https://www.livefromsnacktime.com/earlychildhoodbooks daily 0.75 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059744-XD4U3OGWU4F3ZBVR0VPV/Skin+Again.jpg Early Childhood Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059738-0CCMLSG43ER52FEKD95O/Antiracist+Baby.jpg Early Childhood Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism. Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059760-HKQSCG8FF0NTB31EUQHG/Brilliant+Brown+Babies.jpg Early Childhood Brilliant brown babies is a picture book showcasing how special and beautiful it is to be a child of color. This book uses simple pictures and language to convey pride in the rich culture that brilliant brown babies have! Children of all races can engage in the celebration of diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059752-C18YLPCTSBM2BGQI4OND/Its+Ok+To+Be+Different.jpg Early Childhood It's Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding, and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format. The book features the bold, bright colors and silly scenes that made Todd a premiere voice for emotional discussions in children's literature. Targeted to young children first beginning to read, this book will inspire kids to celebrate their individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence--and it's never to early to develop a healthy self-esteem. It's Okay to be Different is designed to encourage early literacy, enhance emotional development, celebrate multiculturalism and diversity, and promote character growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059762-D3OHM8R57IHVZSOJL4W7/Please%2C+Baby+Please.jpg Early Childhood From moments fussy to fond, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, present a behind-the-scenes look at the chills, spills, and unequivocal thrills of bringing up baby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059728-OAS1WJUBDIZ6UKGIUWN2/Lola+at+the+Library.jpg Early Childhood Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Join Lola in this cozy celebration of books and the people who love them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059757-G14BWL0DZZLYD5IPSHXF/The+Snowy+Day.jpg Early Childhood The Snowy Day is a 1962 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. It features Peter, an African American boy, who explores his neighborhood after the season’s first snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059741-W2TDEVHZUHVLDJPZX5A8/We%27re+Different%2C+We%27re+the+Same.jpg Early Childhood Who better than Sesame Street to teach us that we may all look different on the outside--but it's important to remember that deep down, we are all very much alike. We all have the same needs, desires, and feelings. Elmo and his Sesame Street friends help teach toddlers and the adults in their lives that everyone is the same on the inside, and it's our differences that make this wonderful world, which is home to us all, an interesting--and special--place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059720-LJA11HQEJ30K20QB0GS1/Woke+Baby.jpg Early Childhood Woke babies are up early. Woke babies raise their fists in the air. Woke babies cry out for justice. Woke babies grow up to change the world. This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright playful art, Woke Baby is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscrapper is more blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059731-MUSQ61NDQBSN4FIZCXQO/This+Little+Trailblazer.jpg Early Childhood Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for trailblazers-in-training! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059747-BI1FYG4XR56KVQ8DCKJD/Happy+to+be+Nappy.jpg Early Childhood Bell Hooks and Chris Raschka join together to create an exuberant, rhythmic, read-aloud celebration about the joy and beauty of "nappy" hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059717-KMKY5377YY2V0OSWWGRA/A+Is+For+Activist.jpeg Early Childhood A is for Activist is an ABC board book for the next generation of progressives: Families that want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and so on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059724-QJZX2MD149OR0MGX7GYA/All+the+Colors+We+Are.jpg Early Childhood Magnificent color photographs and simple, engaging language capture the essence of one way we are special and different from one another—our skin color! Answers the "what and why" questions that children love to ask. Includes unique activity ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457059735-BMPHP54AIQZU69GCGE5R/I+Like+Myself.jpeg Early Childhood High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves--inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! Here's a little girl who knows what really matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's wild illustrations unite in a book that is sassy, soulful--and straight from the heart. https://www.livefromsnacktime.com/middleschoolbooks daily 0.75 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068576-V8ZKCXA74PAA4BNBSGOT/image-asset.jpeg Middle School When Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a young woman. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding its writer. And the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle. So with the help of Brandon, the quiet boy across the street, she begins to decipher the clues. The challenge will lead them deep into Lambert's history, full of ugly deeds, forgotten heroes, and one great love; and deeper into their own families, with their own unspoken secrets. Can they find the fortune and fulfill the letter's promise before the answers slip into the past yet again? