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Hands Up!
Breanna J. McDaniel - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march.A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun,... |
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Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry - Kokila
Format: Hardcover
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It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters, from former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison.Zuri's hair has a mind of its own.... |
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Isabel Quintero - Kokila
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees... |
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Where Are You From?
Yamile Saied Méndez - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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This resonant picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom - a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo.When a girl is asked... |
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Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school.... |
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Let's Talk About Race
Julius Lester - Amistad
Format: Library Binding
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"This gorgeous book - great to read with kids of any age - allows for open-ended conversation and questions." (Brightly.com) In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his own story as he explores what makes each of us special. Karen Barbour's... |
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Happy to Be Nappy
bell hooks - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The groundbreaking picture book by legendary author bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka that celebrates hair, perfect for fans of Hair Love and I Love My Hair!. . Happy with hair all short and strong. Happy with locks that twist and curl.Just all girl happy! Happy to be nappy... |
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I Am Enough
Grace Byers - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needsThis is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another - from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo. This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters,... |
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All Are Welcome
Alexandra Penfold - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends... |
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The Name Jar
Yangsook Choi - Dragonfly Books
Format: Book
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The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school,... |
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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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The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpr Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lpez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even... |
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That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"
Langston Hughes - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover
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"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares, the acclaimed creator of Float. To fling my arms wide In... |
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