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Happy in our skin
Fran Manushkin - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Print book
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Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too--splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art from the award-winning Lauren Tobia, illustrator... |
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Skin Again
Bell Hooks
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The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide.Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about... |
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Shades of People
Shelley Rotner - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond-people come in lots of shades, even in the same family. This exploration of one of our most noticeable physical traits uses vibrant photographs of childen and a short text to inspire young children both to take notice and to look beyond the obvious. |
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black is brown is tan
Arnold Adoff - HarperCollins Publishers [u.a.]
Format: Print book
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Brown-skinned mama, the color of chocolate milk and pumpkin pie. White-skinned daddy, not the color of milk or snow, but light with pinks and tiny tans. And their two children, the beautiful colors of both. For an all-American family, full of joy, warmth, and love,this is the way it is for us this... |
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The Skin You Live In
Michael Tyler - Chicago Children's Museum
Format: Hardcover
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With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple and straightforward... |
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My First-Generation Family
CLAUDIA HARRINGTON - Looking Glass Library
Format: Library Binding
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My First-Generation Family is the story of a normal day in Manny's life. When classmate Lenny visits his home, he discovers Manny's family moved here from Mexico. Who picks up Manny from school in a taxi? Papa! Who brings home dinner from her restaurant job? Mama! Who reads Manny's... |
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I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!
Betty K. Bynum - Dreamtitle Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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IM A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! introduces adorable Mia, who wakes with her hair just-a-going every which-a-ways! With her abundant energy and joy leading the way, readers follow Mia as she plays with her friends who are all shades, shapes and sizes. Theres tall Kia, Keisha the reader, Charlotte... |
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I Love My Hair!
Natasha Tarpley - Little, Brown
Format: Print book
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Every night before she goes to bed, Keyana sits down between her mother's knees to have her hair combed. But no matter how gently Mama pulls, it still hurts sometimes! Keyana doesn't feel lucky to have such a head of hair--until Mama reminds her of all the lovely ways her wonderful... |
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One Family
George Shannon - Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Just how many things can "one" be? One box of crayons. One batch of cookies. One world. One family.From veteran picture book author George Shannon and up-and-coming artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised... |
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Carrot and Pea: An Unlikely Friendship
Morag Hood - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Colin is tall. He's orange. He's a carrot! He's nothing like Lee, a round green pea. He can't do any of the things Lee and his pea pals can do. How can Colin and Lee ever be friends? A charming celebration of embracing differences and standing out in a crowd. |
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At the Same Moment, Around the World
Clotilde Perrin - Chronicle Books (CA)
Format: Hardcover
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Discover Benedict drinking hot chocolate in Paris, France; Mitko chasing the school bus in Sofia, Bulgaria; and Khanh having a little nap in Hanoi, Vietnam! Clotilde Perrin takes readers eastward from the Greenwich meridian, from day to night, with each page portraying one of (the original)... |
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Mirror
Jeannie Baker - Candlewick; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover
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An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small... |
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Love
Matt de la Peña - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Pea and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all."In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound... |
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Be who you are
Todd Parr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In a brand-new companion to his beloved classic It's Okay to Be Different, New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr encourages kids to be proud of who they are inside. Be who you are!Be proud of where you're from.Be a different color. Speak your language.Wear everything you need to be you.... |
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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Cynthia Levinson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference.Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard... |
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
Robert Coles - Scholastic
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Capturing the courage and faith of a little girl facing racism and hatred alone, the true story of Ruby Bridges reveals how she helped shape American history as the first African-American child sent to first grade in a white school. |
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The Other Side
Jacqueline Woodson - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Clover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American side of town from the white side where Anna lives. But the two girls strike up a friendship, and get around the grown-ups' rules by sitting on top of the fence together. With the addition of a brand-new... |
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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Irene Latham - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Library Binding
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How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to.Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable... |
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Yo! Yes?
Chris Raschka - Scholastic; First Edition edition
Format: Audiobook
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With a mere 19 words (yo appears twice, yes six times) the author/artist of Charlie Parker Played Be Bop presents a spirited conversation on a city sidewalk that is, in itself, a complete drama. Two boys meet as strangers. One hails the other, who is cautious. The first persists. The other... |
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Teammates
Peter Golenbock
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This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, PeeWee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. |
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Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Sharon Robinson - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book
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A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter.Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie... |
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Let's Talk About Race
Julius Lester - Amistad; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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I am a story. So are you. So is everyone. Julius Lester says, "I write because our lives are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details." Now Mr. Lester shares his own story... |
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The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa
Phil Bildner - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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In a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms. As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the boys from another part of the city, but apartheid made that impossible. Then, in 1990,... |
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The Lions of Little Rock
Kristin Levine - Puffin
Format: Paperback
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As twelve-year-old Marlee starts middle school in 1958 Little Rock, it feels like her whole world is falling apart. Until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is everything Marlee wishes she could be: she's brave, brash and always knows the right thing to say. But when Liz leaves... |
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Wishtree
KATHERINE APPLEGATE - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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"Warm and thoughtful, this story is told from the perspective of an ancient oak tree who has seen it all. Bestselling author Katherine Applegate gets readers rooting for the old tree, along with the people and animals who come to depend on it. The shorter length and strong plot are appealing... |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 40th Anniversary Special Edition
Penguin Random House. - Dial, 2016.
Format: Print book
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A stunning repackage of Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning masterpiece with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson and an introduction by Jacqueline Woodson, just in time for its 40th Anniversary! Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this... |
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Kelly Jones - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they've inherited from a great-uncle. But farm... |
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
Susan Tan - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Meeting Cilla felt like making a new best friend." -- Grace Lin, bestselling author of Newbery Honor book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling... |
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Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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Pura Belpr Award WinnerIRA Notable Book for a Global SocietyNew York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and SharingEsperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces... |
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Echo
Pam MunÌ?oz Ryan - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of a 2016 Newbery Honor, ECHO pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation. Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades... |
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Just Like Me
Nancy J Cavanaugh - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Every Soul a Star and Inside Out & Back Again, Just Like Me is a funny, uplifting summer camp story about unlikely friendships and finding your place in the world from the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet.Who eats Cheetos with chopsticks?!... |
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Listen, Slowly
Thanhha Lai - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Listen, Slowly is a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year! This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award-winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again, follows a young girl as she learns... |
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