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068621-C4KBW70PBZ35TRMZXL7S/Camo+Girl.jpg Middle School Set in a suburb of Las Vegas, Ella and Zachary, called Z, have been friends forever, but Z has always been “the weird kid” in their class. He collects stubby pencils, plays chess, and maintains an elaborate –and public– fantasy life, starring himself as a brave knight. Z’s games were okay back in 3rd or 4th grade, but by now their other friends have ditched them both. Z doesn’t care, but Ella longs to be part of a group of friends, even though most of the class makes fun of her. Ella’s mother is black and her father (now deceased) was white, and she’s the only black girl in their sixth grade class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068627-4USPIA4A9OLALSZBPYPT/New+Kid.jpg Middle School A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068525-PU7DRU94MBRNX13X2XC8/The+Hate+You+Give.jpg Middle School Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068549-9RN9QK9D3NXT06HLAO4U/Zora+and+Me.jpg Middle School Racial duplicity threatens an idyllic African American community in the turn-of-the-century South in a dazzling debut inspired by the early life of Zora Neale Hurston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068567-370M051H7ZBGDDRGVC75/Americans+Who+Tell+the+Truth.jpg Middle School As we in the United States have the right to speak the truth, we also have theneed to be told the truth. Throughout history, politicians, writers, environmentalists, political activists, and others have used this freedom to motivate and empower Americans to challenge the status quo. Artist Robert Shetterly's fifty portraits, combined with thought-provoking quotes and concise biographies, offer a powerful view into what it means to be American, to hold American values, and to be part of a democratic society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068589-OOKFHUKVL0QOQ7ULS0MU/The+Other+Side+of+Truth.jpg Middle School After the murder of their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her younger brother are smuggled out of Nigeria by their journalist father to escape the corrupt military government and growing violence. They are sent to their uncle in London, but when they arrive, he is missing and they are abandoned, passed between foster homes. Their father escapes to England to find them -- but he will be sent back to Nigeria unless Sade can find a way to tell the world what happened to her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068535-01Y1ASMCEI5QL55SD9OE/Roll+of+Thunder%2C+Hear+My+Cry.jpg Middle School Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride—no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068611-BDEWJBKFMG87KGZ3KNMN/Kizzy+Ann+Stamps.jpg Middle School Woke babies are up early. Woke babies raise their fists in the air. Woke babies cry out for justice. Woke babies grow up to change the world. This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright playful art, Woke Baby is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscrapper is more blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068624-2T8ZARDI68WSAKFPE1VL/Dear+Martin.jpg Middle School Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out. Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068544-4KLBXNTHPW724CCVWH0Q/Meet+Addy.jpg Middle School Addy Walker's family is planning a dangerous escape from slavery in the summer of 1864. But before they can make the escape, the worst happens--Master Stevens decides to sell some of his slaves, including Poppa and Addy's brother, Sam. Addy and Momma take the terrible risk of escaping by themselves, hoping that the family eventually will be together again in Philadelphia. Set during America's own struggle over slavery, the Civil War, Addy's story is one of great courage and love--love of family and love of freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068547-8IAPK6DL5HJR4WHE7SI9/Not+My+Idea.jpg Middle School A picture book about racism and racial justice, inviting white children and parents to become curious about racism, accept that it's real, and cultivate justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068532-GE0TMZME82TVSA610NFW/Piecing+Me+Together.jpg Middle School Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she’s ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls. Except really, it’s for black girls. From “bad” neighborhoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068558-WR99NOF8AQ0T9ARRQMJ6/MarchBookOne.jpg Middle School March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068598-F1ZDLRSR2KY5SOA7GO4H/The+Watsons+Go+To+Birminhham.jpg Middle School The Newbery Honor-winning American classic, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 , celebrates 20 years with this anniversary edition featuring a special letter from Christopher Paul Curtis and an introduction by noted educator Dr. Pauletta Bracy. Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068573-0PPENPMCVNFQPTGZW4G2/Anger+is+a+Gift.jpg Middle School Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals by their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068579-ZRBWH9N2KR7BSXVS9GJR/A+Good+Kind+of+Trouble.jpg Middle School Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. Wait, what? Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that’s trouble, for real. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068555-KPWURDQLYUWHGX9ITNE5/A+Is+For+Activist.jpeg Middle School Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle-baseball-happens. