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	The Bulletin Dozen is a monthly theme-based list of titles available only on-line. Since we're awfully fond of bakers here at the Bulletin, we thought we'd adopt their philosophy of generosity and throw in an extra one or two when we have them to offer--so don't expect an even dozen. Please feel free to copy, download, or link to these lists. We ask only that you cite the source. See the archive for lists from previous months.
	The Best Books Come in All Colors: A List of Recent Multicultural Fiction and Non-Fiction selected by Janice Del Negro

This list offers a group of high quality fiction and non-fiction titles by and about people of color from the last 3-5 years. The focus is on excellent titles for any listening or reading audience. It was compiled as part of a program presented at the 1999-2000 Inservice Program for Urbana School District 116, Urbana, Illinois, held August 23, 1999.

--Janice M. Del Negro, editor

• Aardema, Verna, ad. The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks : A Masai Tale; illus. by Humi Heo. Knopf, 1996.
• Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English; illus. by Simon Silva. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1997.
• Ada, Alma Flor. The Lizard and the Sun: La Lagartija y El Sol; illus. by Felipe Dávalos. Bantam, 1997.
• Adler, Naomi, ad. The Dial Book of Animal Tales from Around the World; illus. by Amanda Hall. Dial, 1996.
• Alarcón, Francisco. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jitomatoes Risuenos y otros Poemas de Primavera. Children's Book Press, 1997.
• Aldana, Patricia, comp. Jade and Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures; illus. by Luis Garay. Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre, 1996.
• Aliki. Marianthe's Story One: Painted Words; Marianthe's Story Two: Spoken Memories; illus. by the author. Greenwillow, 1998.
• Ancona, George. Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family; illus. with photographs. Lothrop, 1999.
• Andersen, Hans Christian. The Ugly Duckling; illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Morrow, 1999.
• Antle, Nancy. Staying Cool; illus. by E. B. Lewis. Dial, 1997.
• Balgassi, Haemi. Tae's Sonata. Clarion.1997
• Beeler, Selby B. Throw Your Tooth on the Roof; illus. by G. Brian Karas. Houghton, 1998.
• Begay, Shonto. Navajo: Visions and Voices across the Mesa; illus. by the author. Scholastic, 1996.
• Belton, Sandra. Ernestine & Amanda. Simon & Schuster, 1996.
• _____. Ernestine & Amanda: Members of the C.L.U.B. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• _____. Ernestine & Amanda: Mysteries on Monroe Street. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
• _____. Ernestine & Amanda: Summer Camp, Ready or Not! Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• Bennett, James W. Blue Star Rapture. Simon, 1998
• Bernier-Brand, Carmen, ad. Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico; illus. by Ernesto Ramos Nieves. HarperCollins, 1996.
• Bernier-Grand, Carmen. In the Shade of the Nispero Tree. Orchard, 1999.
• Berry, James. First Palm Trees: An Anancy Spiderman Story; illus. by Greg Couch. Simon and Schuster, 1997.
• Bierhorst, John, ad. The Dancing Fox: Arctic Folktales; illus. by Mary K. Okheena. Morrow, 1997.
• _____. The Deetkatoo: Native American Stories about Little People. Morrow, 1998.
• Birdseye, Debbie. Under Our Skin: Kids Talk about Race. Holiday, 1997.
• Bloor, Edward. Tangerine. Harcourt, 1997.
• Bodkin, Odds, ad. The Crane Wife; illus. by Gennady Spirin. Gulliver/Harcourt, 1998.
• Bouchard, David. The Great Race; illus. by Zhong-Yang Huang. Millbrook. 1997
• Bruchac, Joseph, ad. When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror. Walker, 1998.
• Bruchac, Joseph. The Arrow over the Door. Dial, 1998.
• _____. Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself. Dial, 1997.
• _____. Eagle Song. Dial, 1997.
• _____. Tell Me A Tale: A Book About Storytelling. Harcourt, 1997.
• Bryan, Ashley, ad. Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-Huh. Atheneum, 1998.
• Bryan, Ashley. Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry. Atheneum, 1997.
• Bunting, Eve. Going Home; illus. by David Diaz. HarperCollins, 1996.
• Cameron, Ann. More Stories Huey Tells; illus. by Roberta Smith. Foster/Farrar, 1997.
• Carlson, Lori, comp. You're On!: Seven Plays in English and Spanish. Morrow, 1999.
• Chocolate, Debbi. The Piano Man. illus. by Eric Velasquez. Walker, 1998.
• Clinton, Catherine. I, Too, Sing America: African American Poetry; illus. by Stephen Alcorn. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
• Collier, James. Jazz: An American Saga. Holt, 1997.
• Cosby, Bill. The Treasure Hunt; illus. by Varnette Honeywood. Scholastic, 1997.
• Cox, Clinton. Come All You Brave Soldiers: Blacks in the Revolutionary War. Scholastic, 1998.
• Cummings, Pat, ed. Talking with Artists: Volume Three. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
• Dabcovich, Lydia.The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale; illus. by the author. Clarion, 1997.
• Daly, Niki. The Boy on the Beach; illus. by the author. McElderry, 1999.
• _____. Jamela's Dress; illus. by the author. Farrar, 1999.
• Davol, Marguerite. The Paper Dragon; illus. by Robert Sabuda. Atheneum, 1996.
• Demi. The Dalai Lama; illus. by the author. Holt, 1998.
• _____. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale; illus. by the author. Scholastic, 1997.
• DeSpain, Pleasant, ad. The Emerald Lizard: Fifteen Latin American Tales to Tell in English and Spanish; illus. by Don Bell. August House, 1999.
• Diakité, Baba Wagué, ad. The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale; illus. by the author. Scholastic, 1999.
• _____. The Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African Folktale; illus. by the author. Scholastic, 1997.
• Dingle, Derek. First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson; illus. with photographs. Hyperion, 1998.
• Duggleby, John. Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence; illus. with the paintings of Jacob Lawrence. Chronicle, 1998.
• Echewa, T. Obinkaram, ad. The Magic Tree: A Folktale from Nigeria; illus. by E.B. White. Morrow, 1999.
• Ehlert, Lois. Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale/Cuco: Un Cuento Folklorico; illus. by the author. Harcourt, 1997.
• Erdrich, Louise. The Birchbark House. Hyperion, 1999.
• Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster. Orchard, 1997.
• Fleischman, Sid. Bandit's Moon. Greenwillow, 1998.
• Forest, Heather. Wisdom Tales from Around the World. August House, 1996.
• Freedman, Russell. The Life and Death of Crazy Horse; illus. by Amos Bad Heart Bull. Holiday House, 1996.
• Ganeri, Anita. Religions Explained: A Beginner's Guide to World Faiths. Holt, 1997.
• Gershator, Phyllis, ad. Zzzng! Zzzng! Zzzng!: A Yoruba Tale; illus by Theresa Smith. Orchard, 1998.
• Giovanni, Nikki. The Sun Is So Quiet; illus. by Ashley Bryan. Holt, 1996.
• Goble, Paul, ad. Iktomi and the Coyote; illus, by the author. Orchard, 1998.
• Gollub, Matthew. Cool Melons-Turn to Frogs! The Life and Poems of Issa; illus. Kazuko Stone. Lee & Low, 1998.
• Gorrell, Gena. North Star to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railroad; illus. with various photographs and prints. Bantam, 1997.
• Greenfield, Eloise. Easter Parade; illus. by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Hyperion, 1998.
• Grimes, Nikki. Come Sunday; illus. by Michael Bryant. Eerdmans, 1996.
• Grimes, Nikki. Jazmin's Notebook. Dial, 1998.
• Hamanaka, Sheila. In Search of the Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan; illus. by the author and with photographs. Morrow, 1999.
• Hamilton, Virginia, ad. A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from North America, the West Indies, and Africa; illus. by Barry Moser. Scholastic, 1997.
• ____. When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing; illus. by Barry Moser. Scholastic, 1996.
• Hamilton, Virginia. Bluish. Scholastic, 1999.
• Hansen, Joyce. Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground; illus. with photographs and maps. Holt, 1998.
• ______. Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference; illus. with photographs. Scholastic Press, 1998.
• Haskins, James. African Beginnings; illus. by Floyd Cooper. Lothrop, 1998.
• Hayes, Joe. Here Comes the Storyteller. Cinco Puntos Press, 1996.
