New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - Told from the viewpoint of fifth grader Deja, who is living in a homeless shelter with her family, this is a powerful story about young people who weren't alive to witness this collapse of the Twin Towers, but begin to realize how much this disaster colors their every day lives.SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 232 pp.

Chicago: Childrens Press, (1984). Hardcover - A "Picture-Story Biography" for children, illustrated with many photographs. Includes a brief chronology of highlights of her life as a state senator and representative in Congress. Square format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-516035118.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Simple - and universal - story of the continuing love between Sophie and her grandfather, as they both grow older, by Australian writer Mem Fox, based on her memories of her own grandfather. Vividly illustrated with acrilycs, dyes and house pains by African American artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (who was inspired by memories of her father in creating the illustrations). Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-152771603.

New York: Scholastic, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A memoir of Marian Anderson and her amazing voice, written for young children and illustrated with elaborately detailed paintings by Brian Selznik, SIGNED by Selznick on the title page. Includes information on the life of Anderson, a chronology and brief discography. Robert F. Sibert Honor Book with award sticker on front cover. Oblong format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-439269679.

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, (2007.) dj. Hardcover - Highlights the achievements of African Americans through the years - from A is for abolitionists, B is for Buffalo Soldiers to X is for Malcolm X. Illustrated throughout in full color by E. B. Lewis. Reference list. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 158536293X.

Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A prose retelling of the ballad of John Henry the man who beat the machine, but lost his life doing so. Illustrated with full page soft black and white drawings by Peter J. Thornton. INSCRIBED by Sanfield on the front endpaper. Oversized format, 48 pp. ISBN: 0-879236302.

Seattle: Open Hand Publishing, 1991. First edition - A biography for older children - the story of a woman, born in slavery, brought to California during the days of the gold rush, where her father was able to purchase the freedom of himself and his family. After living in Placerville during the 1850's she and her husband became one of a group of about 600 African Americans who emigrated to Vancouver Island in British Columbia in 1858. Illustrated with drawings by Karen Lewis. ISBN: 0-940880-385.

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Three boys take the "uptown express" to 42nd Street in Manhattan - Steptoe's 3rd book written when he was still only 20. Bound in illustrated boards with a black cloth spine, full of his vibrant colorful paintings.

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book by this young African American artist (published when he was only 20) - the story of 2 young boys walking through Harlem and trying to decide what they 're going to be - a realistic picture of life as the boys talk about playing "cops and junkies" with a real-life junkie and visit a black-owned bookstore, worry about how the older brother who just got drafted, and more - all conveyed in simple words and the artist's glowing full-color paintings. Bound in illustrated boards with a black cloth spine and white endpapers. Includes the oddly-placed full number line.

New York: HarperCollins, c.1969. dj. Hardcover - Steptoe's first book, published when he was only 19, and an instant classic - told in the words of a young boy who first resents the presence of a younger boy who comes to stay in his house, and then regrets his loss as he realizes Stevie was 'kinda like a little brother.' Illustrated with glowing full-color pictures by the author. ISBN: 0-06-443122-3.

New York: HarperCollins, 1969. dj. Hardcover - Steptoe's first book, published when he was only 19, and an instant classic - told in the words of a young boy who first resents the presence of a younger boy who comes to stay in his house, and then regrets his loss as he realizes Stevie was 'kinda like a little brother.' Illustrated with glowing full-color pictures by the author. ISBN: 0-06-443122-3.

New York: Scholastic, (1971.). Steptoe's first book, published when he was only 19, and an instant classic - told in the words of a young boy who first resents the presence of a younger boy who comes to stay in his house, and then regrets his loss as he realizes Stevie was 'kinda like a little brother.' Illustrated with glowing full-color pictures by the author.

New York: Scholastic, 1971. Steptoe's first book, published when he was only 19, and an instant classic - told in the words of a young boy who first resents the presence of a younger boy who comes to stay in his house, and then regrets his loss as he realizes Stevie was 'kinda like a little brother.' Illustrated with glowing full-color pictures by the author.

