by Stephanie Reed | Dec 30, 2020 | Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Salsa Lullaby By Jen Arena, Illustrated by Erika Meza (2019) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 0 to 7 Reading Level: Lexile AD370L | Fountas & Pinnell K Salsa Lullaby is such a delightful little book featuring a Spanish-speaking family! It follows their...
by Stephanie Reed | Dec 15, 2020 | Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Hermanito – Little Brother by Dr. Khalid White and Isela Garcia White, LCSW, illustrated by Adua Hernandez (2019) – paperback Amazon Recommended ages: 3 to 9 Hermanito-Little Brother is a playful bilingual book about a mixed-race couple teaching their...
by Stephanie Reed | Nov 3, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color, Children’s Books with Ethnically Diverse Characters, Childrens Books with a Lead Family of Color
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea By Meena Harris, Illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez (2020) – hardcover Buy Now Author Meena Harris a lawyer and entrepreneur, and niece of Senator Kamala Harris! She was inspired to write this story based on an anecdote from her...
by Stephanie Reed | Oct 16, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color, Children’s Books with Ethnically Diverse Characters
Gabe and His Green Thumb By David Miller, Illustrated by C.J. Love (2019) – paperback Buy Now Gabe and His Green Thumb is a whimsical story of a boy who loves gardening and one day magically grows a literal green thumb! I love that this is simply a story about a...
by Stephanie Reed | Oct 5, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Before We Met By Laura Krauss Melmed, Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong (2016) – hardcover Buy Now Before We Met is a simple and sincere love poem from mother to child. Set in rhyming text, a new mom describes the dreams and feelings she experienced while...
