He explains that they will be celebrating the day her Grandpa Mose and many others crossed into liberty. Her father tries to make her feel better by telling Mazie about the celebration they will be having tomorrow. I really loved this book.Mazie is feeling grumpy because there are many things she is not allowed to do and many places she is not allowed to go. This was such an important landmark in time that some children never learn about. And, I think it’s so important for parents to have Juneteenth For Mazie in their home library, and for teachers to have it at school. I think I would recommend this book to readers five and up. Two, I liked how the author wrote about this important part of history that I never learned about in Social Studies. One, I liked that the illustrations were really realistic, and really, really, vibrant. I really enjoyed reading that one and learning more about the history! But, I also enjoyed Juneteenth For Mazie. I reviewed another book about Juneteenth on my blog a couple years ago. And, some slave owners didn’t want to do work themselves (#lazy🙄), so they didn’t tell the people who were enslaved that they were free!

But, some people who were enslaved in Texas never knew this until 1865! So, basically, they were doing free labor AGAINST THE LAW! The reason, though, is because there weren’t enough Union soldiers to spread the news. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. Now, it’s Mazie’s turn to celebrate freedom, liberty, and justice on Juneteenth. But in 1865, he was finally freed, and he and everyone else danced and sang all night, they were that happy. Then, she learned her great-great-great-grandpa Mose heard the word “no” even more – because he was enslaved, working until he was “bone tired”. Mazie was tired of her parents telling her “no” to everything she wanted. Young Mazie was sad, because she couldn’t play outside, eat a cookie, or stay up late. It was cool to read it digitally, but I like printed books better. Instead of reading it like I usually read books, like in printed form, I read it online through the Kindle app on my iPad. The day in 1865 that all black people who were enslaved in America were finally freed! In celebration of this day, I’m reviewing the book Juneteenth For Mazie, written and illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

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