General Interest

Peter H. Reynolds (A and ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Imagination / Word Power / Expression – 2018)

Some people collect stamps.

Some people collect coins.

Some people collect art.

And Jerome?

Jerome collected words . . . 

In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of…

We all have the power to make meaningful change! This story about one step in the civil rights movement – the Montgomery Bus Boycott – follows one boy’s day walking the walk.

Dexter and his Papa have a long walk ahead to Dex’s piano lessons. Dex sure wants to ride one of those buses…

Ntozake Shange (A) and Kadir Nelson (A) and (ILT) 

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family / Duke Ellington / Harlem Renaissance Legends – 2004)

In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered…

“The love that binds this family together is as warm as the summer sun.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

An extended family enjoys a day at the beach in this intergenerational tribute to family, friendship, new experiences, and summertime fun by the acclaimed author-artist Nina Crews. A fresh take on Cynthia Rylant’s…

Ashley Bryan (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Creativity / Self Expression – 2003)

Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged…

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book—a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This lyrical, powerful tribute is sumptuously illustrated by New Yorker artist and rising star Loveis…

Mariame Kaba (A) & Bria Royal (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Missing Father – 2019)

“This book is a crucial tool for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children who, through no fault of their own, are forced to bear the consequences of our country’s obsession with incarceration.…

Now a New York Times bestseller! Using child-friendly language, this playful picture book explains how genetics make each person unique and celebrates how we are more alike than different and are all part of the human race.

In The Smallest Spot of…

Jacqueline Woodson (A) and Raphael Lopez

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover -Companion to The Day You Begin – 2022)

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bestseller The Day You Begin illuminates the power in each of…

Dolores Johnson (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – African Family / Enslaved – 2019)

A young girl describes how she once heard the sound of warning drums in Africa signaling the coming of horror. Kidnapped, made to march while chained, and taken to America to be sold at an auction, she…

Julius Lester (A) and Karen Barbour (A) and (ILT) 

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Race / Similarities and Differences – 2005)

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 Newberry Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his…

Monica Brown (A) and Raul Colon (ILT)

List Price: $15.95 (Hardcover – Award Winning Writer  – 2007)

Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy…

Discover more about Juneteenth, the important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.

On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union solder and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever…

Nikki Grimes (A) and Bryan Collier (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Biography – African American History/President – 2008)

Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held…

LaTashia M. Perry (A) and Brittany Jackson (ILT) 

List Price: $9.95 (Paperback – Imagination – 2017)

Description: From the creators of Hair Like Mine and Skin Like Mine… Imagination Like Mine will take children on an exciting journey page after page! Sure to capture young readers attention through rhyming and repetition while also…

This remarkable picture book is a lyrical, inspirational exploration of growing up Black, written by award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola, and brought to life by some of the most exciting Black artists of today.

Remember to dream your own dreams
   Love your beautiful…

Jim Haskins (A) and Benny Andrews (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – African American History / Civil Rights / Activism / Racism and Discrimination – 2005)

A respected biographer teams up with an acclaimed artist to tell the story of the mail carrier who orchestrated the Great Savannah Boycott — and…

Jacqueline Woodson (A) and Leo Espinosa (ILT) 

List Price $18.99 (Hardcover – Brooklyn Kids at Play In The Streets – 2022)

Two children’s book superstars—#1 New York Times bestseller Jacqueline Woodson, the author of The Day You Begin, and Leo Espinosa,…

Mark Gonzales (A) and Mehrdokt Amini (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Muslim Culture / Identity and Acceptance – 2017)

From Muslim and Latino poet Mark Gonzales comes a touching and lyrical picture book about a parent who encourages their child to find joy and pride in all aspects of their multicultural identity.

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These joyous portraits of Black men engaged in everyday life celebrate the deep roots and rich cultures of African American communities.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
 
Visit a truly special street bursting with joy, hope, and dreams. Inspired by the neighborhood where they grew up as cousins, this gorgeous picture book from…

From Sean Connolly, the master of messy and dangerous (and therefore extra-fun) science, a collection of more than 20 hands-on experiments that are like an interactive journey through the periodic table of elements.

In this  introduction to chemistry for STEM-curious kids ages 9 and up, each chapter of The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry focuses…

Explore. Discover. Empower!

This beautifully illustrated set of 31 flash cards introduces visionary Black Americans who have made a lasting impact on our world. Discover creative scientists and inventors, brilliant artists and musicians, brave activists, game-changing athletes, and so much more.

On each card, you’ll find memorable facts and amazing true stories.  A bonus…

Penned by the very first Crayon Activist, Bellen Woodard, this picture book will tug at readers’ heartstrings and inspire them to make a difference!

