Author

Derrick Barnes

31 known books newest first

Derrick Barnes is an American author. He is known for writing several popular series of children's books and is a former staff writer for Hallmark greeting cards. In 2018 Barnes received several awards that include the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award for his 2017 book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut.

Barnes' books celebrate African American culture and feature positive images of black children in everyday life.

Books

OpenLibrary works by this author.

31 books
Baseball

Baseball

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and John John Bajet
Crown

Crown

Year unknown
I Am a God

I Am a God

Year unknown
I Am Every Good Thing

I Am Every Good Thing

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
I Made My Own Bed

I Made My Own Bed

Year unknown
Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

Year unknown
King of the Classroom

King of the Classroom

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Like Lava in My Veins

Like Lava in My Veins

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Shawn Martinbrough
Queen/King of Kindergarten 10-Cop...

Queen/King of Kindergarten 10-Copy Mixed Floor Display with Riser and Signed Copies of Queen

Year unknown
Queen of Kindergarten

Queen of Kindergarten

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Queen of the Classroom

Queen of the Classroom

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Reine de la Maternelle

Reine de la Maternelle

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley Newton
Roi de la Maternelle

Roi de la Maternelle

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley Newton
Ruby and the Booker boys. Brand new school, brave new Ruby

Ruby and the Booker boys. Brand new school, brave new Ruby

Year unknown
Ruby Flips for attention

Ruby Flips for attention

Year unknown
Santa Has Got to Go

Santa Has Got to Go

Year unknown Derrick Barnes and Courtney Lovett
Santa's Gotta Go!

Santa's Gotta Go!

Year unknown
Stop, drop, and chill

Stop, drop, and chill

Year unknown
The King of Kindergarten

The King of Kindergarten

Year unknown
The low-down, bad-day blues

The low-down, bad-day blues

Year unknown
The making of Dr. Truelove

The making of Dr. Truelove

Year unknown
The slumber party payback

The slumber party payback

Year unknown
The Talk

The Talk

Year unknown Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, Renée Watson, Derrick Barnes, Grace Lin, Traci Sorell, Daniel Nayeri, Duncan Tonatiuh, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Selina Alko, Torrey Maldonado, Tracey Baptiste, Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Meg Medina, Adam Gidwitz, Nikki Grimes, Minh Lê, Christopher Myers, and Minh Lê
Trivia Queen, 3rd Grade Supreme (...

Trivia Queen, 3rd Grade Supreme (Ruby and the Booker Boys)

Year unknown
Trivia queen, third-grade supreme

Trivia queen, third-grade supreme

Year unknown
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

Year unknown Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
We could be brothers

We could be brothers

Year unknown
What Do You Believe???

What Do You Believe???

Year unknown
What Do You Believe? I Am a God

What Do You Believe? I Am a God

Year unknown
Who Got Game? : Basketball

Who Got Game? : Basketball

Year unknown
Yo Soy Cada Cosa Buena

Yo Soy Cada Cosa Buena

Year unknown Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James, and Ariela Rudy Zaltzman

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