She says that each new place, 'I knew there would always be a library, a friendly librarian, and my favorite book there to meet. Annies Gifts (1989-1994)- typescripts, correspondence, and proofs. Her family moved often, though, because her father was in the Air force. Childrens author and cookbook writer Angela Shelf Medearis was born on November. She and her husband Wade Hudson, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address.ĪNGELA SHELF MEDEARIS was born in Virginia. While attending SVA, he had a position at the Guggenheim Museum, and interned for the Star Ledger newspaper.ĬHERYL WILLIS HUDSON is editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publishing company that focuses on Black interest books for children and young adults. GREGORY CHRISTIE grew up in New Jersey and received a B.A degree in media arts from New York City's School of Visual Arts in 1993. Not until she finds her own special gifts. She just couldn't play an instrument, even though she tried, and tried, and tried. Her sister, Patty, could make her think of springtime and beautiful colors whenever she played the piano. 'When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.' -Ethiopia taken from Kids' Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition compiled by Cheryl and Wade Hudson, Just Us Books. And why not Her brother, Lee, played wonderful music on the trumpet. The sixth principle of Kwanzaa is Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah) Creativity-to do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when we inherited it.

Happy Kwanzaa!-the 6th Principle Is Kuumba

Annie's Gifts by Angela Shelf Medearis