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Writers & Readers Ltd


For twenty-five years we have been offering inquisitive readers accessible, intelligent introductions to major thinkers and ideas of our time. The For Beginners backlist covers a diverse range of subjects: history, current events, philosophy, visual arts, music, literature, and science.

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: children's books, black history, documentary, comic books

Main Address: 62 East Starrs Plain Road
Danbury CT 06810 USA
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Updated 2/24/2009

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Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews Ages Date Published
1. Aaron and Gayla's Counting Book (Paperback)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Baby−PreK 03/1994
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2. I Make Music (Black Butterfly Board Books) (Hardcover)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Baby−PreK 08/1991
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6 Reviews  
3. In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers (Paperback)
    Author: Kevin Powell
(Unknown)  10/1992
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3 Reviews  
4. Daddy and I... (Black Butterfly Board Books) (Board book)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Ages 4-8 07/1991
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5 Reviews  
5. Nathaniel Talking (Paperback)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Ages 4-8 11/1993
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21 Reviews  
6. Judaism for Beginners (Beginners Series) (Paperback)
    Author: Charles Szlakmann
(Unknown)  09/1990
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6 Reviews  
7. Black Panthers for Beginners (Paperback)
    Author: Herb Boyd
    Illustrator: Lance Tooks
(Unknown)  /1995
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7 Reviews  
8. Portraits and Dreams (Paperback)
    Author: Wendy Ewald
Baby−PreK 07/1985
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2 Reviews  
9. My Skin Is Brown (Black Butterfly Board Books) (Board book)
    Author: Paula Dejoie
Ages 4-8 09/1997
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1 Reviews  
10. Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday (Paperback)
    Author: Alexis De Veaux
Young Adult 09/1987
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4 Reviews  
11. Nathaniel Talking (Writers and Readers) (Hardcover)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
Ages 4-8 07/1989
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29 Reviews  
12. First Pink Light (Hardcover)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Ages 4-8 09/1991
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3 Reviews  
13. Tommy Traveller in the World of Black History (Eloise Greenfield & Jan S...
    Author: Tom Feelings
Ages 4-8 07/1991
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4 Reviews  
14. Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs: Lost in the Tunnel of Time (Ziggy and the...
    Author: Sharon M. Draper
    Illustrator: Michael Bryant
(Unknown)  03/1996
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18 Reviews  
15. Big Friend, Little Friend (Black Butterfly Board Books) (Board book)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Ages 4-8 08/1991
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1 Reviews  
16. In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers (Hardcover)
    Author: Kevin Powell
(Unknown)  10/1992
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3 Reviews  
17. Grandma and Me (Board book)
    Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
    Illustrator: Michelle Mills
Ages 4-8 07/1997
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13 Reviews  
18. My Doll Keshia (Board book)
    Author: Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist
    Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Baby−PreK 08/1991
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3 Reviews  
19. Tommy Traveller in the World of Black History (Paperback)
    Author: Tom Feelings
Ages 4-8 10/1993
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2 Reviews  
20. My Little African King (Hardcover)
    Author: Katherine Roundtree
    Illustrator: Katherine Roundtree
Ages 4-8 07/2000
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1 Reviews  
21. A Windy Day (Board book)
    Author: Laura Pegram
    Illustrator: Cozbi S. Cabrera
Ages 4-8 02/1995
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22. My Favorite Toy (Board book)
    Author: Carole Weatherford
    Illustrator: Michelle Mills, Michele Mills, Mal Cann
Baby−PreK 07/1997
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1 Reviews  
23. Mighty Menfolk (Board book)
    Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
    Illustrator: Michelle Mills
Ages 4-8 07/1997
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7 Reviews  
24. Of Cannons and Caterpillars (Feminist Fables for Children Series) (Hardc...
    Author: Adela Turin
Ages 4-8 06/1980
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25. Me and the Family Tree (Board book)
    Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
    Illustrator: Michelle Mills
Baby−PreK 09/1997
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23 Reviews  
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