Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by Raul Colon
Hardcover

Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child's unique perspective to an important chapter in America's history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including... Read More
 

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Alia's Mission
Written by Mark Alan Stamaty
Hardcover

The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.

It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her... Read More
 

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Nappy Hair
Written by Carolivia Herron
Hardcover

Now in Dragonfly: a lively, empowering story about Brenda's knotted-up, twisted, nappy hair and how it got to be that way! Told in the African-American "call and response" tradition, this story leaps off the page, along with vibrant illustrations by Joe Cepeda.

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Erroll
Written by Hannah Shaw
Hardcover

When something supremely silly is needed for storytime: choose Erroll. Or as Erroll himself might say: "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!" And then he'd turn a somersault, swing from the drapes, and get peanut butter all over everything.

For kids who like high-energy shenanigans, and for grown-ups who'd like to almost... Read More
 

Joe Joe's First Flight
Written by Natasha Tarpley
Illustrated by Earl B. Lewis
Hardcover

IT IS THE 1920s and segregation is commonplace in the United States, including in Joe-Joe's small town of Blind Eye. Joe-Joe's father works at the local airport, and he's wanted to fly since the first time he saw a plane in the air. But even though the men who work at... Read More
 

A Million Fish...More or Less
Written by Patricia McKissack
Hardcover

In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissack honors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hears that strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical—until he invents a fish story of his own.Read More
 

Piano Starts Here
Written by Robert A. Parker
Illustrated by Robert A. Parker
Hardcover

Regardless of whether they've heard of jazz or Art Tatum, young readers will appreciate how Parker uses simple, lyrical storytelling and colorful and energetic ink-and-wash illustrations to show the world as young Art Tatum might have seen it. Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for...Read More
 

Fuzzytails ABC
Written by Lisa McCue
Non-traditional book

Albert Alligator tappy-taps atop the A.

He's always first in line, and that's the alligator way.

Little ones can learn their letters with this unusual alphabet book. Lisa McCue's amusing animals introduce the letters from A to Z with funny rhymes and lots of alliteration.

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Oh Baby, Go Baby!
Written by Dr. Seuss
Illustrated by Jan Gerardi
Non-traditional Book

OH, THE PEOPLE this book speaks to! From its original publication in 1990, Oh, the Places You'll Go! has become the quintessential guide for anyone braving a transition at any time or any age. From preschool graduates to newly minted PhDs, readers of all ages will be inspired by the book's...Read More
 

The Grasshopper Hopped!
Written by Elizabeth Alexander
Illustrated by Joung Un Kim
Non-traditional book

Hippity-Hop! Hippity-Hop!

Grasshopper hops off on an adventure that lands him in lots of peculiar places—the soup, which is too hot; the fridge, which is too cold; the sea, which is too salty; and into the mouth of the big hungry frog, which is . . . well, you'll have to read... Read More