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...
by Luis Chavez | Jun 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Islandborn By Junot Díaz, Illustrated By Leo Espinosa (2018) – hardcover Buy Now Recommended ages: 3 to 9Reading Level: Lexile AD570L Also available in Spanish! This is such a beautiful story of a young girl who discovers the magic and power of memories to...
by Luis Chavez | Apr 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color, STEM Children’s Books with Lead Characters of Color
Ada Twist, Scientist By Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts (2016) – Hardcover Buy Now The perfect book for parents who are always shouting at their kids to “stop!” and for children who always retort “but why?!” Ada has the mind of a great scientist: she...
by Luis Chavez | Apr 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with Ethnically Diverse Characters
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike Than Different By Linsey and Beverly Davis, Illustrated by Lucy Fleming (2019) – Hardcover Buy Now We meet a classroom full of students who are each unique and individual. Children come in different shapes,...
by Luis Chavez | Apr 15, 2020 | Children’s Books with a Female-Lead Character of Color
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez By Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts (2019) – Hardcover Buy Now “A dreamer. A doer. A real-life go-getter. Most people like good, but Sofia liked better.” This is the perfect description of second-grader Sofia Valdez. Sofia is...