Harriet Tubman was a slave who helped her peers to safety and freedom. This book is using liberty’s of her imagination telling others what she was doing to escape slavery. The bandanas are referring to her brave friends and fellow slaves. The characters are real people whom she interacted with but their words are imaginative. Brave Bandanas is an inspiring and educational children’s book that introduces young readers to the life of Harriet Tubman through the eyes of a young girl named Minty. Using colorful bandanas as a storytelling device, the book explores the values of courage, freedom, and hope, while introducing key historical figures and moments from the fight against slavery. With warm illustrations and vivid color symbolism, this story teaches resilience and bravery in a way that’s engaging and age-appropriate, making history feel personal and empowering for kids.

Author Biography

Shelley wrote Brave Bandanas for her son Kody who had an assignment at school. Thank you Mrs. Whetstine Kody lived to be 22 when he died in his sleep due to blood clots and heart failure. This book is dedicated to him. Shelley has written several poems for her children and a song that is featured in her book The Kindergarten Koala. She had a newspaper column called Peechz Pen in the Cabool Enterprise for a short time. “Peechz” is her granny name-her granny used to call her “peach fuzz” when she was a little girl. Shelley and her husband Mark, who have been married for 30 years, live in the small town of Cabool in south-central Missouri. They have six children between them, 13 grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

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