• ______. A Spoon for Every Bite; illus. by Rebecca Leer. Orchard, 1996.
• Hearne, Betsy. Listening for Leroy. McElderry, 1998.
• Heo, Yumi, ad. The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale; illus. by Yumi Heo. Houghton, 1996.
• Herron, Carolivia. Nappy Hair; illus. by Joe Cepeda. Knopf, 1997.
• Hesse, Karen. Come On, Rain! illus. by Jon J Muth. Scholastic, 1999.
• Hewett, Lorri. Lives of Our Own. Dutton, 1998.
• Hickox, Rebecca, ad. The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story. illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Holiday House, 1998.
• Hill Elizabeth Starr. Bird Boy; illus. by Lelley Liu. Farrar, 1999.
• Ho, Minfong. Brother Rabbit: A Cambodian Tale; illus. by Jennifer Hewitson. Lothrop, 1997.
• _____. Hush! A Thai Lullaby; illus. by Holly Meade. Orchard, 1996.
• Hoobler, Dorothy. The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn. Philomel, 1999.
• Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. When will Sarah Come?; illus. with photographs by Nina Crews. Greenwillow, 1999.
• Igus, Toyomi. Going Back Home: An Artist Returns from the South; illus. by Michele Wood. Children's Book Press, 1996.
• Jacobs, Paul Samuel. James Printer: A Novel of Rebellion. Scholastic, 1997.
• Jaffe, Nina, ad. The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from World Traditions; illus. by Whitney Sherman. Holt, 1998.
• Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997.
• Johnson, Angela. Heaven. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
• Johnson, Angela. The Other Side: Shorter Pieces. Orchard, 1998.
• Johnson, Angela. The Wedding; illus. by David Soman. Orchard, 1999.
• Johnson, Dinah. All Around Town: The Photographs of Richard Samuel Roberts. Holt, 1998.
• Johnston, Tony. Sparky and Eddie: The First Day of School.; illus. by Susannah Ryan. Scholastic, 1997.
• Jones, Bill T. Dance; illus. with photographs by Susan Kuklin. Hyperion, 1998.
• Jurmain, Suzanne. Freedom's Sons: The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny. Lothrop, 1998.
• Kimmel, Eric, ad. Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories from Japan. Harcourt, 1999.
• Kimmel, Eric, ad. Ten Suns: A Chinese Legend. illus. by YongSheng Xuan. Holiday House, 1998.
• King, Elizabeth. Quinceanera: Celebrating Fifteen; illus. with photographs. Dutton, 1998.
• King, Martin Luther. I Have a Dream; various illustrations. Scholastic, 1997.
• Krishnaswami, Uma, ad. Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India; illus. by Maniam Selven. Linnet, 1998.
• Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman; illus. by David Diaz. Harcourt, 1996.
• Kuklin, Susan. Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery; illus. with photographs. Holt, 1998.
• Kurtz, Jane. The Storyteller's Beads. Gulliver, 1998.
• Lee, Milly. Nim and the War Effort; illus. by Yangsook Choi. Farrar, 1997.
• Left Hand Bull, Jacqueline. Lakota Hoop Dancer; illus. with photographs. Dutton, 1999.
• Lester, Julius. Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story; illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Dial, 1998.
• _____. Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo; illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Dial, 1997.
• _____. What a Truly Cool World; illus. by Joe Cepeda. Scholastic, 1999.
• Little, Jean. Emma's Magic Winter; illus. by Jennifer Plecas. HarperCollins, 1998.
• Lomas Garza, Carmen. In My Family/En Mi Familia. illus. by the author. Children's Book Press, 1996.
• London, Jonathan. Ali, Child of the Desert; illus. by Ted Lewin. Lothrop, 1997.
• Lorbiecki, Marybeth. Sister Anne's Hands; illus.by K. Wendy Popp. Dial, 1998.
• Luenn, Nancy. A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead; illus. by Robert Chapman. Rising Moon, 1998.
• Lyons, Mary. Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith; illus. with photographs. Houghton, 1997.
• _____. Talking with Tebe: Clementine Hunter, Memory Artist; illus. with photographs. Houghton, 1998.
