by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History Written and Illustrated by Vashti Harrison (2019) – Hardcover Amazon Bookshop Vashti Harrison’s three-book series is a hands-down, must-have for any children’s library. The aim of these ridiculously adorable books...
by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
What is the Moon? By Katie Daynes, Illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns (2019) – Lift-the-flap book Buy Now My daughter absolutely loves lift-the-flap books, so this was definitely a big hit with her! This is one of dozens of similar lift-the-flap style books...
by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with Ethnically Diverse Characters
One Family By George Shannon, Illustrated by Blanca Gómez (2015) – Hardcover Buy Now This book offers a unique way to introduce counting from one to ten, all while celebrating the diversity of families. I love the depiction of an interracial, nuclear family on...
by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color, Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Dad, Who Will I Be? By G. Todd Taylor, Illustrated by Delayna Robbins (2015) – Paperback Buy Now In this moving love letter from father to son, the young boy identifies powerful Black men in history that have created lasting legacies and wonders if he could ever...
by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Where Are You From? By Yamile Saied Méndez, Illustrated by Jaime Kim (2019) – Hardcover Buy Now A young Latina gets asked repeatedly where she’s from. She realizes that, to others, she looks like she “doesn’t belong.” But she feels like she belongs, just like...