Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author portrait
© Drew Nelson

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is the author of many books for children, including Almost to Freedom, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. She was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal. She works as a librarian in New Mexico, where she lives with her husband.
Radiant
Ready? Set. Puppies! (Raymond and Roxy)
Ready? Set. Rides! (Raymond and Roxy)
Ready? Set. Birthday! (Raymond and Roxy)
Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington
Who Will I Be Lord?
Ready? Set. Raymond!(Raymond and Roxy)

Books

Radiant
Ready? Set. Puppies! (Raymond and Roxy)
Ready? Set. Rides! (Raymond and Roxy)
Ready? Set. Birthday! (Raymond and Roxy)
Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington
Who Will I Be Lord?
Ready? Set. Raymond!(Raymond and Roxy)

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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