Picture Books

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...

This endearing story of identification and values shows the rewards in looking closely and thinking imaginatively. Lali finds a little feather in the field. Is it lost? Lali sets out...

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...

In a wildly whimsical, validating, and exuberant reflection of the LGBT community, This Day In June welcomes readers to experience a pride celebration and share in a day when we are all...

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 VegaraIllustrated by: Sophie BeerSeries: Little People, Big DreamsDescription: As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was...

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...

When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other...

When devastating news rattles a young girl's community, her normally attentive parents and neighbors are suddenly exhausted and distracted. At school, her teacher tells the class to look for the...

Author/Illustrator: Kenesha Sneed Description:  Eisha lives with her mother, a ceramic artist, who helps her make a special shape out of a piece of clay. The shape reminds Eisha of...

Author: Wafa' Tarnowska Illustrators:   Hoda Hadadi, Sahar Haghgoo, Christelle Halal, & Esteli Meza Margarida Esteves Description:  Discover Sheherazade, the famous storyteller, dive into the musical world of the beautiful singer...

Author: Adam Rubin Illustrator: Daniel Salmieri Description: Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch...

His white teacher tells her all-black class, You'll all wind up porters and waiters. What did she know? Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in...

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....

Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has...