Booklists

Preschool Books

Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

ISBN: 9780062915627

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers but by drawing from the strength of the powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment.

Saturday

By: Oge Mora

ISBN: 9780316431279

When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.

Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Giles Andreae

ISBN: 9780439287197

Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.

Jabari Jumps

By: Gaia Cornwall

ISBN: 9780763678388

After he passes his swimming test, little Jabari decides he's ready to try jumping off the diving board, but when the big moment arrives, Jabari needs to work up the courage to jump

We Are Water Protectors

By: Carole Lindstrom

ISBN: 9781250203557

Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.

Make Way for Ducklings

By: Robert McCloskey

ISBN: 9780142413869

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

ISBN: 9780823440559

An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.

Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes

By: Eric Litwin

ISBN: 9780061906237

Pete the Cat gets into colorful adventures while out walking in his new white shoes.

Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

ISBN: 9781534425361

When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

Thunder Boy Jr.

By: Sherman Alexie

ISBN: 9780316013727

"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"-- Provided by publisher.

Under My Hijab

By: Hena Khan

ISBN: 9781620147924

As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.

Last stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña

ISBN: 9780399257742

A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

Princess Hair

By: Sharee Miller

ISBN: 9780316562614

Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of their black hair.