by Stephanie Reed | Nov 4, 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
Superheroes Are Everywhere By Kamala Harris, Illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe (2019) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 3 to 7 Reading Level: Lexile 640L What a delightful book! Senator Kamala Harris brings us a unique children’s book that can only be...
by Stephanie Reed | Sep 23, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How A Chemist Saved Our Planet By Elizabeth Rusch, Illustrated by Teresa Martínez (2019) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 4 to 10 Reading Level: Lexile 730L | Fountas & Pinnell R Mario and the Hole in the Sky tells the...
by Stephanie Reed | Sep 16, 2020 | Children’s Books About Notable People of Color, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions By Chris Barton, Illustrated by Don Tate (2016) – paperback Buy Now Whoosh! is a picture book biography of Lonnie Johnson, the Black American engineer and inventor behind the best-selling Super...
by Stephanie Reed | Jul 2, 2020 | Children’s Books About Black and Brown Skin, Children’s Books with a Male-Lead Character of Color
My Brown Skin By Thomishia Booker, Illustrated by Jessica Gibson (2017) – paperback Buy Now My Brown Skin is an uplifting story about a young black boy embracing his brown skin. He knows he is perfect just the way he is and he wants everyone to know it! We see...
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...