Crown Children's Books bright and brave

bright and brave

brought North by an enslaved ancestor

our sisal holiday ornaments make celebrating fun

Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years

on everyone’s lips

Crown Children's Books bright and braveThe barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother's hug gets a little tighter.