February 11: In the Land of Milk and Honey by Joyce Carol Thomas

In this breathtaking and gorgeous children's story, the dynamic duo of writer Joyce Carol Thomas and illustrator Floyd Cooper capture the anticipation and thrill of a girl on the brink of her new life.

In In the Land of Milk and Honey, a young girl journeys by train from Oklahoma to California in 1948 to begin a new life with her family and finds there people of all ages and races, new tastes, sounds, a joyous welcome.

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