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Black Issues Book Review, Nov, 2000 by Khafre K. Abif, Kelly Ellis

A Child Is Born by Margaret Wise Brown illustrated by Floyd Cooper Jump at the Sun: Hyperion Books for Children, October 2000, $17.99 ISBN 0-786-80673-7, Ages 2-5

The miracle of Christmas is retold with luminous illustrations by award-winning artist Floyd Cooper.

Christmas Soul An African American Holiday edited by Allison Samuels paintings by Michele Woods Jump at the Sun: Hyperion Books for Children, September 2000, $17.99 ISBN 0-786-80521-8, Ages 9-12

A heartwarming collection of original stories of African American celebrities recounting their favorite childhood Christmas memories.

Brown Sugar Babies by Charles R. Smith, Jr. Jump at the Sun: Hyperion Books for Children, November 2000, $14.99 ISBN 0-7868-0622-2, Ages 2-5

Illustrations and rhyming text take readers through the many shades of beautiful brown babies.

Hallelujah! A Christmas Celebration by W. Nikola-Lisa, paintings by Synthia Saint James Atheneum Books for Young Readers, October 2000, $16.00 ISBN 0-689-816731, Ages 4-8

Describes the plum-purple sky, yew-green hills, silver strands of moonlight and other colorful things, which provided the setting for the birth of a black baby Jesus.

Magid Fasts for Ramadan by Mary Matthews illustrated by E. B. Lewis Clarion Books, 1996, $6.95 ISBN 0-618-04035-8, Ages 9-12

Young Magid wishes to fast with his family for Ramadan, but he is too young. In this touching story for young Muslim readers and their friends, Magid learns a powerful lesson about honesty and the importance of the holiday

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis illustrated by Daniel Minter Albert Whitman & Company September 2000, $15.95 ISBN 0-8075-7315-9, Ages 9-12

When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along and embody the principles of Kwanzaa.