kindergarten is the follow-up to The King of Kindergarten. Both are written by Caldecott Honor author Derrick Barnes (Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut) and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Like its predecessor, this book follows a young protagonist through the first day of kindergarten, but this time, it's a spunky little girl named MJ.
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By Derrick Barnes, Terreece Clarke
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age 5+ Joyful, foot-tapping celebration of fresh haircut, culture. Parents need to know that Derrick Barnes' Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut is a joyful look athow a good new haircut can change your entire outlook. It won a 2018 Caldecott Honor, Newbery Honor, and Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Honors. With striking, oil-based paintings by Gordon C.
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