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A Blue Kind of Day
by Rachel Tomlinson
A psychologist presents this moving picture book about depression and the power of listening in which everyone tries to cheer up a little boy who is feeling down until he is able to express why he is feeling down in his own way.
Subjects:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Mental Health, Intergenerational
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The World Belonged to Us
by Jacqueline Woodson
The kids on one Brooklyn block take advantage of everything summer has to offer day after day, because the block belongs to them and they rule the world.
Subjects:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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What Happened to You?
by James Catchpole
Joe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don't need to know what happened.
Subjects:
Disability
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Calvin
by JR Ford
Preparing for his first day with a new haircut that helps him look and feel like the boy he's always known himself to be, Calvin is nervous until he tells his teachers and friends his name and feels the support around him.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others), BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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Wepa : English & Spanish
by J. De laVega
Her mom thinks she is too messy; her teachers think she is too loud. But Abuela says that's nonsense. Mia Emilia Lucia Renata simply has too much wepa! In this case, wepa is a metaphor for Mia's fire, her energy, or what is better known medically as ADHD, and how it's often misunderstood by family and loved ones.
Subjects:
Multicultural, Language - English & Spanish
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Mommy's Hometown
by Hope Lim
When he and his Mommy travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.
Subjects:
Multicultural, Intergenerational
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Yes We Will : Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country
by Kelly Yang
Revealing the power of Asian American changemakers all over the country, in all sorts of fields, this eye-opening picture book features one-line biographies of the person or historical moment on each page, inspiring us all to reach new heights.
Subjects:
Multicultural, Social Justice
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Challah Day!
by Charlotte Offsay
This festive story of family, food, heritage and tradition follows a happy family as they bake delicious braided egg bread for their Friday night Shabbat dinner.
Subjects:
Multicultural
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Goodnight Racism
by Ibram X. Kendi
Illustrations and text show children the language to dream of a better world.
Subjects:
Social Justice, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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Crown : An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick D Barnes
Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
Subjects:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Multicultural
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Julián Is a Mermaid
by Jessica Love
In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others), BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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Born Ready : The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope
by Jodie Patterson
The activist and chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board draws on the uplifting examples of her transgender son in a companion to The Bold World that offers relatable messages about identity, self-acceptance and being true to oneself.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others), Multicultural
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It Feels Good to be Yourself : A Book About Gender Identity
by Theresa Thorn
Providing sensitive vocabulary for initiating discussions, a warmhearted, straightforward exploration of gender identity offers children a fuller understanding of themselves and others, in a compassionate story written by the mother of a transgender child and illustrated by a non-binary transgender artist.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others)
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Zara's Rules for Record-Breaking Fun
by Hena Khan
When neighborhood queen bee Zara is threatened by new girl Naomi, Zara decides to break a Guinness World Record to get everyone to notice her again, until she realizes that maybe sharing her crown wouldn't be so bad.
Subjects:
Multicultural, Immigration, Intergenerational
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Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
Subjects:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Social Justice, Intergenerational
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What About Will
by Ellen Hopkins
Afraid of further fracturing his family, 12-year-old Trace Reynolds covers for his older brother, who is recovering from a tragic accident and now addicted to pain medicine, until Trace realizes that some secrets cannot be kept if we ever hope to heal.
Subjects:
Disability
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Camp QUILTBAG
by Nicole Melleby
After a bit of a rocky start at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids, Abigail and Kai make a pact to help each other find their footing, all while navigating crushes, their queer identities, and a competition pitting cabin against cabin.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others)
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In the Key of Us
by Mariama Lockington
Brought together during summer music camp where they are the only two Black girls, Andi and Zora slowly begin to connect and soon come to realize what has been missing from their lives—each other.
Subjects:
LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others), BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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The Storyteller
by Brandon Hobson
To discover what happened to his mother, one of many Native women who've mysteriously gone missing, anxiety-riddled Ziggy, his sister Moon, and his friends Alice and Corso set out on a mind-bending adventure where he learns the lessons of the Cherokee storytellers.
Subjects:
Mental Health, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
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Honestly Elliott
by Gillian McDunn
Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.
Subjects:
neurodiversity, Divorce
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Parachute Kids
by Betty C. Tang
When their parents return to Taiwan, leaving her and her two older siblings in California on their own, Feng-Li must keep her family together as they all get tangled in a web of bad choices while navigating this strange new world.
Subjects:
Immigration, Multicultural
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Clean Getaway
by Nic Stone
William Lamar, known as "Scoob," goes on a road trip through the South with his grandmother in her recreational vehicle, visiting some of the major sites in the Civil Rights movement and learning about how people like him have been treated.
Subjects:
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), Social Justice, Intergenerational
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