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Sitting Pretty: A Celebration of Black Dolls
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Book Description
Through her collection of black dolls, Dinah Johnson imparts a poetic message of pride and self-esteem.

Walk across the bridge --
it's not so hard to do --
look straight ahead and don't turn back,
your sisters are waiting for you.

Dolls are playthings. Dolls are keepsakes. Dolls are magical. In elegant poems and striking photographs, dolls from around the United States and a... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100805060979
ISBN-13978-0805060973
Publication Date10/01/2000
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About Dinah Johnson (Author) : Dinah Johnson is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Dinah Johnson include Tom Feelings, My Daddy, Hair Dance!, Nos encanta chapotear/We like to splash, and Sittin... more
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About Myles C. Pinkney (Photographer) : Myles C. Pinkney is a published author, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Myles C. Pinkney include Music from Our Lord's Holy ... more
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