Brown gold : milestones of African American children's picture books, 1845-2002

Brown gold : milestones of African American children's picture books, 1845-2002 / by Michelle H. Martin.

Author/creator	Martin, Michelle H., 1966-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description	xxi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	American literature--African American authors --History and criticism. American literature--African American authors --Bibliography. Children's literature, American--History and criticism. Children's literature, American--Bibliography. Picture books for children--United States --Bibliography. African Americans--Intellectual life --Bibliography. Picture books for children--United States. African Americans in literature. African Americans in art.

Series	Children's literature and culture ; 30 Children's literature and culture 30. ^A1008050
Contents	"Hey, Who's the Kid with the Green Umbrella?": a Re-evaluation of Little Black Sambo and the Black-a-moor -- From Ten Little Niggers to Afro-Bets: Images of Blackness in Picture Books for Young Readers, 1870s to 2000s -- The Influence of the Black Arts Movement on African American Children's Picture Books -- Pushing the Boundaries: The Coretta Scott King Award Picture Books -- From Margin to Center: African American Artistic Legacies Shaping the Genre -- Historical America through the Eyes of the Black Child -- "Just Build Me a Cabin the Corner of Glory Land": Depictions of Heaven in African American Children's Picture Books -- "Ain't I Fine?": Black Modes of Discourse in Contemporary African American Children's Picture Books -- "Why Are We Reading This Stuff?": A Pedagogy of Teaching African American Children's Picture Books.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.
LCCN	2003017568
ISBN	0415938570 (hardback : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS153.B53 M2628 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold