The Barber's Cutting Edge

Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn

Children's Books

Children's Press(CT)

An old woman, Miss Annie Mae, willingly shares all she has and is repaid by the mysterious Raven Reed with a bag that provides for all her needs.

The Shaking Bag

Animals

Albert Whitman & Co.

Wanting to go to school more than anything else, young sharecropper Wizielee works in the fields, cooks the noonday meal, and envies the landlord's daughter, until a humorous kitchen disaster makes her dream come true.

Off to School

Literature & Fiction

Holiday House

Derrick wants to play music from the heart like his Uncle Booker T., but just isn't able to reach the mark, yet when his uncle doesn't come around for lessons one day, Derrick's heart takes over causing him to play with all the passion in his soul.

The Music in Derrick's Heart

Arts, Music & Photography

With Election Day just around the corner, Simms excitedly begins teaching his father how to sign his name so that his father's first voting experience can be as proud and exciting as every other free man.

Papa's Mark

In this timely reissue, a father and son help their community claim the right to vote in the post Civil-War South. A son teaches his father how to write his name so he can vote for the first time in this historical tale filled with warmth and strength by&nbsp;Coretta Scott King Honor winner Colin Bootman's expressive oil paintings.&nbsp; &nbsp; In a new author's note, veteran teacher and author Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert expands upon the obstacles facing African American voters in the aftermath of the Civil War and the fight to end voter suppression that goes on even today.&nbsp; Simms knows election day will be a big day for his papa, and for all of Lamar County. For the very first time, Papa will get to vote. But Simms wishes his papa could write his own name, so he could go to the courthouse with head held high. And Simms is determined to teach Papa, because, like his father, he knows that freedom doesn't come easy.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

In this timely reissue, a father and son help their community claim the right to vote in the post Civil-War South. A son teaches his father how to write his name so he can vote for the first time in this historical tale filled with warmth and strength by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Colin Bootman's expressive oil paintings. In a new author's note, veteran teacher and author Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert expands upon the obstacles facing African American voters in the aftermath of the Civil War and the fight to end voter suppression that goes on even today. Simms knows election day will be a big day for his papa, and for all of Lamar County. For the very first time, Papa will get to vote. But Simms wishes his papa could write his own name, so he could go to the courthouse with head held high. And Simms is determined to teach Papa, because, like his father, he knows that freedom doesn't come easy.

The Barber's Cutting Edge is a touching celebration of the close relationship between a young African American boy and his community mentor. Jam-packed with little boys, big boys, dads, and neighbors, Mr. Bigalow's barbershop is a familiar place to talk, to play dominoes, to read, and in Rashaad's case, to get a little extra help with his schoolwork. Not only does Mr. Bigalow know all the latest styles, he also knows all the words on Rashaad's vocabulary list. Whether it's haircuts or words, Mr. Bigalow is the best at what he does. He is also a friend and a role model and as Rashaad puts it, "one cool dude."Holbert's vibrant drawings capture the lively atmosphere and warm spirit of the barbershop.

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The Barber's Cutting Edge

The Shaking Bag

Off to School

The Music in Derrick's Heart

Papa's Mark

Papa's Mark

Papa's Mark

The Barber's Cutting Edge