English 4-8 BIPOC Characters Nature Canyons Desert Wildlife Pint-Sized Professor Interracial Families Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal summary People! Of! Color! Enjoying! Nature! This not an unbelievable concept, and I REALLY LOVE how the family within this lovely and educational story is portrayed. The family is interracial, and the mom is the head adventurer,…
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Grow: Secrets of Our DNA
Written By: Nicola Davies Illustrated by: Emily Sutton For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: STEM, Science, DNA, Pint-Sized Professor, Nature, Animals. Summary: This book is a really cool story following a girl while she (and the reader) learn all about the unique genetic makeup of humans and animals. Grow breaks down lofty scientific…
Only the Cat Saw
Written & Illustrated by: Ashley Wolff For Ages: 3-6 years Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Interracial Families, Farm, Pets, Book Updates. Summary: Only the Cat Saw was originally published in 1985, but it got an update this year! The family pictured now is actually a real family that author Ashley Wolff is friends with, a…
Martin McLean, Middle School Queen
Written By: Alyssa Zaczek Cover Art by: Risa Rodil For Ages: YA Middle Grades Language: English & some Spanish Topics Covered: LGBTQ, Family, Growing Up, Self-Confidence, STEM, Self-Expression, Friendship, Crushes, Latinx Families, Interracial Marriage, Single Parent Families. Summary: So when I said earlier in the summer that the best part of 2020 so far was…
Show Me a Sign
Written By: Ann Clare LeZotte For Ages: YA middle grades and up Language: English, verbal descriptions of Sign Language Topics Covered: Own Voices, Historical Fiction, Sign Language, Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL), Deaf Community, Eugenics, Indigenous Peoples, Enslavement, Racism. Summary: This book is fantastic. I was so excited to see that there was A) an…
Maiden and Princess
Written By: Daniel Haack & Isabel Galupo Illustrated by: Becca Human For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Fractured Fairytales, LGBTQ, Relationships, Love, Family Acceptance, Interracial Relationships. Summary: This book is everything I want in a fairytale! A maiden that is renowned in battle receives an invitation from the (Black!) royal family to attend…
Papa, Daddy, & Riley
Written By: Seamus Kirst Illustrated by: Devon Holzwarth For Ages: 3-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Family, LGBTQ Families, Interracial Families, Acceptance, Love. Summary: This is an incredibly sweet story about a loving interracial family of two dads and their daughter named Riley. When they both drop Riley off for her first day of school,…
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding
Written by: Sarah S. Brannen Illustrated by: Lucia Soto Language: English Topics Covered: Family, LGBTQ, Interracial Marriage, LGBTQ Weddings, Social-Emotional Learning. Summary: This beautiful book is a relaunch of the original book published in 2008, but this time with human characters instead of guinea pigs! Chloe absolutely loves her Uncle Bobby, and they spend a lot of time together…
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
Written by: Selina Alko Illustrated by: Sean Qualls & Selina Alko For ages: 4-9 years Language: English Topics Covered: Activism, Legislation, Segregation, Family, Interracial Marriage, Modern Black Freedom Struggle, Own Voices, Non-Fiction, Historical Figures, Family, Love. Summary: We are so excited to have another round of #sweetsandsocialjustice in conjunction with #thefictionfeast (even though this is a non-fiction story) and made…