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A mother wakes up her child whose job is to play, as there is so much to do in a fun-filled day, from dancing in puddles to jumping in leaves.

In this story told in a series of rhyming poems, Gorilla the cat enjoys answering the telephone, eating soul food, and sharing mischievous adventures with her young owner.

In this rhyming story, an African American girl hides when it's time to comb and braid her hair.

Despite what Dyamonde and Free say, Damaria worries that she is getting fat, until a classmate's problem with diabetes causes her to change her thoughts about body image.

"Dyamonde Daniel wants only one thing for Christmas - a sewing machine to make her own clothes instead of sprucing up used thrift store items. Instead, a shiny red bike sits next to the Christmas tree. As Dyamonde offers excuses to not ride the bike, her mother grows suspicious, and her friends get annoyed. Nobody understands why Dyamonde is being so secretive. Will she ever be able to come clean and conquer her fear?"-- From publisher's description....

Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.