Picture Books

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,...

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: Joanna Ho Illustrator: Dung Ho Description: A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes...

Author: Matthew A. Cherry Illustrator: Vashti Harrison Description: Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy...

Featuring the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World inspires as it educates. Readers will meet...

An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will...

Author: Lupita Nyong'o Illustrator: Vashti HarrisonSulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just...

Author: Britney Winn Lee Illustrator: Jacob Souva Description: Meet a boy with feelings so big that they glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump up and...

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...

Author: Britney Winn Lee Illustrator: Jacob Souva Description: Why can't people live on the moon? Can I be president when I grow up? What makes a person good? These are...

Author/Illustrator: Jon Klassen Description: The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have...

Author/Illustrator:Jon Klassen Description: Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat. Suggested Ages:...

Author: Tiffany D. JacksonIllustrator: Reggie BrownDescription: It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she...

Author/Illustrator: Tyler FederDescripton: Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive book. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it...

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...