Join Us for a Storytime & Craft in Honor of Black History Month
What to Expect: Bowne House educators will read stories in honor of Black History. Attendees will also enjoy a surprise craft project and refreshments. The program is appropriate for ages 5 and up.
Please Note: All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.
Price: FREE (Pre-registration will be available via Eventbrite.)
STORYTIME BOOK LIST:
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud (Author) & Erin Susanne Bennett (Illustrator)
Now that Hannah’s papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama — it’s a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the Underground Railroad to Canada. A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, The Patchwork Path tells the story of a two of the thousands who escaped a life of slavery and made the dangerous journey to freedom — a story of courage, determination, and hope.
Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (Author) & Colin Bootman (Author)
Lindy and her doll, Sally, are best friends―wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. She’s with Lindy when she eats, when she sleeps, and even when she picks cotton. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's courageous escape through the Underground Railroad. At once heart-wrenching and uplifting, this story about friendship and the strength of the human spirit will touch the lives of all readers long after the journey has ended.
The Drinking Gourd (Rise and Shine) by F.N. Monjo (Author)
The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the Underground Railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party—or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?
This Level 3 I Can Read book is a captivating first-person historical fiction account of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Tommy, a ten year-old Quaker boy. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the Civil War, this book makes this important period of American history accessible to beginning readers. Includes an afterword from the author F.N. Monjo that explains the historical context of the Fugitive Slave Law.