Read Woke
Salsa lullaby
Jen Arena
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"Parents put their young child to sleep with the help of some music and dancing"--
All around us
Xelena Gonzalez
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.
Added by Casey
All around us
Xelena Gonzalez
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books, Travel
Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.
Added by Casey
My papi has a motorcycle
Isabel Quintero
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"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 a community that is rapidly changing around her"--
This is a beautiful ode to family, absolutely lovely in every way. -Casey
Islandborn
Junot Díaz
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland...and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Added by Casey
Dreamers
Yuyi Morales
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books, Memoir
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Resplendent. Dreamers is a masterpiece. -Casey
Danza! : Amalia Hernández and el Ballet Folklórico de Mexico
Duncan Tonatiuh
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Sports
"This is a picture book biography for children ages 6-10 about Amalia Hernandez (1917-2000), the dancer and choreographer who founded the Mexican Folkloric Ballet, a dance organization that continues to perform today. The author/illustrator is Duncan Tonatiuh"--
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Clean getaway
Nic Stone
eBOOK
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Adventure, Black History, Travel
"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--G'ma included."--Jacket flap.
A clandestine road trip, The Green Book, and a rad G'Ma--Nic Stone's first middle grade novel is perfection! -Casey
Some places more than others
Renée Watson
jFICTION Watson Renee
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Fiction
Amara visits her father's family in Harlem for her twelfth birthday, hoping to better understand her family and herself, but New York City is not what she expected.--
Added by Casey
The jumbies
Tracey Baptiste
jFICTION Baptiste Tracey
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Horror
Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
Added by Casey
Jen Arena's latest is so fun to read aloud! -Casey