When Bellen Woodard’s classmates referred to “the skin-color” crayon, in a school and classroom she had always loved, she knew just how important it was that everyone understood that “skin…

A new classic for Black and Brown children.

ANYTHING and EVERYTHING is possible!

Perhaps you want to become an artist, or a scientist, or maybe even president. Even when–especially when–the path is hard, Dear YOU: Dream BIG.

A personal, poetic, and uplifting affirmation from Caribbean-born author Baptiste Paul encouraging today’s Black youth…

Susan Verde (A) and Peter Reynolds (ILT)

List Price: $14.99 ( Hardcover – Teaches Empathy and Compassion -2018)

From the picture book dream team behind I Am Yoga and I Am Peace comes the third book in their wellness series: I Am Human. A hopeful meditation on all the great (and challenging) parts…

What happens when a community discovers that vegetables have more to teach than just how to fill a plate?

Farmer B has spent a lifetime feeding his town, but when age and loneliness creep in, he wonders: who will carry the harvest forward? Then, a chorus of children, neighbors, and even the veggies themselves step…

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn’t feel that she fits in.

But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years… a story that Paloma shares in, because her story starts in…

Erica M. Burrell M.Ed (A and ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Food Knowledge and Eating – 2022)

Elodie never eats school lunch like her classmates do and they want to know why. So she educates her friends about different types of food and how food is made. Do you know where…

 Peter Tosh (A) and Rachel Moss (ILT)

 List Price:  $17.95 (Hardcover – African / Song Lyric  –  2020)

A beautiful children’s picture book featuring the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s global classic celebrating children of African descent.

So don’t care where you come from
As long as you’re a black man, you’re an African
No mind…

Angela Johnson (A) and Loren Long (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Flying / Tuskegee Airmen – 2007)

All he ever wanted to do was fly. Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long invite readers to ponder a…

Faith Ringgold (A and ILT)

A Pre-reading Development Agenda

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Pre-school Sight Words – 2004)

Join Cassie, the main character from the picture book Tar Beach, as she takes readers on a tour of her home, neighborhood, and school, introducing dozens of new words and their meaning. Young…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Saying Peace / Various Languages – 2006)

Children everywhere wish for peace

International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and…

Kajara Nia Yaa Nebthet (A) and Kasmos Kari Black (ILT)

List Price: $11.99 (Paperback – Spirit and Oneness – 2017)

This is an excellent choice for introducing the concept of spirit and unity with nature. I am Mind, Body and spirit speaks about three main aspects of the self in a way that children can…

Jane Kurtz (A) and Rachel Isadora (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Family / African Immigrants Relocating / Storytelling / Siblings – 2005)

In the middle of the night the world can seem huge and frightening, especially when you’ve just moved far from…

Fatima Khazi is excited for the…

Nina Crews (A) and (PHOTO)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Poetry – 2003)

Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one…

Christopher Gregorowski (A) and Niki Daly (ILT) Archbishop Desmond Tutu (FRWD)

List Price: $12.91 (Paperback – West African Tale / Identity / Self Esteem – 2008)

After a stormy night, a farmer, searching for his lost calf, finds a baby eagle that has been blown out of its nest. He…

Nikki Giovanni (A), Alicia Vergel de Dios (ILT), Damian Ward (ILT), Kristen Balouch (ILT), Jeremy Tugeau (ILT), Michele Noiset (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Book and CD / Poetry – 2008)

Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. It has both a book and CD…

A moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas—and the origins of Juneteenth.

When people visit me, they are free—to run, play, gather, and rejoice.

They built me to remember.

On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in…

Useni Eugene Perkins (A) and Bryan Collier (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Identity / Celebrating Identity – Self Esteem – 2017)

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.

Loretta Setto (A) & Renne Benoit (ILT)

List Price: $14.95 (Paperback – Multicultural Bilingual – 2017)

Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba…

Christine King Farris (A) and Chris K. Soentpiet (ILT) (A)

List Price: $19.95 (Hardcover – Martin Luther King / Family – 2005)

Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played practical jokes and made friends without any consideration to race. But growing…

Activists Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab present a poetic anthem to your brilliance, your beauty, your very existence.

Every child has the right to be free. … the right to reach … the right to dream!

This lyrical affirmation of what freedom truly means celebrates the principles of Colin and Nessa’s Know Your Rights…

Discover the true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America sparked the national Earth Day movement in this nonfiction picture book by award-winning author Barry Wittenstein and beloved illustrator Jessie Hartland.

After the Industrial Revolution in the 1880s, the Cayuhoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire almost…

Michael S. Bandy, (A) Eric Stein (A) and James E. Ransome (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover / African American History / Civil Rights Story – 2015)  

Based on the true story of one family’s struggle for voting rights in the civil rights–era South, this moving tale shines an emotional spotlight on a…