Coloring book · From the Block Coloring Books, Book 1

From the Block to the Back Porch

Our People, Our Story, Your Colors

Ages 8 and up

An African American family story you can color. Every square is somebody's story.

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When Grandma Pearl needs a square from every relative for the family quilt, African American siblings Zuri and Malik get the job. Their search takes them from the barbershops and stoops of Marigold Street to the porches, bayous and ranches of the country South. But when the quilt is almost done, one square is still missing, and it turns out to be theirs.

This book celebrates African American family, culture and tradition, from city blocks to Southern back roads. It's a coloring book you can read, too: every page moves the story forward, with a short caption under each picture. Black children will see themselves, their families and their hair on every page.

A warm gift for African American kids and grandkids, and for anyone who loves a big family story.

What's inside

49 full-page pictures that tell one complete African American family story
African American kids, parents and elders throughout, with natural hair of every kind: afro puffs, coils, braids, locs and fades
City scenes like double dutch, the barbershop and the block party
Country scenes like Sunday best at church, fishing on the bayou and riding with a Black cowboy
A blank quilt square at the end for you to design your own
Each picture printed on one side of the page, 8.5 x 11 inches