Written by: Ashley Franklin Illustrated by: Ebony Glenn For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Self-Acceptance, Racism, Self-Esteem, Social-Emotional Development, Family, Love, Friendship, Perseverance, Theatre, Own Voices. Summary: Tameika was born to perform. She sings, dances, and taps everywhere she goes. With a fantastic imagination, she breathes life into a myriad of characters such as a space cowgirl…
Tag: self-acceptance
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.
Written by: Rob Sanders Illustrated by: Jamey Christoph For ages: 5 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: LGBTQ, Activism, Community, Historical Events, Acceptance, Historical Figures. Summary: This book was written in a fascinating way. The narrator is the Stonewall Inn itself! Sanders expertly weaves together the history of the building starting with its construction in the 1840’s up to present day,…
I Will Be Fierce!
Written by: Bea Birdsong Illustrated by: Nidhi Chanani For ages:4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Social-Emotional Development, POC-Centric Narratives, Self-Esteem, Friendship. Summary: This book is the definition of adorable. The plot is driven forward by phrases often found in adventure stories, but the illustrations shows a typical school day for the main character. The main character is an unnamed girl,…
Introducing: Annahita and her Hot Air Balloon Adventures!
Happy Saturday folx! After a few waterlogged days here in New England, we were graced with a sunny afternoon. Naturally, we spent it inside doing boring but necessary things like cleaning, laundry, and of course working on the website! Now it’s time to go outside and look for important favorites of ours like pretty rocks…
Our Rainbow
Written by: Partnership between GLAAD & little bee books, additional appreciation to Tierney (creators of the Philly Pride Flag) Illustrated by: C.G. Esperanza (Opening), Mohammed Fayaz (Black/Brown), Love is Wise (Red), Beena Mistry (Orange), Dylan Glynn (Yellow), Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Green), J Yang (Blue), Chris Kindred (Purple), Jeromy Velasco (Closing) For ages: Toddler & up Language: English Topics Covered: LGBTQ, Acceptance,…
Who I Am Inside:Exploring Trans-Feminine Heroes Through Multimedia Art
Happiest of Pride months to everyone! In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Corrie decided to share a lesson plan that she made and presented last year at the Gender Spectrum Conference in Moraga, California. It is critical that we remember and honor the trans women of color that brought about the…
Tan to Tamarind: Poems about the Color Brown
Written by: Malathi Michelle Iyengar Illustrated by: Jamel Akib For ages: 4 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Self-Acceptance, Self-Esteem, POC-Centric Narratives, Poetry, Family, Community, Culture & Traditions. Summary: This book is a collection of poetry that celebrates the different tones and shades of brown skin! Each poem is titled with a shade: Bay, Sienna, Topaz, Sandalwood, and many more!…
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Written & Illustrated by: Jen Wang For ages: Young Adults and up Language: English Topics Covered: Gender Expression, Growing Up, Love, Family, Acceptance, Friendship. Summary: Prince Sebastian doesn’t particularly want to get married, but his parents are desperate for him to find a mate. All Sebastian really wants to do is blow off steam and wear fabulous dresses as a disguise…
Neither
Written & Illustrated by: Airlie Anderson For ages: 4-7 years Language: English Topics Covered: Community, Acceptance, Identity, Friendship, Self-Acceptance. Summary: This story takes place in a world where there are only blue bunnies (this) and yellow birds (that), the Land of This and That. Until one day, a self-described ‘both’ hatches. This little critter is green, with bunny ears and…
El Chino
Written & Illustrated by: Allen Say For ages: 4-9 years Language: English, minor Spanish. Topics Covered: Chinese Culture, Spanish Culture, Self-Acceptance, Family, Trailblazer, Historical Figure, Bullfighting. Summary: This book is written in first person, and begins by describing a boy named Billy’s family. His parents came from China to Arizona, and had six children. Billy’s father always told his children…