Young, Gifted, and Black

Author: Jamia Wilson Illustrator: Andrea Pippins Description:  Created in the spirit of Nina Simone's song "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks,...

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...

Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and PresentMeet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting...

In this full, bright, and beautiful picture book, many different perspectives around the world are deftly and empathetically explored--from a pair of bird-watchers to the pigeons they're feeding. Young readers...

Mommy's too tired to be Mommy tonight. Can you be Mommy and hold me tight? In this clever, rhyming picture book, a mother tells her child that she's simply too...

Author: Julie FoglianoIllustrator: Christian RobinsonDescription: Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.Suggested Ages : 3 - 6

Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism...

Author: Joan DiCicco Illustrator: Ebony Glenn Description: Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel...

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...

By Ezra Jack Keats Description: No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has...

Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States in 2009, inspiring millions of people around the world. Side by side with his wife, Michele, and two daughters,...

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...

Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't...

Author:  (or Author/Illustrator:) Illustrator:  Nivea Ortiz Description:  The Little Mermaid longs to know about the world above the ocean. When she’s finally old enough to visit, she falls in love...

Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make his mark! He's dressed himself, eaten a pile of pancakes, and can't wait to be...

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when...