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Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town By A. LaFaye Albert Whitman & Co. January 2018 ISBN 978-0807525357 Order from your local bookseller, or you can get your copy through the affiliate links – just so you know I will earn on those, thank you! Annie Astronaut by...
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus TownBased on the History of the African American Pioneer SettlementBy A. LaFayeIllustrated by Nicole TadgellWhen Dede sees a notice offering land to black people in Kansas, her family decides to give up their life of sharecropping to become...
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town Reviews
Deepest thanks for these wonderful reviews of our new book! KIRKUS REVIEW A little girl and her family join the Kansas land rush.The cover welcomes readers into this story about Dede Patton and her family. Both of Dede’s parents work extra jobs, and Dede shines shoes...
Astronaut Annie!
KIRKUS REVIEW What does Annie want to be?As career day approaches, Annie wants to keep her job choice secret until her family sees her presentation at school. Readers will figure it out, however, through the title and clues Tadgell incorporates into the illustrations....School Library Journal Reviews Real Sisters Pretend!
PreS-Gr 2—In her author’s note, Lambert describes how closely this story parallels the experience of her own adopted daughters. She was inspired to write it after overhearing how baffled they were by a stranger asking if they were “real sisters.”...
About Me
My name is Nicole Tadgell and I'm an award-winning watercolor artist & illustrator. My work spans more than 30 luminous picture books for children.