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 | Aug 5, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Written and Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (2016) – hardcover Amazon Bookshop There is so much to unpack in this gem of a book! Radiant Child is a picture book biography that chronicles the early...
by Luis Chavez | Apr 15, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx By Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez (2009) – hardcover Buy Now Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx is an illustrated biography of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latin...