Böcker av Sharon Rogers

We Two Brothers is a story about two brothers who do everything together. They are twins who love to spend time together from birth to becoming grandfathers themselves. They like to do everything together--two brothers with a wonderful friendship with each other.

What Will Auntie Bring is a sequel to Auntie and the Red Comb. The book is about a family and their Sunday ritual. Everybody goes to church together. Every Sunday, Auntie brings Brittany a little present before they leave to go to church. Well, on this Easter Sunday, Brittany is wondering what Auntie will bring since she had just brought new beads over to do her hair the day before. Auntie shows up with a surprise for Brittany, and it is in a long white bag. Brittany is wondering what could be in the long white bag. Auntie always brings her something special, but it always fits in Auntie's purse!

For us as children, every Saturday was our hair ritual day. We would wake up, clean the house, and start the practice. We would wash, dry, and straighten our hair. My mom or older sister would braid our hair. As a grown-up, it is my turn. This ritual continued, but it is I who would wash, condition, blow-dry, and braid my niece's hair. It is always a great bonding and learning time. There are special combs for combing and parting our hair.This story is about a little girl named Brittany and her auntie. Brittany knows that when Auntie walks in with her bag with the big red comb and supplies, it is time to do her hair. Brittany also knows that she will be counting, sorting, and making patterns with beads to go on her hair. Auntie believes that when she braids Brittany's hair in love, it will always come out in a beautiful style. It never comes out the same way twice. Not only is Auntie making her beautiful, but she is also teaching her some math skills.

As far as my family can remember, from back in the early 1960s up to the present, most summers when school is out African American children are sent down South to stay with close family members, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, to learn how to work the fields or just for free child care. In those days, we truly believed in the scripture that says, "e;I am my brother's keeper"e; (Genesis 4:9).This story is about a little girl named Kiari in the twenty-first century, and the routine continues. Kiari is taught that Nana, her grandmother, does her share to keep the family going. What Kiari learns is that being a good cook is hard work. Kiari also learns some reading skills and business techniques at a very young age. She looks forward to sharing this valuable time with her grandparents.