by Stephanie Reed | Feb 24, 2021 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
Fearless Trailblazers/Pioneros Audaces: 11 Latinos Who Made U.S. History By Naibe Reynoso, Illustrated by Jone Leal (2019) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 3 to 8 Fearless Trailblazers is a perfect introduction to eleven fabulous and inspiring Latinos! The...
by Stephanie Reed | Jan 27, 2021 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way By Kyo Maclear, Illustrated by Julie Morstad (2019) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 5 to 9 It Began With a Page is an enlightening biography of Gyo Fujikawa, a pioneering Japanese-American...
by Stephanie Reed | Jan 5, 2021 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré By Anika Aldamuy Denise, Illustrated by Paola Escobar (2019) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop.org Recommended ages: 4 to 8 Reading level: Lexile 860L Planting Stories tells the story of Pura Belpré,...
by Stephanie Reed | Dec 21, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama By His Holiness the Dalai Lama, illustrated by Bao Luu (2020) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 4 to 9 In the Seed of Compassion the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso,...
by Stephanie Reed | Dec 2, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music By Margarita Engle, Illustrated by Rafael López (2015) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop Recommended ages: 4 to 7 Drum Dream Girl introduces young readers to the story of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga. In 1932,...
by Stephanie Reed | Nov 11, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built By Angela Burke Kunkel, Illustrated by Paola Escobar (2020) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop Reading Level: Lexile AD730L | Fountas & Pinnell N I absolutely adored this book! Debut author Angela...