• Maples in the Mist: Children's Poems from the Tang Dynasty. Trans. by Minfong Ho; illus. by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng. Lothrop, 1996.
• Martin, Rafe. Mysterious Tales of Japan; illus. by Tatsuro Kiuchi. Putnam, 1996.
• Mayo, Margaret ad. When the World was Young: Creation and Pourqoui Tales; illus, by Louise Brierley. Simon, 1996.
• Mc Caughrean, Geraldine, ad. The Silver Treasure: Myths of Legends of the World; illus. by Bee Willey. McElderry, 1997.
• _____. The Bronze Cauldron: Myths and Legends of the World.; illus. by Bee Willey. McElderry, 1998.
• McCully, Emily Arnold. Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu; illus. by the author. Scholastic, 1998.
• McGill, Alice. Molly Bannaky; illus. by Chris Soentpiet. Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
• McKee, Tim. No More Strangers Now: Young Voices from a New South Africa; illus. with photographs. DK Ink, 1998.
• McKissack, Jr., Fredrick. Black Hoops: The History of African Americans in Basketball; illus. with photographs. Scholastic, 1999.
• McKissack, Patricia. Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color to His Daughter, Charlotte, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1806-16. With Fred McKissack; illus. by James Ransome. Atheneum, 1998.
• _____. Ma Dear's Aprons; illus. by Floyd Cooper. Atheneum, 1997.
• _____. Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry. Holiday House, 1998.
• Medearis, Angela Shelf. Haunts: Five Hair-Raising Tales; illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Holiday House, 1996.
• Meltzer, Milton. Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power; illus. by Bethanne Andersen. Dutton, 1998.
• Menick, Stephen. The Muffin Child. Philomel, 1998.
• Mochizuki, Ken. Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story; illus. by Dom Lee. Lee & Low, 1997.
• Mollel, Tololwa M. My Rows and Piles of Coins; illus. by E.B. Lewis. Clarion, 1999.
• Mollel, Tololwa, ad. Song Bird; illus. by Rosanne Litzinger. Clarion, 1999.
• Mora, Pat. This Big Sky; illus. by Steve Jenkins. Scholastic Press, 1998.
• Morris, Juddi. Tending the Fire: The Story of Maria Martinez. Rising Moon, 1997.
• Myers, Christopher. Black Cat; illus by the author. Scholastic, 1999.
• Myers, Walter Dean. Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom. Dutton, 1998.
• _____. At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England; illus with photographs. Scholastic, 1999.
• ______. Harlem; illus. by Christopher Myers. Scholastic Press, 1997.
• _____. Monster. HarperCollins, 1999.
• Myers, Walter Dean. Slam! Scholastic, 1996.
• _____. Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Fight for Haiti's Freedom; illus. by Jacob Lawrence. Simon & Schuster, 1996.
• Namioka, Lensey. Den of the White Fox. Browndeer, 1997.
• Norman, Howard, ad. The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese and other Tales of the Far North; illus. by Leo an Diane Dillon. Harcourt, 1997.
• Normandin, Christine, ed. Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska; illus. by Chief Lelooska. DK Ink, 1997.
• Nye, Naomi Shihab, comp. What Have You Lost?; illus. with photographs. Greenwillow, 1999.
• Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
• Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Ogbo: Sharing Life in an African Village; illus with photographs. Harcourt, 1996.
• Orozco, Jose Luis. Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America; illus. by Elisa Kleven. Dutton, 1997.
• Paulsen, Gary. Sarny: A Life Remembered. Bantam, 1996.
• Paye, Won-Ldy, ad. Why Leopard Has Spots; illus. by Ashley Bryan. Fulcrum, 1998.
• Pilkey, Dav. The Paperboy. illus. by the author. Orchard, 1996.
• Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy; illus. by Brian Pinkney. Harcourt, 1996.
• _____. Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra. illus. by Brian Pinkney. Hyperion, 1998.
• Pinkney, Brian. The Adventures of Sparrowboy; illus. by the author. Simon, 1997.
• Pomeranc, Marion Hess. The American Wei; illus. by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. Whitman, 1998.
• Presilla, Maricel. Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art. Holt, 1996.
• Pyle, Howard. Bearskin; illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Morrow, 1997.
