A Top-Selling Children's Book by
LaVon Stennis Williams
Meet Brandon. Brandon loves to learn new things!
Read along as he shares what he learns about the Tuskegee Airmen and you too can learn amazing facts about the real Tuskegee Airmen!
About the Author
LaVon Stennis Williams is a publisher and author. She formed Two Bee Publishing to provide books for children and adult readers which are designed to inspire, motivate and help readers become who they aspire to be.
Inspirations for her children books come from her love of history and her belief that children should be introduced to history as well as encouraged to read at a young age. Her adult books are often based on her experience as a professional life coach.
LaVon and husband Brent have three children and four grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys reading history, baking, and visiting museums.
Introducing Our Newest Release
The Introduction of Sarah Collins-Rudolph
The 16th Street Baptist Church will always be known for a horrific act of evil that took place inside. Some people in the community saw this activity as a threat and carried out an unimaginable assault on innocent families and children.
Four young girls were killed in the bombing that day, and a fifth child survived. Her name is Sarah Collins-Rudolph. This is her story.
This book details what the families experienced, and the challenges they faced along the way. It is written for teen readers and adults alike, with illustrations to help visualize their journey.
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She survived the bombing and telling her story
The Introduction of Sarah Collins-Rudolph
The 16th Street Baptist Church will always be known for a horrific act of evil that took place inside. Some people in the community saw this activity as a threat and carried out an unimaginable assault on innocent families and children.
Four young girls were killed in the bombing that day, and a fifth child survived. Her name is Sarah Collins-Rudolph. This is her story.
This book details what the families experienced, and the challenges they faced along the way. It is written for teen readers and adults alike, with illustrations to help visualize their journey.
This book details what the families experienced, what they hoped for, and the challenges they faced along the way. It is written for teen readers and adults alike, with illustrations to help visualize their journey.
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Cozy up with our newest mystery novel
Soul Food Sleuths: Serving Murder
When four friends enjoy books and cooking, they spice things up with their natural affinity for solving murders. When an apparent murder-suicide in town doesn’t quite smell right, they put their heads together to try to figure out what really happened.
Will this ladies’ book club uncover the clues to the mysterious deaths before it’s too late? Or will someone get away with an imperfect murder?
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​This fast-paced cozy mystery brings intrigue and some tasty soul food (with recipes) together to leave you guessing until the very last bite.
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Travel back in time by reading
The Second Great Migration
The Second Great Migration began in the early 1940s and continued through the late 1960s. The movement of African Americans from the South to the North changed America. This migration of nearly 6 million people expanded the financial prospects of African Americans, who were able to expand into the middle class.
This book details what the families experienced, what they hoped for, and the challenges they faced along the way. It is written for teen readers and adults alike, with illustrations to help visualize their journey.
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
How many of us as children knew what we wanted to be as an adult? Well, Brandon Dean a precocious 8 year old desires to fly. Stennis Williams writes, “Not like a bird or butterfly, but like the men my Papa told me about called the Tu-ske-gee Airmen”.
The author weaves factual information about the Tuskegee Airmen into the plot and this is not a distraction from the storyline. Did you know that 16 men from Omaha, Nebraska trained to become Tuskegee Airmen. We learn just like Brandon as he listens while his Papa reads a book about the Tuskegee Airmen. In addition, we are taken on a historical journey about the contributions of African Americans in the aviation field.
The story presents an underlying theme stating the importance of reading to your young ones. The full-page illustrations are appropriate and fit the text. A map is provided that shows the states where Tuskegee Airmen came from. Stennis Williams includes a word search with the vocabulary words from the book and a page with the writing prompt (What do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?). This would be an excellent selection for home, classrooms and libraries. Ages 4-8.
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Reviewed by Debra Paris, retired Public School Librarian.
This book is extremely powerful and I'm better for having read it. My naivety allowed me to believe that slavery ended when the Civil War did. While the Constitution prohibited slavery, it was still carried out in practice. This book shows the immensely difficult decision of either living in a current "comfort zone" of hardship and despair...or seeking to find family members that were previously sold to others...or risk life for the uncertainty of potential betterment up north. This book should be mandatory reading. It's important to know the hardships and the decisions that some of our fellow Americans had to endure, and how sacrifice and hope can provide a strength beyond understanding.
Ryan, The Second Great Migration
Should be mandatory reading for all school curriculums. Mrs. Rudolph lived to tell the story of the famous “4 little girls” one of whom was her sister. I’m so glad the “5th little girl” decided to tell her story. The State of Alabama owes this woman. We all do.
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S.M. Klaw, The Introduction of Sarah Collins-Rudolph
I was looking for children's books that are geared towards black boys and were positive. This hits the spot. I love the illustrations and the upbeat tone! Lavon is a great author and this was a fun way to teach history.
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Mina D., When I Grow Up I Want to Be, Like the Brave Men of Tuskegee
