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James E. Ransome's Books
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Words Set Me FreeWords Set Me Free is the inspiring story of young Frederick Douglass's path to freedom through reading.Read More -
Uncle Jed's Barber ShopA black barber during the 1920s, Uncle Jed traveled miles for his customers. On his 79th birthday, he gets his dream and opens a barbershop.Read More
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Baby BlessingsThis touching story from bestselling author Doloris Jordan celebrates the blessings new parents wish for their babies all through their lives. With a...Read More
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Under the Quilt of NightAward-winning duo Deborah Hopkinson and James E. Ransome combine their talents once more for this sequel to the best-selling Sweet Clara and the...Read More
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Major Taylor, Champion CyclistMarshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars. When his stunts landed him a job at the famous Indiana bike...Read More
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Satchel PaigeNo one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them with his...Read More
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Let My People Go"Come join me as I take you back to Charleston, South Carolina, to my father's forge in the early 1800's. Sit with me on the woodpile as he tells a...Read More
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New York Times, February 10, 2012
...WHEN GRANDMAMA SINGS By Margaree King Mitchell. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. 40 pp. Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 5 to 9) The twin powers of optimism and determination shine through in this fictional account of an...
USA Today, February 8, 2012
...ONLY. Grandmama dreams of singing in a place "where blacks people and white people aren't kept apart." James E. Ransome's lovely soft watercolors support the text. Before she became a writer at The New Yorker The two kids at the heart of this playful...
TwinCities.com, January 31, 2012
...on Washington that even the youngest reader will understand. "When Grandmama Sings" by Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James E. Ransome (Amistad, $16.99) - Belle has never been outside of Pecan Flats, Miss., so she's excited to spend a summer...
Rock Hill Herald, January 30, 2012
...young to read on their own. - Kim Ossi "When Grandmama Sings" By Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James E. Ransome, from HarperCollins books, $16.99, ages 5-9 Eight-year-old Belle narrates "When Grandmama Sings" and tells the story of the summer...
Poughkeepsie Journal, January 15, 2012
...Book jacket for “When Grandmama Sings,” Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James E. Ransome Filed Under Book jacket for “Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass,” Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome / None...
Examiner.com, January 12, 2012
...enture into the Deep South where everything is segregated in the new book by Margaree King Mitchell and James E. Ransome, WHEN GRANDMAMA SINGS. When Belle's grandmother is asked to go on tour and sing, 8-year-old Belle can't wait to go with her. She's...
Delightful Children's Books, August 6, 2011
...dipper, great bear, little bear, and north star. Ages 3+How Many Stars in the Sky? by Lenny Hort and James Ransome. I like that this book conveys the awesomeness of gazing at a star-filled sky, without any need to identify constellations or moon...
THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK AND LITERACY ALLIANCE, May 26, 2011
...Exquisite Corpse Adventure Readers' Theatre Production , featuring Mary Brigid Barrett, M.T. Anderson, Linda Sue Park, Katherine Paterson, James Ransome, and Timothy Basil Ering...
