Picture Books

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: 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...

Author: Dorina Lazo Gilmore Illustrator: Kristi Valiant Format: Paperback. Description: Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods. Suggested...

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...

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...

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/Illustrator:  Gaia Cornwall Description:  Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! "It'll be easy. I don't need any help," he declares. But it doesn't work! Jabari is frustrated....

Author/Illustrator: Jessica Love Description:  While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues,...

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the...

Author: Carrie Finison   Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman   Description: Doug doesn't like hugs. He thinks hugs are too squeezy, too squashy, too squooshy, too smooshy. He doesn't like hello hugs or goodbye hugs,...

Author: JR & Vanessa FordIllustrator: Kayla HarrenDescription: Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and...

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, China Girl--are worse....

Author: Emma Otheguy Illustrator:  Ana Ramírez González Description:  On the day it snows, Gabo sees kids tugging sleds up the hill, then coasting down, whooping all the while. Gabo wishes...

Author: Alexandra Penfold Illustrator: Suzanne Kaufman Description:  Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in...