Boston: Little Brown, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Coming of age novel for older children set in New York City in 1921. 279 pp. plus author's note. Wraparound dust jacket art by Suling Wang. ISBN: 0-316-523941.

New York: Bantam, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Stories told by Margie's father to her and her younger cousin about growing up in Nutbrush, Missouri and attending the one-room school there. A "celebration of family, friendship, and childhood - and of the storytelling tradition." Author's note - in which she states that while Nutbrush is fictional, it is based on the real Missippi River town of Canton, Missouri. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Eric Velasquez. 98 pp. ISBN: 0-553-083848.

New York: HarperCollins, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Five high-spirited and playful stories for older children by this prize-winning African American author. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrations by Holly Berry. 104 pages. ISBN: 0-06-0253770.

New York: HarperCollins, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Five high-spirited and playful stories for older children by this prize-winning African American author. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrations by Holly Berry. 104 pages. ISBN: 0-06-0253770.

New York: HarperCollins, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A charming retelling of the Cinderella story this National Book Award winning writer. Queen Mother Rhythm is searching for the next 'nightingale' to take her place among gospel singers. SIGNED on the title page. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0202947.

New York: HarperCollins, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming retelling of the Cinderella story this National Book Award winning writer. Queen Mother Rhythm is searching for the next 'nightingale' to take her place among gospel singers. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0202947.

New York: Harper Collins / Joanna Cottler, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A wonderful collaboration between this award winning writer and award winning illustrator, based on Thomas's own family history as settlers in the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889 and 1893. Illustrated with soft full color paintings by Floyd Cooper, who also grew up in Oklahoma. SIGNED on the title page by Cooper. Author's note. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-060234776.

New York: Harper Collins, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Poems celebrating the love of a family, written for each month of the year, and illustrated in full color by Floyd Cooper. SIGNED on the title page by Joyce Carol Thompson. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-06-0234695.

New York: Greenwillow Books, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Folk artist Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1854 or 1856, and when he was in his eighties, between 1939 and 1942, he created over 1,200 paintings. This book contains ten full-page, full-color reproductions of his paintings with a story (many based on folktales) by Barbara Ann Porte to accompany each. Frontispiece self-portrait. While published as a children's books, the paintings will appeal to all. Slightly oversized format, 48 pp. ISBN: 0-688143741.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1974.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a young boy in a hurry to growi up in a small Tanzanian village, written by a volunteer who spent two years teaching in Africa. Glossary of Swahili words. 155 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Elaine Raphael. ISBN: 0-397-314523.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. dj. First edition - Walker's second book for children, once again produced in collaboration with illustrator Catherine Deeter. This copy consists of folded sheets, stamped "uncorrected proofs" laid into a proof dustjacket. An uncommon advance issue, and especially so signed.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Walker's first book for children, beautifully illustrated in full color by Catherine Deeter. Unpaginated, oblong format. ISBN: 0-15-2890750.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Walker's first book for children, beautifully illustrated in full color by Catherine Deeter SIGNED by Walker on the title page. Unpaginated, oblong format. ISBN: 0-15-2890750.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Walker's second book for children, once again produced in collaboration with illustrator Catherine Deeter. ISBN: 0-15-227538x.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which begins by asking children, "Are you afraid of the dark?" and then goes on to describe all the wonderful things that can happen in the dark - from "falling stars to the shadows of friends, from the safety of the womb to the crystal waters that bubble from beneath the earth." Vividly illustrated with with striking double-page-spread acrylic paintings by Marcia Jameson. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0+689803052.

New York: Bloomsbury, (2019). SIGNED hardcover - A reissue of this Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning author's first book, originally published in 2010, about an 8th grade girl's adjustment to changes in her life. "Serenity is good at keeping secrets, and she's got a whole lifetime's worth of them. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and starting life over at her grandparents' house is strange." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Includes recipe. 223 pp. plus 3 pp ads. ISBN: 978-1547601738.