"Listen to the earth’s natural rhythm…To play the drum, one must remember every drum stroke is a rhythm” are beautiful words taken from The Drum With No Sound by Katrina Rahman-Stephens. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book sets the stage in Nigeria and tells the...

How many times do we tell girls that they are enough? There is always something better to look forward to, something more that they can do and be. While that may serve as a motivation to achieve great things, it is also necessary for young...

The Cycle of a Dream: A Kid’s Introduction to Structural Racism in America by Kimberly Narain is an easy and direct short book describing the origins and the development of systemic racism in the United States. It is beautifully illustrated by Mike Motz, who demonstrates...

Black Girl Magic: A Book About Loving Yourself Just the Way You Are is a children’s educational picture book written by Zahra Bryan and illustrated by Jose Nieto. Kaelyn just knew that this year would be magical and very special indeed. She was a big...

Mommy's Oven is a nonfiction picture book for children written by Brandi Pearce and illustrated by Nazar Horokhivskyi. August was a little boy who loved his big, extended family, filled with cousins, aunts and uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers. The only thing he was missing, being...

Little Lady Rose by Tamar Grigsby is a sweet children’s novella. Rose didn’t feel like getting out of bed because she had a horrible time at school the day before. But she was curious to know about the special thing her mother wanted them to...

Baby Squashy Face by Becky Carlyle is about a little baby in his high chair getting ready to eat his meal. When his mom spoonfeeds him the first bite, he isn’t sure what to do with it once the squishy food is in his mouth....

Rosie's mom always made her feel as if she was the most beautiful girl in the whole world. She told Rosie that she had a smart mind, a strong body, and a beautiful heart. Rosie believed her mom till she met Penelope Pennington who...

I Am Not Being Lazy, I Just Don’t Understand is written by Gina Paul and illustrated by DG. Georgette has just relocated to the United States. School in New York City is much different from the Haitian schools she grew up in. She has a...

Help Hungry Henry Deal with Anger: An Interactive Picture Book About Anger Management is written by Esther Pia Cordova and illustrated by Maria Burobkina. Hungry Henry gets angry over a lot of things. He becomes frustrated over food, the items he tries to put together...