The Cycle of a Dream: A Kid’s Introduction to Structural Racism in America by Kimberly Narain is an easy and direct short book describing the origins and the development of systemic racism in the United States. It is beautifully illustrated by Mike Motz, who demonstrates...

The Porch Puppies by Elizabeth M Stevens is about a litter of puppies who were taken from their mother at a really young age and dropped on someone’s porch. A doctor and his wife who lived at the house found them and couldn’t believe that...

In The Evolution Of Charlie by Steven F Freeman, we are introduced to an adorable white dog who is thinking back on her life from a puppy to the adult dog she is now. She remembers her mother and sister, but also recalls that they...

The Backward Kitty by Trista Shaye is the first book in the Big the Barn Cat series. Big (that's “Bee” with a g) the barn cat has a specific role on the farm, like the other cats, and he takes his job seriously. Without him,...

The Adventures of Forkman: What’s That Noise? by Tiffany Caldwell and WR MacKenzie is a delightful book teaching children about table etiquette. This colorful book continues the teaching of Forkman from their first book, A Children’s Book of Etiquette: The Adventures of Forkman. The first...

The ABC’s of African American Inventions is written and illustrated by Kenneth R. McClelland. The entries in this book have been chosen to help kids learn their ABC’s and the history of African American inventions and the cultural diversity and number of people involved in...

Teddie Goes Airborne is a children’s animal picture book written by Eve Swanson and illustrated by Stephanie Fliss Dumas. Teddie loved getting up just a bit early and being the first turtle to arrive at the pond. He’d survey his domain: the pond fringed with...

The Blue Snowflake: A Warm Winter Tale is written by Nayra Suarez Guimera and illustrated by Zaida Montes. During a snowy December day, all the little snowflakes were preparing to float softly to the ground below. The other snowflakes noticed that one of them...

The Little Robot That Could by Kam Vivi Verde and Hale Verde isn’t a retelling of The Little Train that Could. Jetz, the little robot, is like a child wanting to play with the big kids and constantly being told he’s too little. The big...

These Are My Pants is written by Jane and Katelyn Plank and illustrated by Aniqa Ashfaq. Sam has lots of pants that he loves to wear at certain times or for certain purposes. He has pants for games of hide-and-seek, lounging and reading, playing baseball,...