About this Event
Join MahoganyBooks for a rhythmic evening with national bestselling authors Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford as we celebrate their latest book that celebrate poetry and the craft of rap, Rap It Up! We highlighly letting your little ones stay up past bedtime and come out for this amaazing family event celebrating a culture moment.
A big thank you to the Prince George's County Memorial Library System - Oxon Hill Branch for partnering with us for this event.
About the book: Rap It Up!
Aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap.
From scribbling words on the page to spitting rhymes on the mic, a joyful narrator guides readers through the emotions, literary techniques, structures and motifs that help make rap so amazing. With vibrant illustrations that leap off the page, this book urges readers to believe in themselves and the power of their creativity.
Celebratory and informative, Rap it Up! invites us to see where our imaginations may lead. Get ready to drop some beats, express yourself, and let the world hear what you've got to say!
About the author: The daughter of a printer, Carole Boston Weatherford was practically born with ink in her blood. She began writing at age 6 and soon after saw her poems in print. Her 80-plus books have garnered 2 NAACP Image Awards and 18 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, including a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and 4 Caldecott Honors. Her career achievements have been recognized with the ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and the Nonfiction Award from the Children’s Book Guild. The 2026-2026 Young People’s Poet Laureate and a retired HBCU professor, she lives in Baltimore.
About the author: Jeffery Boston Weatherford is an award-winning children's book illustrator and a rapper. His latest book, KIN: Rooted in Hope won a Coretta Scott King Honor and the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Poetry. His debut book, You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen, was named an ALSC Notable Book and a best book of the year by National Council for the Social Studies and Kirkus Reviews. Jeffery's art has been exhibited in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Baltimore and North Carolina. Formerly a National Book Foundation teaching artist, he holds an M.F.A. from Howard University where he was a Romare Bearden Scholar.
Event guidelines are subject to change.
- 6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Conversation Begins | 8:30 PM End
- Non-refundable tickets, however transfers made be made.
- Face masks optional throughout event.
- Please email us at at least 14 days in advance at [email protected] should you need any accommodations to attend this event
- Please note, books not picked up at the event can be retrieved at our National Harbor location for two weeks after event day. Afterwhich, they will be donated to a local organization.
- Photographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.
- Note: By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any photographs or videos taken.
- Please tag us and use #mahoganybooks, #blackbooksmatter #pgcmls & #rapitup on social media.
--Let's have an amazing evening,
Derrick, Ramunda & The MahoganyBooks Team
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Prince George's County Library - Oxon Hill Branch, 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 23.18