• Rappaport, Doreen. The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa. Dial 1997
• Rattigan, Jama Kim. The Woman in the Moon: A Story from Hawai'i; illus. by Carla Golembe. Little, 1996.
• Rubalcaba, Jill. A Place in the Sun. Clarion, 1997.
• Sachar, Louis. Holes. Farrar, 1998.
• Salisbury, Graham. Jungle Dogs. Delacorte, 1998.
• San Souci, Daniel, ad. In the Moonlight Mist: A Korean Tale; illus. by Eujin Kim Neilan. Boyds Mills, 1999.
• San Souci, Robert, ad. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella; illus. by Brian Pinkney. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
• _____. The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale; illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Dial, 1997.
• Sanders, Scott Russell. A Place Called Freedom; illus. by Thomas B. Allen. Atheneum, 1997.
• Santiago, Chiori. Home to Medicine Mountain; illus. by Judith Lowry. Children's Book Press, 1998.
• Say, Allen. Tea With Milk; illus. by the author. Houghton, 1999.
• Schaefer, Carole Lexa. The Squiggle; illus. by Pierr Morgan. Crown, 1996.
• Severance, John. Gandhi, Great Soul; illus. with photographs. Clarion, 1997.
• Sherman, Josepha, ad. Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stories from Around the World; illus. by David Boston. August House, 1996.
• Sierra, Judy, ad. Nursery Tales Around the World; illus. by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 1996.
• _____. Tasty Baby Belly Buttons; illus. by Meilo So. Knopf, 1999.
• Simms, Laura, ad. The Bone Man: A Native American Modoc Tale; illus. by Michael McCurdy. Hyperion, 1997.
• Sisulu, Elinor Batezat. The Day Gogo Went to Vote: South Africa, April 1994; illus. by Sharon Wilson. Little Brown, 1997.
• Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Apaches; illus. by Ronald Himler. Holiday, 1997.
• Soto, Gary. Big Bushy Mustache; illus. by Joe Cepeda. Knopf, 1998.
• _____. Snapshots from the Wedding; illus. by Stephanie Garcia. Putnam, 1996.
• Spivak, Dawnine. Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho; illus. by Demi. Atheneum, 1997.
• Steptoe, Javaka, illus. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers. Lee & Low, 1997.
• Swann, Brian, comp. The House with No Door: African Riddle-Poems; illus. by Ashley Bryan. Harcourt, 1998.
• Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia. I Love My Hair!; illus. by E.B. Lewis. Little, 1998.
• Taulbert, Clifton. Little Cliff and the Porch People; illus. by E.B. Lewis. Dial, 1999.
• Thomassie, Tynia. Feleciana Meets D'loup Garou: A Cajun Tall Tale; illus. by Cat Bowman Smith. Little, Brown, 1998.
• Tillage, Leon Walter. Leon's Story; illus. by Susan L. Roth. Farrar, 1997.
• Van Laan, Nancy, ad. So Say the Little Monkeys; illus. by Yumi Heo. Atheneum, 1998.
• Viola, Herman J., comp. It Is a Good Day to Die: Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Crown, 1998.
• Wardlaw, Lee, ad. Punia and the King of the Sharks; illus. by Felipe Davalos. Dial, 1997.
• Wesley, Valerie. Freedom's Gifts: A Juneteenth Story; illus. by Sharon Wilson. Simon and Schuster, 1997.
• Wilson, Diane. I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade. Orchard,1998.
• Winter, Jeanette. Josefina; illus by the author. Harcourt, 1996.
• Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Bat 6. Scholastic, 1998.
• Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly. Putnam, 1998.
• ______. We Had a Picnic this Sunday Past; illus. by Diane Greenseid. Hyperion, 1998.
• Yamane, Linda, ad. The Snake That Lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Other Ohlone Stories; illlus. by the author. Oyate, 1998.
• Yep, Laurence, ad. The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale; illus. by Kam Mak. HarperCollins, 1997.
• Yep, Laurence. The Khan's Daughter: A Mongolian Folktale; illus. by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng. Scholastic, 1997.
• Young, Ed. Voices of the Heart. illus. by the author. Scholastic,1997.
• Yumoto, Kazumi. The Friends; trans. by Cathy Hirano. Farrar, 1997.

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