The Hallelujah Flight

10 best books like The Hallelujah Flight (Phil Bildner): Come On, Rain!, Before She Was Harriet, Ruth and the Green Book, Stars, Rosie Revere, Engineer, Hello Lighthouse, The Little Red Fort, When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop, Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton, Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

Come On, Rain!

Author	Karen Hesse
ISBN	0590331256

I love the colors of this book. It’s about a time that I really don’t like; those hot muggy days you can hardly breath and people are praying for rain to keep things from dying. I can’t stand that time. It makes me want to live in Scotland.

A Mama is taking care of her wilting plants and a girl...

Before She Was Harriet

Author	Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN	0823420477

A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse and illustrated by an award-winning artist.
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad....

Ruth and the Green Book

Author	Calvin Alexander Ramsey
ISBN	0761352554

In the not so distant past, traveling America's highways was not easy for the black motorist. Many restaurants, hotels, and even gas stations refused service to African Americans. In 1936, Victor Green, an African American from New York, listed all the businesses that would serve black travelers...

Stars

Author	Mary Lyn Ray
ISBN	1442422491

What a lovely book. Pages shining with hope, support, and warmth. “Stars are everywhere.” We just have to look. Look up. Look down. Look in the mirror. The stars will always be there when we need them to guide, inspire, and wish upon.

Stars is a gorgeous story depicting a full range of...

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Author	Andrea Beaty
ISBN	1419708457

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to...

Hello Lighthouse

Author	Sophie Blackall
ISBN	0316362387

On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...

The Little Red Fort

Author	Brenda Maier
ISBN	0545859190

A girl decides to build a fort and tries to recruit her brothers to help, but to no avail. Instead, she builds the fort herself. After the fort is built, the brothers are suddenly motivated to add some improvements to the fort and the girl includes them in an in-fort evening with cookies.

This little...

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

Author	Laban Carrick Hill
ISBN	1596435402

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.

On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks—the musical interludes between...

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Author	Don Tate
ISBN	1561458252

It seemed rather poignant that I read this book. With the last few months showing that sadly racism has not died I thought it important to introduce my son to dark time in our history...Slavery. I doubt that my son will ever understand white privilege (sadly most white people don't). But I'm happy to say...

Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills

Author	Renée Watson
ISBN	0375869735

From acclaimed author Renee Watson and Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson comes the true story of Florence Mills. Born to parents who were former-slaves Florence knew early on that she loved to sing. And that people really responded to her sweet, bird-like voice. Her dancing and singing catapulted...