People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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Ninja Nate
$18.99 Read moreA boy adopting a ninja alter ego to cope with a new disability finds the courage to share all of himself in this action-packed and heartfelt picture book from the author of My Rainy Day Rocket Ship.
N- Author: Sheppard, Markette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 153447692X
- Language: English
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Lola’s Nana-Bibi Comes to Visit
$16.99 Add to cartWhen Lola’s Nana-Bibi comes to visit, they have a whole week of adventures.
- Series: Lola Reads
- Author: McQuinn, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: 11-Apr-23
- ISBN10: 1623543355
- Language: English
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The Electric Slide and Kai
$20.95 Add to cartKai is the only member of his family who can’t get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Kai is determined to bust a move in this fun and sweet celebration of African American families.
Kai’
- Author: Baptist, Kelly J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1643790528
- Language: English
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The Me I Choose to Be
$18.99 Add to cartIn this “exquisite” (Shelf Awareness) “affirming” (Kirkus), and “empowering visual essay” (Publishers Weekly) the bestselling author of I Love My Hair! joins forces with the dynamic photography duo be
- Author: Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 0316461547
- Language: English
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Dream Street
$18.99 Read moreNAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES – FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
Visit a truly special street bursting with joy, hope, and dreams. Inspired by the neighborhood where the- Author: Walker, Tricia Elam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0525581103
- Language: English
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Joy Takes Root
$18.99 Add to cartIn her grandmother’s garden, a young Black girl learns about mindfulness and herbal medicine in this soothing intergenerational story about our connection to nature.
It’s Joy’s first summer in her gra- Author: Wallace, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0593406788
- Language: English
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Hands
$16.99 Add to cart“Gorgeous and gripping, Hands is a poetic page-turner. You might just finish it in one sitting. Torrey Maldonado understands the kids he writes for at the deepest level.” –Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honor… [more below]
- Author: Maldonado, Torrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0593323793
- Language: English
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I Love Being Me!
$4.99 Read moreCelebrate diversity and natural Black hair with this bright, joyful level 1 Step Into Reading book that will have girls everywhere repeating the book’s chorus: “I love being me!”
Girls will love seein- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Roe, Mechal Renee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1984895605
- Language: English
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Genesis Begins Again
$8.99 Add to cart“Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” —The New York Times
“One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” –Colby Sharp, founder- Author: Williams, Alicia D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 1481465813
- Language: English
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Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?
$18.99 Read moreA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023
Based on the viral poem by Coretta Scott King honoree Junauda Petrus, this picture book debut imagines a radically positive future where police aren’t in charge o- Author: Petrus, Junauda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0593462335
- Language: English
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M.C. Higgins, the Great
$7.99 Add to cartDiscover this transcendent middle grade masterpiece about a young black boy whose quiet rural live in the Appalachian Mountains begins to change–winner of the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award,
- Author: Hamilton, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 1416914072
- Language: English
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The Reckoning
$18.99 Read moreA powerful contemporary novel about an aspiring 12 year-old filmmaker whose world is turned upside down when his grandfather is slain in a senseless and racist act of violence. From the author of the … [more below]
- Author: Hudson, Wade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0593647777
- Language: English
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Sparkle
$18.99 Add to cartAfter twelve-year-old aspiring superstar, Sparkle Moore, is diagnosed with alopecia, she must navigate family, friends, and her own self-esteem with the added challenge of losing her hair. Perfect for
- Author: Wilson, Lakita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 059346575X
- Language: English
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All Good in the Hood
$18.99 Add to cartThis bounce-to-the-beat picture book by America’s favorite rapping teacher from Chicago is a tribute to the sights and sounds of a city neighborhood and the special bond between brothers as they help
- Author: Reed, Dwayne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316461989
- Language: English
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Marcus Makes It Big
$8.99 Add to cartFrom celebrity author Kevin Hart comes the laugh-out-loud highly illustrated sequel to Marcus Makes a Movie about a young boy who has big Hollywood dreams–and the hustle to make it happen.
“Everybody- Series: Marcus
- Author: Hart, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593179218
- Language: English
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Playing the Cards You’re Dealt (Scholastic Gold)
$8.99 Add to cart“With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there’s no such thing as ‘too young’ when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.” – Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Lo
- Author: Johnson, Varian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1338348566
- Language: English
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Jabari Tries
$18.99 Add to cartJabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister.
Jabari is making- Author: Cornwall, Gaia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 08, 2020
- ISBN10: 1536207160
- Language: English
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Sticker Dolly Dressing on Vacation
$9.99 Add to cartThe sticker dollies are on an exciting world tour: visiting the Egyptian pyramids, trekking through a tropical jungle and enjoying a colorful Venetian carnival. Children can use over 400 hundred stick… [more below]
- Series: Sticker Dolly Dressing
- Author: Bowman, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1805070355
- Language: English
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We Are Here (an All Because You Matter Book)
$18.99 Add to cartAn empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that celebrates the rich history of Black and brown men and women throughout history with soaring language and
- Author: Charles, Tami
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1338752049
- Language: English
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Clouds Over California
$16.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the highly acclaimed How High the Moon comes a moving and heartfelt novel about how a girl’s family and friendships are turned upside down–just as the world is changing in 1970s Lo
- Author: Parsons, Karyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0316484075
- Language: English
