Picture Books
Bedtime bonnet
Nancy Amanda Redd
jE/Redd
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter, Diverse Characters
As family members braid, brush, twirl, roll, and tighten their hair before bedtime, putting on kerchiefs, wave caps, and other protective items, the little sister cannot find her bonnet.
Magnificent homespun brown : a celebration
Samara Cole Doyon
jE Doyon
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.
Added by Casey
I am enough
Grace Byers
jE Byers
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
Added by Casey
A girl like me
Angela Johnson
jE Johnson
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color" --
Added by Casey
Overground railroad
Lesa Cline-Ransome
jE Cline-Ransome
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter
"A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration"--
Added by Casey
The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist
Cynthia Levinson
jE Levinson
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter
Presents the life of nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks who became the youngest known child to be arrested for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices in 1963.
Added by Casey
That is my dream! : a picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream variation"
Langston Hughes
jE Hughes
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"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...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--
Added by Casey
Blue sky white stars
Sarvinder Naberhaus
eBOOK
Picture Books
"A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"--
Added by Casey
Hey black child
Useni Eugene Perkins
jE Perkins
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dream big and achieve their goals"--
Added by Casey
This is the Rope
Angela Joy
jE Joy
Picture Books
"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on"--
Added by Casey
I can't wait to see this one when it gets in! -Casey