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Diversity in Kid's Literature December 2024 |
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Chapter Books & Graphic Novels
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A Recipe for Rhyme and Rescue
by Taylor, Wanda
When Darla Cooper finds her grandmother's old recipe book in the attic, it is as if her grandmother is speaking to her from beyond the grave. Food is memory. And no one knows this foodie truth better than Darla and her friends. United by a love of food and a passion for words, Darla and the Food Poets meet at Carol's Café every week. As the group drifts through lazy summer days, sharing poem after poem, Darla notes in her grandmother's book how food brings people together and lights up her imagination. Be it a baby shower, a long-awaited reunion or a wedding, Darla never fails to write down her thoughts alongside her grandmother's words. But when Darla loses her grandmother's book at a food festival, everything seems to fall apart. Darla feels stuck, unable to perform her words as she once did. Was the book the real key to her poetry? And now it seems that Carol's Café might be headed for a permanent closure. Despite their own troubles, the Food Poets must scramble to save the café!
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Millie Magnus Won't Be Bullied
by Mazique, Brittany
Third-grader Millie Magnus loves many things but not when a boy from school makes fun of her and her friends, but her can-do spirit and big feelings come in handy when she learns something new about the boy.
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The child king of Uxmal
by Valenti, Karla
Twins Emma and Martín dive into the myth of the Child King of Uxmal as they help Nicte, who is determined to save her village from constant droughts and a ruthless king by following rumors of a prophecy.
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Kaya of the ocean
by Huang, Gloria L.
Thirteen-year-old Kaya has serious anxiety and bad luck around the ocean, but after learning she is a descendant of a Chinese water goddess, she must connect with her difficult emotions to protect her loved ones.
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Faye and the dangerous journey
by Sigafus, Kim
In this gripping story with nonfiction backmatter Faye and her family begin a long, difficult journey from Wisconsin to Minnesota with thousands of other Ojibwe people to receive money the U.S. government owes them but does not deliver. Includes an author's note, discussion questions, and more.
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Love from Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke
Anna Hibiscus is on holiday with Grandmother and Grandfather in the village where they were born, where she befriends children, including one who steals a banana from her who she discovers is poor and lives alone.
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Radiant
by Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to“shine” for a black girl plus faces bullying in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh, in a historical novel told in verse.
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Hold on to your heads!
by Miedoso, Andres
During a visit to the thrift shop, Desmond and Andres encounter an eerie-looking mannequin that comes alive and seems to want their heads
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