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: Eve L. EwingIllustrator: Christine Almeda Description: Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to expect. But then she learns that...
Author: Kelly Starling Lyons Illustrator: Wayne Spencer Description: When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong. Suggested...
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: Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman Description: Penny's friend Mateo is adopting a dog! Mateo is determined to be a good dog owner. Luckily, he can use...
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrator: Sawyer Cloud Description: Shoo-be-do-wop along with your little one as you introduce them to the legendary music of the Motown era. Heartfelt text and whimsical...
Author: Mary J. Blige Illustrator: Ashleigh Corrin Description: Young Mary has been told that there are many things she canโt do. Like stay up past bedtime, or be an astronaut...
Author: Samantha Hawkins Illustrator: Cory Reid Description: A young girl watches her mommy proudly take to the streets to march for what she believes in. Mommy marches through the sunshine,...
Author: Rosiee ThorIllustrator: Sam KirkDescription: This inspiring celebration of the LGBTQ+ community throughout history and today shows young readers that there are many ways to show your pride and make...
Author: Ellen Oh Description: Twelve young Asians Americans cross paths, meeting challenges and victories, in a busy airport. Suggested Ages: 8 to 12.
Author: Ziggy Marley Description: Suggested Ages: 5 and up.
Author/Illustrator: Jack Wong Description: In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall on sun-soaked shoulders....
Author: Shay Youngblood Illustrator: Lo Harris Description: While her mother works, a young girl is taken care of by all the Big Mamas in her community, who shower her with...
Authors: Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, CreativeSoul Photography Featuring a foreword by Amanda Seales Description: With stunning images of natural hair and gorgeous, inventive visual storytelling, GLORY puts Black beauty front...
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: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Illustrator: Sophie Beer Description: As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was...