Alabama School Library Association 2019 Conference

Building Your Bicentennial Bookshelf: Celebrating Alabama’s 200th Anniversary by

Reading and Writing about the Yellowhammer State

Karyn W. Tunks, Ph.D.

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
karyntunks.com

Professor Storytime

Adler, D. (1992). Illus. R. Casilla. A Picture Book of Jesse Owens. New York: Holiday
House.

Adler, D. (1990). Illus. J. Alexander and A. Alexander. A Picture Book of Helen Keller.
New York: Holiday House.

Barton, C. (2016). Illus. D. Tate. WHOOSH! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of

Inventions. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Bass, H. (2015). Illus. E.B. Lewis. Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of
Huntsville, Alabama. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Bray, R. (1995). Illus. M. Zeldis. Martin Luther King. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Crane, C. (2003). Illus. T. Burn.Y is for Yellowhammer: An Alabama Alphabet. Ann

Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.

Gamble, A,. Jasper, M. & Veno, J. (2015). Good Night Alabama. Boston, MA: Good
Night Books.

Ghigna, C. (2018). Illus. M. Hazelwood Hyde. Alabama: My home sweet home.

Hedegus, B. (2018). Illus. E. McGuire. Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and
To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Balzer + Bray.

Kittinger, J. (2018). My United States: Alabama. New York: Scholastic.

Kittinger, J. (2010). Illus. S. Walker. Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights. Honesdale,
PA: Calkins Creek.

Laminack, L. (2004). Illus. C. Soentpiet. Saturdays and Teacakes. Atlanta, GA:

Peachtree Pub Ltd.

Marsh, C. (1996). Alabama Hard-to-Believe-But-True! History, Mystery, Trivia, Legend,

Lore & More. Atlanta, GA: Marsh/Gallopade.
Miller, W. (1998). Illus. J. Ward. The Bus Ride. New York: Lee & Low Books.

McKissack, P. (2008). Illus. C. Cabrera. Stitchin’ and Pullin’: A Gee’s Bend Quilt.
New York, NY: Random House Books for Young Readers.

Ramsey, C., Stroud, B. (2011). Illus. J. Holyfield. Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A
Civil Rights Story. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Rappaport, D. (2001). Illus. B. Collier. Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. New York: Hyperion Books.

Rappaport, D. (2012). Illus. M. Tavares. Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller.
New York, NY: Disney-Hyperion.

Schwartz, H. (2018). Illus. D. Tate. Super Soaker Inventor: Lonnie Johnson. Minneapolis,
MN: Lerner Publications.

Tavares, M. (2010). Henry Aaron’s Dream. Illus. M. Travers. Somerville, MA:

Candlewick Press.

Tunks, K. (2019). Mardi Gras in Alabama! Illus. A. Braud. New Orleans, LA: River
Road Press.

Tunks, K. (2015). USS Alabama: Hooray for the Mighty A! Illus. J. Buckner. New
Orleans: River Road Press.

Tunks, K. (2012). JUBILEE! Illus. J. Buckner. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing.