Kids need to read stories steeped in Black Joy. Should they disproportionately represent the Black experience narrative relayed in children’s books? No.
Are such themes rooted in aspects of reality? Yes. Children can hear me read the story on my website at Tameka Fryer Brownįor so long, the Black children’s books that have received the most accolades and shelf space-whether contemporary or historical, fiction or non-fiction-have been those about struggle and racial oppression. Because of the lyrical quality of the text, JUST LIKE A MAMA demands to be read aloud. The illustrator is Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, granddaughter to Caldecott Winner, Jerry Pinkney. Surely, I was thinking of these former students and thinking of my own mother and aunt, when I wrote the first draft of this book in 1993. During the course of my career, I have seen countless children succeed because “kinfolk,” stepped-up to nurture them. This is my 27 th year working in education. I serve my local school district as a National Board Library Media Specialist. She resides under the adoration and admonition of her sweet, “Mama Rose.” Loving living conditions bolster Carol Olivia with joy and confidence. My main character, Carol Olivia, does not live with her biological parents. Mama “mothered” her sister, raised her up, and sent both of us to college. Before I was born, Mama adopted her little sister, when my grandmother died in1966. As for children who do, I want them to hear or read the book and be inspired with empathy and warm feelings of compassion. Ultimately, I want the story to affirm and uplift children, who do not reside with their biological parents. The book is suited for ages Pre-K to 3 rd grade.
It celebrates children, who are chosen, cherished and cared for by adopted mothers, foster care guardians, grandmothers, aunts, and big sisters. JUST LIKE A MAMA is a lyrical story, spare and heartfelt like a poem. We hope people help us reap a harvest through literacy by donating our books or sharing with children they know.
The Sowing Circle is a collective of four Black women children’s book creators – Alice Faye Duncan, Tameka Fryer Brown, Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton, whose mission is to sow words and images into the hearts of children. Thanks so much for hosting us on the Nerdy Book Club.
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