M Is for Melanin
Title | M Is for Melanin PDF eBook |
Author | Tiffany Rose |
Publisher | little bee books |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 2021-10-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781499812053 |
"Contagiously upbeat, joyful, and positive . . . [C]herish this book." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "A must-have for any library that is in need of books with positive representation for and about Black children, as there is no other alphabet book quite like this one." -School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "A necessary, uplifting volume that celebrates 'black girl magic' and 'black boy joy.'" -Publishers Weekly M Is for Melanin is an empowering alphabet book that teaches kids their ABCs and celebrates Black children, now available as a board book! M is for Melanin shining in every inch of your skin. Every shade, every hue. All beautiful and unique. Each letter of the alphabet contains affirming, Black-positive messages, from A is for Afro, to F is for Fresh, to W is for Worthy. This book teaches children their ABCs while encouraging them to love the skin that they're in. Be bold. Be fearless. BE YOU.
Hey Black Child
Title | Hey Black Child PDF eBook |
Author | Useni Eugene Perkins |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2017-11-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0316360325 |
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
I'm Not a Girl
Title | I'm Not a Girl PDF eBook |
Author | Maddox Lyons |
Publisher | Roaring Brook Press |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2020-08-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1250792916 |
Based on a true transgender identity journey, the picture book I'm Not a Girl is an empowering story from writers Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi about a boy who is determined to be himself, illustrated by Dana Simpson. Nobody seems to understand that Hannah is not a girl. His parents ask why he won't wear the cute outfits they pick out. His friend thinks he must be a tomboy. His teacher insists he should be proud to be a girl. But a birthday wish, a new word, and a stroke of courage might be just what Hannah needs to finally show the world who he really is. A 2021 Rainbow Book List Recommended Reading Selection
Dear Reader
Title | Dear Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Tiffany Rose |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2022-06-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1499814127 |
"A rousing call to action for more racially diverse children's literature." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW In this book a young girl pens a love letter to libraries and books, and powerfully expresses the need for diversity and the importance of representation in stories! There was just this one thing, this nagging suspicion, that I didn't meet the criteria for a heroine's condition. In the books that I read, an absence of melanin was a clear omission. A voracious young reader loves nothing more than going to the library and poring through books all day, making friends with characters and going off on exciting adventures with them. However, the more she reads, the more she notices that most of the books don't have characters that look like her, and the only ones that do tell about the most painful parts of their history. Where are the heroines with Afros exploring other planets and the superheroes with 'locs saving the day?
Where Once There Was a Wood
Title | Where Once There Was a Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Fleming |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2000-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0805064826 |
Examines the many forms of wildlife that can be displaced if their environment is destroyed by development and discusses how communities and schools can provide spaces for them to live.
Lady Hahn and Her Seven Friends
Title | Lady Hahn and Her Seven Friends PDF eBook |
Author | Yumi Heo |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2012-04-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0805041273 |
A seamstress banishes her tools from her sewing box when she hears them boasting, but she discovers that she cannot do her work without them. Based on a Korean classical essay written in the late 1800s.
Shall I Knit You a Hat?
Title | Shall I Knit You a Hat? PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Klise |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2007-10-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780312371395 |
When Mother Rabbit knits a warm winter hat for Little Rabbit, he likes it so much that he suggests they make hats for all of their friends as Christmas gifts.