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THE HEART OF OUR HOME

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By Janelle Washington
| Kirkus Reviews Verified
Little Honey Bunny Funnybunny loves baseball almost as much as she loves her big brother P.J.—though it’s a close-run thing. Readers familiar with the pranks P.J. plays on his younger sibling in older episodes of the series (most illustrated by Roger Bollen) will be amused—and perhaps a little confused—to see him in the role of perfect big brother after meeting his swaddled little sister for the first time in mama’s lap.
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Choosing Brave: Janelle Washington's 2023 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech

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By Janelle Washington, Angela Joy, April Harrison
| The Horn Book Magazine Verified
I express my deepest appreciation to the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards judges Erica Marks, Martha V. ­Parravano, and Roger Sutton for choosing Choosing Brave for a 2023 Nonfiction Honor Book award. It’s a tremendous honor to have ­Choosing Brave acknowledged among such a talented and passionate ­community of authors and illustrators.
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Seeing Ourselves: When I Read

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By Janelle Washington, Christina Soontornvat, Dean Schneider, Kate Smith Verified
| The Horn Book Magazine Verified
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CHOOSING BRAVE | Kirkus Reviews

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By Chris Newell, Jonah Winter, Jeanette Winter, Janelle Washington
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HOW MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND EMMETT TILL SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT by Angela Joy ; illustrated by Janelle Washington ‧ The brutal killing of a Black youth turns his mother into an activist for justice. This poignant volume about the murder of Emmett Till focuses on his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, and how her son’s death drove her to seek justice, first for him and then for the Black community. Mamie and her family moved from Mississippi to the outskirts of Chicago, hoping for a better life.
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