Deloris Jordan, Author, Roslyn M. Jordan, With, Kadir Nelson, Illustrator , illus. by Kadir Nelson. S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-83419-6
Michael Jordan's mother and sister team up for an inspirational story about this athlete's earliest on-court efforts. "The authors offer authoritative insight into the hoopster's boyhood spunk as well as reassurance to young...
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Deloris Jordan, illus. by James E. Ransome. S&S/Wiseman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-5362-3
In Jordan's (Did I Tell You I Love You Today?) latest, an African-American mother and father express their promises and hopes for their newborn son in the form of a blessing: "You will always be loved with a love that knows no bounds. You will touch
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Deloris Jordan, Author, Roslyn M. Jordan, Joint Author, Kadir Nelson, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-83371-7
Michael Jordan's mother and sister team up for an inspirational story about this athlete's earliest on-court efforts. Nelson (Big Jabe) is also a strong player here; he contributes animated art, rendered in a cartoon style that is informal yet...
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Deloris Jordan, Author, Kadir Nelson, Illustrator, Roslyn M. Jordan, With , illus. by Kadir Nelson. S&S/Wiseman $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-87016-3
This follow-up to Salt in His Shoes
, which dabbles in the subject's less successful flirtation with baseball, may disappoint fans of the earlier book. The tale opens as young Michael's best friend, Jonathan, strikes out at the end of a game
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Deloris Jordan, Author, Roslyn M. Jordan, Author, Shane W. Evans, Illustrator with Roslyn Jordan, illus. by Shane W. Evans. S&S $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-85271-8
The mother-daughter team behind Salt in His Shoes
joins with Evans (The
Way a Door Closes
) to follow an African-American mother through a typically busy day, chronicling all the obvious and not-so-apparent ways she expresses her unconditional love.
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Deloris Jordan, illus. by Shadra Strickland. S&S/Wiseman, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4169-9550-0
Jordan presents an interfaith compilation of poems, prayers, and songs that includes familiar offerings such as “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” and “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,” as well as Tibetan Buddhist and Old Testament blessings, an...
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Deloris Jordan, illus. by Barry Root. S&S/Wiseman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4424-1269-9
Michael Jordan’s mother offers another lesson-laden story from her son’s early years, following Michael’s Golden Rules and Salt in His Shoes. It’s 1972, Michael is nine, and his basketball obsession is being stoked by the U.S. basketball team’s...
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