Let the Children March

This powerful picture book introduces young readers to a key event in the struggle for Civil Rights. Winner, Coretta Scott King Honor Award.

In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world.

Frank Morrison's emotive oil-on-canvas paintings bring this historical event to life, while Monica Clark-Robinson's moving and poetic words document this remarkable time.

I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids.

I couldn't go to their schools.

I couldn't drink from their water fountains.

There were so many things I couldn't do.

Author: Monica Clark-Robinson
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 01/02/2018
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780544704527
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 192336 / Let the Children March


Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2018
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 10/23/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017 pg. 99
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2017 pg. 107
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Monica Clark-Robinson is a writer, part-time professor, and professional actor who has been writing for over fifteen years. This is her picture book debut.

Frank Morrison is the illustrator of more than twenty books, including a John Steptoe Award winner, Jazzy Miz Mozetta, and a Coretta Scott King Honor book, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone.