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Sharon M. Draper (A) and Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Buried Bones Mystery – 2011)

With their neighborhood basketball court destroyed by vandalism, Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico don’t know how they’re going to spend summer vacation. Then Ziggy has a brilliant idea (Ziggy is always getting brilliant ideas)…

Sharon M. Draper (A) and Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Lost In The Tunnel – 2011)

Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico — the Black Dinosaurs — are thrilled to discover that their hometown was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Even more exciting, their new friend Mr. Greene has…

Sharon M. Draper (A) and Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Shadows of Caesar Creek – 2011)

After their counselors told them a story about spirits in the woods near the campsite, Ziggy and his friends get lost in that very place, known as Caesar’s Creek. When strange things begin…

Sharon M. Draper (A) Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Space Mission – 2011)

The Clubhouse kids compete for a big prize—and make some creative moves—in this repackaged and talent-filled tale from bestselling author Sharon Draper. 

Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they’re going to win the upcoming school…

Sharon M. Draper (A) and Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Animal Show – 2011)

Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico are excited about watching the heavy machinery at the construction site for a new apartment complex — until a doe is killed by a dump truck, and the boys rescue…

Sharon M. Draper (A) Jesse Joshua Watson (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Adventure / Stars on Stage – 2012)

The Clubhouse kids compete for a big prize—and make some creative moves—in this repackaged and talent-filled tale from bestselling author Sharon Draper.

Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they’re going to win the upcoming…

Three starred reviews!

In this “beautifully executed victory lap” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) to Jason Reynolds’s award-winning and New York Times bestselling Track series, meet Coach as a boy striving to come into his own as a track star while facing upheaval at home.

Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance…

Mechal Renee Roe (A and ILT) 

List Price: $16.99  (Hardcover –  Hairstyles for Boys – 2020) 

Mechal Renee Roe, illustrator of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Super Heroes Are Everywhere, creates a joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating boys with natural black hair that will have kids everywhere chanting: “I am born to be awesome!”

When the stars shine, the…

Written By Educators and Glen Singleton (A)

List Price: $14.99 (Hardcover -Experiments in Astronomy / Biology / Chemistry / Geology / Physics / Weather – 2013)

Do you know how to make your own explosive volcano? Or how rainbows are made? Learn all about it with Cool Science Experiments! Explore the world of science and…

Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore (A) and Kristi Valiant (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Filipino / Cooking – 2011)

Cora loves being in the kitchen, but she always gets stuck doing the kid jobs like licking the spoon. One day, however, when her older sisters and brother head out, Cora finally gets the chance to…

Kadir Nelson (A) and Ntozake Shange (ILT)

List Price $17.99 (Hardcover – African American History / Civil Rights Leader – 2009)

Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta knew, too well, the unfairness of life in the segregated south.

A yearning for equality began to grow.
Together with Martin Luther King,…

Helaine Becker (A) and Tiemdow Phumiruk (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Mathematician / NASA Genius – 2019)

The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures.

You’ve likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know…

Sarah Weeks (A) and David Diaz (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Counting / Sheep – 2006)

Una oveja blanca. /
One white sheep.
ŒçAdií_s, oveja blanca! /
Good-bye, white sheep!

What do you do when you can’t sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally sheep get…

Sarah Hutt (A) and Brenna Vaughan (ILT) 

List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Activity Book – Girls Who Coding – 2018) 

Use coding to make your dreams come true in this fun-filled activity book published in partnership with the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code!

You might not realize it, but coding is everywhere–not just in our…

Tim Tingle (A) and Jeanne Rorex Bridges (ILT)

List Price: $12.95 (Paperback – Choctaw / African American / Friendship and Escape – 2008)

When it was first published, Crossing Bok Chitto took readers by surprise. This moving and original story about the intersection of Native and African Americans received starred reviews and many awards, including…

Tochi Onyebuchi (A) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Science Fiction / Myth – Search for Home – 2018)

In the sequel to the acclaimed Beasts Made of Night, Taj has escaped Kos, but Queen Karima will go to any means necessary–including using the most deadly magic–to track him down.

Taj is headed west, but the consequences…

Derrick Barnes (A) and Gordon C.James (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – / Boys Hair Style / Hair Care / Self-Esteem – 2017) 

A Newbery Honor Book
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
An Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award Book

“One of…

An ode to Black hair and Black girl joy, this joy-filled rhyming picture book invites young readers into the world of a young Black girl as she rocks her God-given beauty.

Hello, world! I’m a gift from above.
I already know that I am loved.

Gazing around with a great big grin—
there’s a whole wide…

Spanish Version

Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out of an abandoned lot and now feeds a neighborhood.

Once
In a big city called New York
In a bustling neighborhood
There was an empty lot.
Nevaeh called it the haunted garden.

Harlem Grown tells…

AGholdy Muhammad (A)

List Price: $35.99 (Paperback – Teaching Reference – 2020)

In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework—one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. This framework, which she names, Historically Responsive Literacy, was derived from the study of literacy development within 19th-century Black literacy societies. The…

Angela Johnson (A) and Rhonda Mitchell (ILT)

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Child Poetry / Family – 2000)

Inspired by his family experiences and his parents’ paintings, a young boy creates four poems. (32 pgs) Ages 6-9

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

David & Mutiya Vision (A) and Mutiya Vision (ILT)

List Price: $17.00 (Hardcover – Early Childhood / Father / Daughter – 2005)

Discover how deep, meaningful bonds are developed, as a father and his daughter spend quality time together. (32 pgs) Ages Baby – 4

• Grade Level: Preschool – 4
  Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 0.4 x 10.2…

A moving tribute to the joy and grounding that fathers bring to their children’s lives.

