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I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free... Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night and...
Author/Illustrator: Thao LamDescription: Even though it's only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can ever pronounce Thao's name. She's been called Theo, Tail, even Towel! But the teasing names--Tofu, Tiny,...
Author: Obiora NwazotaIllustrator: Lucie Van der ElstDescription: This is a classic Igbo folklore that takes place in an otherworldly time when women grew beards. It is a genesis story of...
Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are...
Author: Joan DiCicco Illustrator: Ebony Glenn Description: Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel...
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and...
A heartfelt and playful ode to the father-child relationship, by two-time Caldecott-medal-winning author Chris Raschka King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of...
Author: Jason Reynolds Description: A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as shetries to outrun her personal demons in this second Track novel,...
Author: Kelly Yang Description: Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. Suggested Ages:...
Author: Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Adapted by: Sonja Cherry-Paul Art by: Rachelle Baker Description: Adapted from the award-winning, bestselling Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book takes readers...
Author: Meena Harris Illustrator: Keisha Morris Description: Amalia the Elf loves everything about making teddy bears . . . Watching Grandma and Mama sew!Feeling the soft, velvety fur!Imagining the bears...
Author: Minh Le Illustrator: Dan Santat Description: From the very beginning, there was something different about this child... An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn’t until...
Author: Rhiannon Giddens Illustrator: Monica Mikai Description: Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in...
Author: Junauda Petrus Illustrator: Kristen Uroda Description: A joyously radical vision of community-based safety and mutual aid. It is optimistic, provocative, and ultimately centered in fierce love. Debut picture book...
Authors: Mandy Gonzalez and Sushil Preet K Cheema Description: Twelve-year-old Hudson Patel has two great loves: Broadway and baking! In addition to giving his all to his role in the...