Copland: A Story About America, by Veronica Mang, is a story about music and taking risks and being part of something bigger than yourself.
Browsing: ages 4 & up
Black experience in America includes deep roots in African American history, culture, and achievements. The following books celebrate different aspects of that experience.
Learn about a major contributor to 19th-century paleontology in Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery, by Jane Kurtz and Giselle Potter.
Explore the wonders of the universe in Through the Telescope, a poetic ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Evening Monteiro.
Feminist organizer Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee share their parallel journeys as activists in Rise, Girl, Rise.
Caldecott Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis introduce readers to a book about making deals and being clever with Rumpelstiltskin.
A caregiver and child travel through a shared imagined journey in You and I Are Stars and Night, by Kate Hosford and Richard Jones.
There’s no better way to show love for little ones than with a book. The following picture books are great options for kids ages 0 to 8.
Utter boredom leads one imaginative girl to inspiration in Bored, a picture book by Felicita Sala.
Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice, by Carole Boston Weatherford and Bryan Collier, is the story of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, as witnessed by the Alabama River.