(3) 4-6 Candlewick Biographies series. Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. This well-written and informative biography captures the entrepreneurial character of America's first woman millionaire. Frustrated by the lack of hair care products for African American women, Walker founded her own cosmetics company in 1905, becoming one of the most successful business owners of her day and a role model for black women. The spacious illustrations evoke the time period in this "reformatted edition."

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. This well-written and informative biography captures the entrepreneurial character of America's first woman millionaire. Frustrated by the lack of hair care products for African-American women, Walker founded her own cosmetics company in 1905, becoming one of the most successful business owners of her day and a role model for black women. The spacious illustrations give a feeling for the time period.

Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. When André makes the third-grade honor roll, his lunch-lady mom breaks her promise to him because she can't afford to suddenly "drop everything and throw a royal party." André's family's resourcefulness gives him strength to hang on until Friday, when Mama gets paid and a real (versus imaginary) celebration is possible. Playful dialogue and unfussy watercolors nicely convey the unconditional love sustaining this family.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) PS Harper Growing Tree series. Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. Lovely but repetitious portraits of an African-American girl illustrate this short verse on the celebration of self. With lines such as "I was nourished by father sun / He glazed the pottery of my skin" and "I am beautiful by design," the text seems too formal and abstract for the intended preschool audience.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann