c.2025, Duopress \/ Sourcebooks
\n$14.99
\n40 pages<\/p>\n
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
\nThe Truth Contributor<\/p>\n
Your parents both hate being late.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s never bad to be where you\u2019re supposed to be, you know: on time, ready, and eager for whatever\u2019s next. A party, your church service, lunch at Grandma\u2019s house, it\u2019s always best to arrive at the start with a smile. Being prompt is just good manners or, as you\u2019ll see in The Juneteenth Alphabet <\/em>by Andrea Underwood Petifer, pictures by Ana Latese,<\/strong> it could become a much bigger matter.<\/p>\n After the Civil War ended in April of 1865, four million formerly enslaved people embraced the end of bondage, but enslaved people in Texas did not. They weren\u2019t informed of emancipation until much later, not until June 19, 1865. On that day, the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to spread the good news and there was a jubilee.<\/p>\n That was the first Juneteenth.<\/p>\n There are A-B-Cs for that.<\/p>\n A is for album<\/strong>, a homemade book of memories and clippings so that kids in the future can understand their history. B is for Black <\/strong>and for Beautiful<\/strong>. C is for culture<\/strong> and celebration<\/strong> and community<\/strong>, three very important things to remember on Juneteenth, which began in America but is celebrated in many countries.<\/p>\n G is for Galveston<\/strong>, the city where the celebration was born. H is for healing<\/strong>, but also for HBCUs,<\/strong> or Historically Black Colleges and Universities. K is for secrets being kept,<\/strong> and for families that were kept apart during slavery. And L is for laws<\/strong> \u2013 the good ones that made Juneteenth possible; and the bad ones, like Jim Crow laws.<\/p>\n O is for Opal Lee,<\/strong> a real person who worked hard to make Juneteenth a national holiday; she is known as the \u201cGrandmother of Juneteenth.\u201d R and S are both important parts of the celebration, Red<\/strong> for the food and drink that are traditional at Juneteenth celebrations, and Sounds<\/strong> and Songs<\/strong> that make the holiday great!<\/p>\n As an adult, you can probably think of many, many other representations for letters of the alphabet that are not inside The Juneteenth Alphabet<\/em>. Civil War, notification, enslavement, parade, your list may be long and what\u2019s here is often a stretch. As an adult, you may think that author Andrea Underwood Petifer missed a few points.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s okay because you\u2019re an adult and this book isn\u2019t for you.<\/p>\n Kids who love to celebrate Juneteenth will enjoy the narrative inside this book, and children who are just learning about the holiday will get a nice, rounded education for it here. Petifer\u2019s A-B-Cs include many sidebars meant to launch discussion with older kids, while Ana Latese\u2019s illustrations will keep younger children interested \u2013 and if you still notice omissions, there\u2019s room in both word and photo for parents to make additions. What fun!<\/p>\n This is a great book for kids ages three to five, and it gently leads six- and seven-year-olds to learn more on their own. If your family has Juneteenth plans this summer, you\u2019ll want The Juneteenth Alphabet.<\/em> Find it now, soon, or better late than never.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" c.2025, Duopress \/ Sourcebooks $14.99 40 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Your parents both hate being late. It\u2019s never bad to be where you\u2019re supposed to be, you know: on time, ready, and eager for whatever\u2019s next. 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