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Table of Contents
About The Book
A young girl’s beloved uncle is a talented barber without a shop who never gives up on his dream in this richly illustrated, stirring picture book.
Everyone has a favorite relative. For Sarah Jean, it’s her Uncle Jed. Living in the segregated South of the 1920s, where most people are sharecroppers, Uncle Jed is the only black barber in the county and has to travel all over the county to cut his customers’ hair.
He lives for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But there are a lot of setbacks along the way. Will Uncle Jed ever be able to open a shiny new shop?
About The Illustrator
James E. Ransome’s highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and their books include Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams and Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York’s Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (June 28, 2011)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9781442443648
- Grades: P - 2
- Ages: 3 - 7
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Awards and Honors
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- Horn Book Fanfare
- CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
- ALA Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
- ILA Children's Book Award Honor
- ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Uncle Jed's Barber Shop Fixed Layout eBook 9781442443648