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Uncle Jed's Barbershop - Paperback

by Margaree King Mitchell
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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaree King Mitchell, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:1998-01-01Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Aladdin PaperbacksISBN-13:9780689819131ISBN-10:689819137UPC:9780689819131Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Family, Social ThemesBook Topic:General (see also headings under Social Themes), Prejudice & RacismAward:Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:10.99 x 9.05 x 0.17 inchesWeight:0.4101Product ID:SCJRVZPWKM
Coretta Scott King Award winner

A young girl's beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book.

Everyone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it's her Uncle Jed. Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair.

He lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able to open a shiny new shop?
Language:EnglishPublisher:Aladdin PaperbacksISBN-13:9780689819131ISBN-10:689819137UPC:9780689819131Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Family, Social ThemesBook Topic:General (see also headings under Social Themes), Prejudice & RacismAward:Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:10.99 x 9.05 x 0.17 inchesWeight:0.4101Product ID:SCJRVZPWKM
Margaree King Mitchell is the author of the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, illustrated by James E. Ransome, and Granddaddy's Gift. She is the creator of the Everybody Has a Dream program, which empowers students in urban and rural areas to shoot for the stars with aspirations for their lives. Margaree lives in Kansas City, where she is a member of the Midwest Children's Authors Guild.

James E. Ransome's highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and their books include Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams and Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

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🏆 Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book Award

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Margaree King Mitchell, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

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Margaree King Mitchell

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