Although Kwanzaa commemorates an ancient African harvest ritual, it is a relatively new holiday in North America. Seven Candles for Kwanzaa comfortably explains the origins, language, and daily themes of this warm and festive seven-day holiday.
Children come in many colors, and their different colored eyes in different shapes and various types and colors of hair combine to create beautiful and unique black people.
There are colors all around and each one evokes feelings and ideas. Here these colors are celebrated in lively language and full-color photographs that present — and celebrate — a multicultural cast of kids.
Max recreates the city rhythms all around him with his two sticks. His imaginative play reaches a climax when a real marching band comes down his street and a drummer gives him a pair of drumsticks.
Based on the author’s childhood experiences travelling to visit relatives in the South and lavishly illustrated by her husband, the text and illustrations combine to present a warm and memorable family story.