What does a daddy do? From day one, this daddy speaks love to his little one. And along with that love, his words and actions speak many other things, too: like truth, joy, comfort, and pride. Like many dads, he…

Bedford Palmer ll (A) and Winda Mulyasari (ILT)

List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Skin Color, Prejudice & Racism – 2020)

USA Today Recommended: Antiracist Children’s BookJoy lives in a diverse world and comes from a multicultural family. It is only natural for her to have some questions. Join Joy as she learns how to describe…

Leslea Newman (A), Carol Thompson (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Board Book – Families / Gay Couple and Child – 2009)

Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its daddies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, there’s no limit to what a loving family…

Debbie Allen (A) and Kadir Nelson (ILT)

List Price:$8.99 (Paperback – Performance / Dancing – 2000)

Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream of becoming a star ballerina. So for now she just dancing in the wings, watching from behind the curtain, and…

An intergenerational story about a nonbinary child who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about community, hope, and protecting the Earth’s water.

As soon as Kit’s old enough to ride in Grandpa’s truck, they begin joining him to dig wells for their community. Grandpa is magic. He can feel the weather…

Laban Carrick Hill (A) and Bryan Collier (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Biography / Artist / Poet / Slave – 2014)

To us
it is just dirt,
the ground we walk on…
But to Dave
it was clay,
the plain and basic stuff
upon which he formed a life
as a slave nearly 200…

Andrea Davis Pinkney (A) and Brian Pinkney (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – African American History / Free Black / Scientist Engineer / Genius – 1998)

Benjamin Banneker was born free when most blacks in this country were still enslaved. But it troubled him that not all blacks were not free. An accomplished astronomer and…

“Children, regardless of their gender, are sure to love and learn from this beautiful book.” – Angela Davis

Dear Black Boy,
Today is the day that we lace up our shoes to do more than run another sprint, dunk another ball, catch another pass, or swing at another pitch.
[…]
Run, Black Boy, run!
Run in…

In the spirit of I Am Enough, this is a moving and lyrical tribute to and affirmation of Black children around the world—by an exciting new author and illustrator team.

Dear Black Child,

We are here to remind you of your glory…

An inspiring love letter to Black children from all cultures, this book is…

Nic Stone (A) 

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Fiction / Social Justice / Racism – 2017)

“Powerful, wrenching.” – JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

“Raw and gripping.” –JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys

“A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

Raw, captivating, and undeniably…

Duncan Tonatiuh (A and ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Hardcover – Two Cousins with Different Lives/  Bilingual / Family – 2010)

Two cousins—one in the United States and one in Mexico—learn their lives aren’t so different in this charming picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh

A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book!
 
Meet Charlie…

National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned young students from across America.

“I’ve heard their hearts and now share those hearts with you. These pages truly speak to the power of children!” — Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary…

Justin Simien (A) and Ian O’ Phelan (ILT)

List Price: $18.99  (Hardcover – Race Relations / Life On A White College Campus – 2014)

“A Guide to Inter-Racial Harmony in Post-Racial America”

In the satirical tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like comes this witty companion book to the “incredibly entertaining”…

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 to reject those who…

Kelly Cunnane (A) and Hoda Hadadi (ILT) 

List Price $8.99 (Paperback – An Islamic Story – 2018)

“Poetic language, attractive illustrations and a positive message about Islam, without any didacticism: a wonderful combination,” declares Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than anything, she wants to wear a malafa, the…

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 was instrumental in bringing equality…

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley (A), Adjoa J. Burrowes (ILT)

List Price: $10.95 (Paperback – Community / Volunteering Empathy – 2010)

The story focuses on an African American girl who uses her resourcefulness and creativity to help keep her friend’s neighborhood bookstore from going out of business

Destiny loves words, and her favourite place in the world…

Deloris Jordan (A), Rosalyn M. Jordan (A) and Shane W. Evans (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family / Caring and Love – 2004)

This celebration of family love – created by the mother and sister of basketball superstar Michael Jordan – is a reassuring story about a mother and child day together and the…

Wes Moore (A)

List Price: $12.99 (Paperback – Biography / Parallels Two Lives / Same Name – 2013)

For fans of The Wire and Unbroken comes a story of two fatherless boys from Baltimore, both named Wes Moore. One is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder. The other is a Rhodes Scholar, an…

Julie Gassman(A) and Andy Ekerton ILT)

List Price: $14.95 ( Hardcover – Playful Behavior Advice – 2016)

Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don’t do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this…

Ramona Thomas Nickens (A) and Tammy Artis (ILT)

List Price: $12.00 (Softcover – Social Situation / Nutrition – 2011)

Little Kyndle has an ear infection so his Mommy takes him to see the family doctor. At Doctor Wizmagic office she mixes up some magical potion to cure patients and puts it in his ears. Later…

Sharee Miller (A and ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – It’s About Hair and Personal Boundaries – 2019) 

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair.

The recipient of six starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature!

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Smithsonian, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, BookRiot, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library—and many more!

When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack…

Deloris Jordan (A) and Barry Root (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Sports / Basketball – 2014)

Olympic dreams come true in this inspiring picture book from Michael Jordan’s mother, author of the New York Times bestselling Salt in His Shoes.

Long before he became a professional All-Star basketball player, Michael Jordan had dreams of winning an…

Vashti Harrison (A) and (ILT)