Books with author Rick Dupre

In this heroic West African tale, enslaved Agassu, the leopard king, encourages by the sea, frees himself of his chains and becomes the leader of his people. Hidden in the illustrations are civil rights heroes and heroines.

During his Sunday visits at Granny Thelma's house, his grandmother sits him down in the wishing chair and tells him stories about the important people whose pictures are on her wall, including Martin Luther King, Langston Hughes, and Fannie Lou Hamer.