{"id":17329,"date":"2023-02-06T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/?p=17329"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:22:29","slug":"2-tennis-champs-to-celebrate-for-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/2-tennis-champs-to-celebrate-for-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Tennis Champs to Celebrate for Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/books\/baby-ballers-venus-and-serena-williams-9781667202419\/\"><strong>Baby Ballers: Venus and Serena Williams<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is the latest book from Silver Dolphin to chronicle great people in Black history. Bernadette Baillie&#8217;s new addition to her acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/search\/baby+ballers\/\">Baby Ballers series<\/a> features these two famous sisters, telling the story, dating from their early days learning tennis with their dad in Compton, California to their many championships. This book is a grand slam and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nappaawards.com\/product\/baby-ballers-venus-and-serena-williams\/\">2023 National Parenting Product Award Winner<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baby-Ballers-Venus-Serena-Williams\/dp\/1667202413\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9781667202419.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">See below for more inspiring stories to celebrate Black History Month with your little one!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-First-Heroes-Black-History\/dp\/1645179702\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/my-first-heroes.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17331\" width=\"398\" height=\"390\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/books\/my-first-heroes-black-history-9781645179702\/\"><em><strong>My First Heroes: Black History<\/strong><\/em><\/a> also features Serena Williams, along with Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, and Maya Angelou. These brave men and women paved the way for so much positive change, and this board book will help you share their stories with your youngster. Its interactive elements make it even more engaging, offering an experience that is playful and educational. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baby-Ballers-Michael-Bernadette-Baillie\/dp\/1645177823\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-1021x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Ballers: Michael Jordan\" class=\"wp-image-16987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-1531x1536.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9781645177821.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baby-Ballers-Michael-Bernadette-Baillie\/dp\/1645177823\/\">Baby Ballers: Michael Jordan<\/a><\/strong><\/em> takes readers from the legend&#8217;s beginnings as a basketball-loving kid to his unmatched NBA career, with the series&#8217; signature rhyming text and charming illustrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Story-Rap-Editors-Caterpillar-Books\/dp\/1684125081\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-1019x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-1019x1024.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-1528x1536.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-2037x2048.jpg 2037w, https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/9781684125081_Flat-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/grammys-2023-hip-hop-50th-anniversary-performance-watch-1234672741\/\">50th anniversary of Hip-Hop<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/the50thanniversaryofhip-hop.com\">August 11, 2023!<\/a>) with your favorite aspiring rapper, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Story-Rap-Editors-Caterpillar-Books\/dp\/1684125081\/\"><strong>The Story of Rap<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is a fun way to go. Creative heroes such as Grandmaster Flash and Kendrick Lamar will have you bopping along with the greats in this adorable baby book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baby Ballers: Venus and Serena Williams is the latest book from Silver Dolphin to chronicle great people in Black history. Bernadette Baillie&#8217;s new addition to her acclaimed Baby Ballers series features these two famous sisters, telling the story, dating from their early days learning tennis with their dad in Compton, California to their many championships. 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