Category: Historical Fiction
Written by: Darryl Baker Illustrated by: Ali Hinch For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Inuktitut Topics Covered: First Nations, Inuit, Outdoors, Dog-Sledding, Growing Up, Own Voices. Summary: This is the 4th installment of the Kamik books, but still worth checking out if it’s…
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Category: BIPOC, Family, First Nations, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Pint-Sized Professor, Social-Emotional Learning, Uncategorized
Tags: Ali Hinch, Darryl Baker, dog-sledding, First Nations, growing up, Inuit, Inuktitut, multilingual
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Category: BIPOC, Culture & Traditions, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Indian Culture and Traditions, Indian Family & Culture, Own Voices, Pint-Sized Professor, Social-Emotional Learning, stem, Uncategorized
Tags: Amy Alznauer, Daniel Miyares, history, India, Indian Historical Figures, mathematics, Srinivasa Ramanujan, stem
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Category: BIPOC, Culture & Traditions, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Indian Culture and Traditions, Indian Family & Culture, Own Voices, Pint-Sized Professor, Social-Emotional Learning, stem, Uncategorized
Tags: Amy Alznauer, Daniel Miyares, history, India, Indian Historical Figures, mathematics, Srinivasa Ramanujan, stem
Written by: Paula Young Shelton Illustrated by: Raul Colón For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Modern Black Freedom Struggle, Black Culture & Identity, Activism, Protest, Historical Figures, Non-Fiction, Community, Family. Summary: When Paula was 4 years old, her family moved from New York…
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Family, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Own Voices, Social-Emotional Learning, Uncategorized, women in leadership, women in politics
Tags: Family, memoir, memories, Modern Black Freedom Struggle, non-fiction, protest
Hi folx, This last week has been taking a toll on everyone. Personally there are thousands of new eyes on us, so I wanted to take a moment and list my favorite books that are Black own voices texts. The…
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, enslavement, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Own Voices, Social-Emotional Learning, Uncategorized, young adult
Written by: Assorted Indigenous authors Illustrated by: Assorted Indigenous illustrators For ages: YA & Middle Grades Language: Majority English, Topics Covered: Own Voices, First Nations, Indigenous Voices, Graphic Novels, First Contact, History, Summary: This Place is a graphic novel produced by one of my favorite…
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Environmental Activism, First Nations, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Own Voices, Uncategorized, young adult
Tags: Alicia Elliott, Andrew Lodwick, Brandon Mitchell, Chelsea Vowel, David A. Robertson, Donovan Yaciuk, First Nations, First Nations people, GMB Chomichuk, graphic novel, history, Indigenous Voices, Jen Storm, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Katherena Vermette, Kyle Charles, Natasha Donovan, Niigaanwewwidam James Sincalir, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Richard Van Camp, Ryan Howe, Scott A. Ford, Scott B. Henderson, Sonny Assu, Tara Audibert, ya graphic novel
Written by: Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell Cover Art by: Marlena Myles For ages: Middle Grades Language: English & some Chinuk Wawa Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Historical Fiction, Historical Events, Umpqua Tribe, Own Voices, Relocation, Dissolution, Racism, Oppression. Summary: This book’s main character Regina might…
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Category: BIPOC, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Family, friendship, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, young adult
Tags: American history, Charlene Willing McManis, historical events, Marlena Myles, oppression, Own Voices, racism, Relocation, stereotypes, Traci Sorell, Umpqua
Written & Illustrated by: Innosanto Nagara For ages: Middle grades Language: English, Indonesian places, phrases, references. Topics Covered: Social Justice, Social Change, Protest, Activism, Young Adult, Growing Up, Military Action, Family, Own Voices. Summary: For our next installment of #sweetsandsocialjustice we have a middle grade…
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Environmental Activism, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Independent Thought, Own Voices, young adult
Tags: activism, activist, call to action, Family, growing up, Innosanto Nagara, military, military action, peaceful activism, peaceful protest, political activism, protest, protesting, social change, social justice, sweets and social justice, young adult
Written by: Katherena Vermette Illustrated by: Scott B. Henderson, color by Donovan Yaciuk For ages: 12 years and up Language: English, minor French. Topics Covered: History, First Nations, Military Action, Growing Up, Family, Fantasy, Time Travel, Métis History. Summary: This is the third installment about…
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Category: Culture & Traditions, First Nations, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, graphic novel, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Social-Emotional Learning, young adult
Tags: Canadian history, Donovan Yaciuk, Family, fantasy, graphic novel, growing up, history, Katherena Vermette, Métis History, military, military action, Scott B. Henderson, time travel, ya graphic novel, ya literature
Written by: Linda Sue Park Illustrated by: Brian Pinkney For ages: 4-9 years Language: English Topics Covered: Global Community, Africa, African Culture, Sudan, Sudanese Life, Water, Medicine, Family, Siblings, Love, Lived Experiences, POC-Centric Narratives. Summary: Nya and her sister Akeer live in Sudan and must…
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Category: African Culture and Identity, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Culture & Traditions, Environmental Activism, Global Community, Historical Fiction, poc-centric narratives, Uncategorized
Tags: africa, African culture, African Culture and Identity, Family, Global Community, lived experiences, love, medicine, poc-centric narratives, siblings, Sudan, Sudanese Life, Water
