The cake, which only took me four hours to make! It required three cake boxes (and a lot of patience)!īecause even though there is cake, there must also be a bowl full of mush. Because you all enjoy books as much as I do, I thought I’d share the pictures. He loves books and is especially in love with Goodnight Moon, so his father and I read it to him every night. We named him Henry after the great Henry David Thoreau and have attempted to flood him with books. I started having contractions in the NCTE Exhibit Hall (and anyone who has been to the Exhibit Hall will understand this). The Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E.My beautiful baby boy was born the day after the ALAN Workshop last year. The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isadora Not only are they entertaining, but they also help put children (and adults) in a festive mood. The children’s books mentioned below is a great place to start if you are looking for Christmas stories featuring Black children and families.
We’ve proud to collaborate with Greentop Gifts to showcase their high quality wrapping paper and highlight eight Christmas books I think every Black child should own (or at least read and borrow from the library). You may have seen the Clarence Claus wrapping paper featured in the list of Gayle King’s Favorite Things in the December 2017 issue of Oprah Magazine. Clarence Claus™ truly represents the culture and lifestyle for people of color. Greentop Gifts is a wrapping paper company featuring a Black Santa Claus. Have you heard of him yet? He’s the Black Santa Claus I wish I had been exposed to growing up. So in addition to reading quality books that prominently feature children of color, I also support small Black-owned businesses like Green Top Gifts to show my kids that Santa can look like us – enter Clarence Claus. However, I do know the power of children seeing themselves reflected in literature especially around Christmas when they are bombarded with images of a Caucasian Santa Claus.
As I’ve often said, I don’t discriminate when it comes to reading books on my own or with my kids. As soon as the holidays start to roll around, people often ask me for children’s holiday book recommendations – specifically Christmas books for children of color.
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