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Helping Kids Rise

Columbia, SC

Black-Owned Woman-Owned

We're a mobile pop up and online bookstore committed to providing books that educate, empower, and affirm. Our mission is to spread a love of literacy and learning using diverse books for all ages. We believe everyone should have access to books that make them feel seen and loved.

Celebrate Black Voices with these Best Sellers

Listen to Black voices with these audiobooks for children.

Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Nigel and the Moon
Antwan Eady
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)
Tami Charles
A Library by Nikki Giovanni
A Library
Nikki Giovanni
Twelve Dinging Doorbells by Tameka Fryer Brown
Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Tameka Fryer Brown
Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Just Like Me
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! by Alissa Holder & Zulekha Holder-Young
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything!
Alissa Holder & Zulekha Holder-Young
Change Sings by Amanda Gorman
Change Sings
Amanda Gorman
Daddy Speaks Love by Leah Henderson
Daddy Speaks Love
Leah Henderson
Marley and the Family Band by Cedella Marley
Marley and the Family Band
Cedella Marley
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd
Bedtime Bonnet
Nancy Redd
Crowned with Glory by Dorena Williamson
Crowned with Glory
Dorena Williamson
The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
The Queen of Kindergarten
Derrick Barnes
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
The King of Kindergarten
Derrick Barnes
Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Becoming Vanessa
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
I Am Enough
Grace Byers
Saturday by Oge Mora
Saturday
Oge Mora
Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston & Ibram X. Kendi
Magnolia Flower
Zora Neale Hurston & Ibram X. Kendi
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
A Chair for My Mother
Vera B. Williams
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
I Am Every Good Thing
Derrick Barnes
Grandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Grandma's Purse
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
Nikki Grimes
Stacey's Remarkable Books by Stacey Abrams
Stacey's Remarkable Books
Stacey Abrams
The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi
The People Remember
Ibi Zoboi
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
John Steptoe
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