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This Little Light of Mine

Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
LIST PRICE $19.99

About The Book

Learn to play and sing a traditional African American gospel song with this fun and interactive book!

There is
a light inside of
YOU.
Let it shine,
let it shine,
let it shine!


“This Little Light of Mine” is an African American song dating back to the days of slavery. The score is included in this book so that you can learn to play and sing and shine your light for everyone to see.

About The Author

About The Illustrator

E.B. Lewis is the award-winning illustrator of such books as Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, which was a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, and This Little Light of Mine. He received the Caldecott Honor for Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes. E.B. Lewis lives in New Jersey, and you can visit him online at EBLewis.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 1, 2005)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780689831799
  • Grades: P - 3
  • Ages: 4 - 8

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Awards and Honors

  • Bank Street Best Books of the Year
  • Emphasis On Reading Program Master List (AL)

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