Written by: JaNay Brown-Wood Illustrated by: Hazel Mitchell For ages: 6-9 years Language: English & Maa (Maasai) Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, African Culture & Traditions, Maasai People, Self-Esteem, Community, Bravery, Perseverance. Summary: Imani is the smallest in her village, and gets teased relentlessly for it. To make Imani feel better, her mother tells her stories. One night in particular, Imani learns about…
Tag: self-acceptance
Sugar and Snails
Written by: Sarah Tsiang Illustrated by: Sonja Wimmer For ages: 4-7 years Language: English Topics Covered: Gender Stereotypes, Family, Love, Acceptance, Self-Expression. Summary: Our story opens at a kitchen table, where two young children are sitting with their grandfather. He recites the old rhyme about what little girls and boys are made of. Indignantly, both children disagree with the rhyme and…
Gloria’s Voice
Written and Illustrated by: Aura Lewis For ages: 4-10 years Language: English Topics Covered: Activism, Feminism, Historical Figures, Summary: Gloria is a little girl that dreams of being famous for helping others. Gloria’s mother always wanted to be a journalist in New York City, but has to stay home and take care of her house. Gloria thinks this is very…
How Mamas Love Their Babies
Written by: Juniper Fitzgerald Illustrated by: Elise Peterson For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Acceptance, Love, Activism. Summary: For #sweetsandsocialjustice this week I wanted to reshare a book that I think deserves the spotlight all the time-How Mamas Love Their Babies. For the treat that goes with it, I made something that…
When We Were Alone
Written by: David A. Robertson Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and up Language: English and Cree Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Residential Schools, First Nations, Summary: This tender board book explores the history of residential schooling that was inflicted upon Indigenous and First Nations people. A young girl helps her grandmother in the garden…
My Princess Boy
Written by: Cheryl Kilodavis Illustrated by: Suzanne DeSimone For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Gender Identity, Acceptance, Self-Expression, POC-Centric Narratives, Love, Family. Summary: This book is written from the perspective of a mother, describing her Princess Boy and all of the things he loves. This Princess Boy loves his brother, climbing trees in…
Who are you? the kid’s guide to gender identity
Written by: Brook Pessin-Whedbee Illustrated by: Naomi Bardoff For Ages: 3 years and above Language: English Topics Covered: Gender Identity, Self Expression, Acceptance. Summary: This book is written in a conversational format with the reader, letting them know that whatever they like and however they feel is ok and even celebrated! The reader has some…
William’s Doll
Written by: Charlotte Zolotow Illustrated by: William Pène Du Bois For Ages: 3-8 Language: English Topics Covered: Gender Stereotypes, Family, Acceptance. Summary: William wants a doll more than anything! He wants to practice being a father, holding and feeding and cuddling a baby of his own. William’s brother and the boy next door tease him,…
When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community
Written by: Gayle E. Pitman Illustrated by: Christopher Lyles For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Activism, LGBT Families, Community, Acceptance. Summary: This book is told from the perspective of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. It briefly talks about how they met and fell in love, eventually buying a house on a hill. The…
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
Written by: Jess Keating Illustrated by: Marta Alvarez Miguens For Ages: 4-8 Language: English Topics Covered: Trailblazing, Science, Women in STEM, Asian-American Women, Courage, Self-Confidence. Summary: Eugenie was a young girl that loved sharks more than anything. She loved diving underwater and gazing at all of the sea life. Eugenie read every book she could…