Picture Books

Description: The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having...

Elmore Green starts life as an only child, as many children do. He has a room to himself, where he can line up his precious things and nobody will move...

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: Hayley BarrettIllustrator: Juana Martinez-NealDescription: While the term “babymoon” is often used to refer to a parents’ getaway before the birth of a child, it was originally coined by midwives...

Author: Jane Breskin Zalbin Description: An interfaith friendship develops between two boys when Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, overlaps with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan--an occurrence which happens only once...

As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city,...

John Marco is small. And everyone around him is busy. Too busy to listen to John Marco.John Marco is busy, too—noticing the world around him. Maybe everyone should slow down...

Paperback. Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head...

The words profiled in this book are all commonly used in the Japanese language and are both informative and fun for English-speaking children to learn. The goals of My First...

One seed to start a garden, one note to start a melody, one brick to start breaking down walls: Every movement and moment of change starts with purpose, with intention,...

Author: La-Donia Alford-JeffriesIllustrator: J'Aaron MerhcantDescription: Homecoming is a children's book that celebrates the HBCU Homecoming experience. Join this family as they head back to the yard to enjoy Homecoming festivities such...

Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is everything—tender and sweet. She is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. In the midst of...

Zonia's home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning, she answers. She...

Author/Illustrator: Gaia Cornwall Description:  Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so...

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Illustrator: Roza NozariSeries: Little People, Big Dreams Description:  When Mindy was a little girl, she loved TV comedy sketches; in particular, Saturday Night Live. At...

Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraIllustrator: Lauren SemmerSeries: Little People, Big DreamsDescription: Little Kamala used to accompany her parents to civil rights marches in California, strapped into her stroller so she wouldn't...