Young, Gifted, and Black

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,...

Illustrator: Carly Gledhill Description:  When Jack is sent to market to sell his family's cow, he makes a trade for some magical beans, much to his mother's chagrin. To Jack's...

From the New York Times bestselling creators of I Am Enough comes an empowering follow-up that celebrates every child’s limitless potential. I Believe I Can is an affirmation for boys and girls of every background...

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...

Author/Illustrator:  Vashti Harrison Description:  The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to...

Author: Karyn Parsons Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie Description: Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that would...

Author/Illustrator: Vashti Harrison Description:  Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. The...

Author/Illustrator: Kim SmithDescription: Meg is a brilliant and creative boxitect. She loves impressing her teacher and classmates with what she makes out of boxes. But there's a new kid at...

Author: Meena Harris  Illustrator: Marissa Valdez Description:  When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as "too assertive" and "too ambitious," it sends her on a journey of...

Author: Lewis Carroll   Illustrator: Carly Gledhill Description:  Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole and enters a magical place called Wonderland, where she meets some curious characters before waking to find...

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: Rio Cortez Illustrator: Lauren Semmer Description:  It's an ABC book like no other, and a story of hope and love. In addition to rhyming text, the book includes back...

Author: Adam Rex Illustrator: Christian Robinson Description:  It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will...

Author: Sharon Denis WyethIllustrator: Kim HoltDescription: Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of...

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 this...

Author: James Patterson andKwame Alexander Illustrator: Dawud Anyabwile Description: Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Learn about Cassius' family and neighbors in Louisville,...