Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By: Mara Rockliff
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book about the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 195…
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1. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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- african american
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2. Hot Dog
By: Doug Salati
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)
By: Christopher Denise
4.51
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller! A determined Owl builds strength and … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
4. Berry Song
By: Michaela Goade
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
5. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
6. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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- american history
- history
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
7. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.48
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more
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- history
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- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
8. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
By: Elizabeth Partridge
4.53
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
9. The Three Billy Goats Gruff
By: Mac Barnett
4.34
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
10. From the Tops of the Trees
By: Kao Kalia Yang
4.25
Format: 40 pages, ebook
Father, is all of the world a refugee camp? Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences o… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
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- nonfiction
11. In Every Life
By: Marla Frazee
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
12. Miss Quinces
By: Kat Fajardo
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more
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- childrens
13. A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
4.10
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscrip… read more
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- nonfiction
14. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- nonfiction
- african american
15. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more
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- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
16. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
By: Shannon Stocker
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
17. In the Blue
By: Erin Hourigan
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
An emotional and tender picture book that accessibly explores depression within a family, through t… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
18. Love, Violet
By: Charlotte Sullivan Wild
4.28
Format: None pages, None
Perfect for Valentine's Day, a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to s… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
19. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- childrens
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
20. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
By: Chana Stiefel
4.63
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
21. A Seed Grows
By: Antoinette Portis
4.12
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out. … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
22. The Talk
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.58
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more
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- african american
- picture books
- childrens
23. I Did It! (I Like to Read Comics)
By: Michael Emberley
3.75
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Learning to ride a bike is hard. Can I do it? Yes, I can! A fun comic that kindergarteners and firs… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
24. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Angela Joy
4.66
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more
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- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
25. Nana, Nenek & Nina
By: Liza Ferneyhough
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Nina loves visiting her two faraway grandmas—one in Malaysia and one in England. Spot the differenc… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
26. Kapaemahu
By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
4.42
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more
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- picture books
- history
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27. Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love
By: Michelle Edwards
3.96
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
All the highs and lows of having a bossy, protective, and loving older sibling are depicted in this… read more
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- african american
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28. The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
By: Karina Nicole Gonzalez
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurric… read more
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- childrens
29. Strong
By: Rob Kearney
4.35
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, charming picture book that shows there are lots of ways to be STRONG.Rob dreams of becomin… read more
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30. Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By: Mara Rockliff
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book about the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 195… read more
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- history
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- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- activism
- african american
31. The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border
By: Stephen Briseño
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Based on true events, this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at … read more
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- picture books
- childrens