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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Carolrhoda, 2009
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780822567646

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Reeves

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Carolrhoda, 2015
Pages: 36
ISBN: 9780761339434

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 8 and older

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Nelson

DeShawn Days

DeShawn Days

by Tony Medina
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Lee & Low, 2001
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781584302285

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Medina

Freedom in Congo Square

Freedom in Congo Square

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Little Bee, 2016
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781499801033

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 6 and older

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Weatherford

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

by Don Tate
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Lee & Low, 2012
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9781600602603

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-11

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 759 Tate

Jazz Baby

Jazz Baby

by Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Harcourt , 2007
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0152025227

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages birth - 3

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Wheeler

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

by Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Putnam, 2009
Pages: 74
ISBN: 9780399251757

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Fiction, Grimes

No Crystal Stair

No Crystal Stair

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab, 2012
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9780761361695

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Nelson

Rich (A Dyamonde Daniel Book)

Rich (A Dyamonde Daniel Book)

by Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publisher: Putnam, 2009
Pages: 95
ISBN: 9780399251764

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Fiction, Grimes

Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll

Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll

by Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Publishers: Harper, HarperCollins, 2023
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780062994387

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Tharpe