Picture Books

Author: Carrie Lara Illustrator: Christine Battuz Description: Follow a young girl as she works with her Abuela and her grandma to create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that...

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: David Roberts Description: Ada has always been endlessly curious. Even when her fact-finding missions and elaborate scientific experiments don’t go as planned, Ada learns the value...

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,...

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...

Some kids sculpt sand castles. Some make mud pies. Some construct great block towers. But none are better at building than Iggy Peck, who once erected a life-size replica of...

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...

In the newest picture book in the mega-bestselling Questioneers series, Sofia Valdez fights for change and finds her voice as a community leader!Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school ....

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...

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...

Author: Erin Guendelsberger Illustrator: Cerato Mattia Description: In this can-you-find activity book, search for a Triceratops hidden among the crowds at The Field Museum and a statue of a lion...

Author: Andrea BeatyIllustrator: David RobertsDescription: Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like...

Author: Jimmy Fallon & Jennifer Lopez Illustrator: Andrea Campos Description: Meet Pollo, a friendly little chicken who just wants to play. And play, and play, and play all day!Pollo makes...

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: Karla Clark Illustrator: Addy Rivera Sonda Description: In this clever, rhyming picture book, a grandma tells her granddaughter that she's simply too tired to be Grandma tonight and asks...

Author: Van G Garrett Illustrators: Reginald C Adams, Samson Bimbo Adenugba Description: A young Black child experiences the magic of the Juneteenth parade for the first time with their family...

Author: Daniel Haack Illustrator: Isabel Galupo Description: When a maiden reluctantly attends a ball for her friend, the prince, everyone considers her his perfect match until she surprises them--and herself--by...