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068552-0HKQ78L8I4II1Z43BCOJ/The+Stars+Beneath+Our+Feet.jpg Middle School It’s Christmas Eve in Harlem, but twelve-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren’t celebrating. They’re still reeling from his older brother’s death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly’s mother’s girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly’s always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068618-XO2MM9MKY8MPOUGZSS21/Naughts+and+Crosses.jpg Middle School Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at racism and prejudice in an alternate society. Sephy is a Cross -- a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a Nought -- a “colourless” member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood, but that’s as far as it can go. In their world, Noughts and Crosses simply don’t mix. Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum -- a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger. Can they possibly find a way to be together? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068634-9AIXLSN47LZN9F5M9DNH/Dear+Black+Boy.jpg Middle School Dear Black Boy is a letter of encouragement to all the brown-skinned boys around the world who feel like sports are all they have. It is a reminder that they are more than athletes, more than a jersey number, more than a great crossover or a forty-time, that the biggest game that they'll ever play is the game of life, and there are people rooting for them off of the courts and fields, not as athletes, but as future leaders of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068630-R8ZY6J1IXPEQW01IRZ9S/The+Colored+Car.jpg Middle School In The Colored Car, Jean Alicia Elster, author of the award-winning Who's Jim Hines?, follows another member of the Ford family coming of age in Depression-era Detroit. In the hot summer of 1937, twelve-year-old Patsy takes care of her three younger sisters and helps her mother put up fresh fruits and vegetables in the family's summer kitchen, adjacent to the wood yard that her father, Douglas Ford, owns. Times are tough, and Patsy's mother, May Ford, helps neighborhood families by sharing the food that she preserves. But May's decision to take a break from canning to take her daughters for a visit to their grandmother's home in Clarksville, Tennessee, sets in motion a series of events that prove to be life-changing for Patsy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068529-ZNUZ70DJZXBSNWFUC38U/Bud%2C+Not+Buddy.jpg Middle School It’s 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things. 2. He’s the author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! Bud’s got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him—not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068615-VHF2M7EOZWQNZOAVELN0/The+Skin+Im+In.jpg Middle School Miss Saunders, whose skin is blotched with a rare skin condition, serves as a mirror to Maleeka Madison's struggle against the burden of low self-esteem that many black girls face when they're darker skinned. But Maleeka sees that Miss Saunders is tough and through this, she learns to stand up to a tough-talking classmate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068561-MUJJB49ZQF5W7521RN8F/I+Like+Myself.jpeg Middle School Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that’s been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father’s actions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068564-IPUNKE96KNVNAV6974E3/Maniac+Magee.jpg Middle School "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068585-NK911GA9Y3NCBGGCGY7D/One+Crazy+Summer.jpg Middle School A novel about sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern who visit their mother in Oakland, California during the summer of 1968. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068541-N84IBM2H7NBX41PFSQ6U/The+Other+Wes+Moore.jpg Middle School Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence? Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound question. In alternating narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068583-W3FTQTGM6D14TT14XMDA/Can+I+Touch+Your+Hair.jpg Middle School How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to. Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable way, exploring such topics as hair, hobbies, and family dinners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068607-4CZ4EO2TV5287VXE1QLW/Yankee+Girl.jpg Middle School From moments fussy to fond, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, present a behind-the-scenes look at the chills, spills, and unequivocal thrills of bringing up baby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068602-KRKU5R3JMFPBBI6R18IV/Lizzie+Bright+and+the+Buckminster+Boy.jpg Middle School It only takes a few hours for Turner Buckminster to start hating Phippsburg, Maine. No one in town will let him forget that he's a minister's son, even if he doesn't act like one. But then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart and sassy girl from a poor nearby island community founded by former slaves. Despite his father's-and the town's-disapproval of their friendship, Turner spends time with Lizzie, and it opens up a whole new world to him, filled with the mystery and wonder of Maine's rocky coast. The two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner's father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie's island so that Phippsburg can start a lucrative tourist trade there. Turner gets caught up in a spiral of disasters that alter his life-but also lead him to new levels of acceptance and maturity. This sensitively written historical novel, based on the true story of a community's destruction, highlights a unique friendship during a time of change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068592-DQUCA3CAYNU0EFULCANB/Same+Same+But+Different.jpg Middle School Four-year-old TJ spends his days on his lively Harlem block playing with his best friends WT and Blinky and running errands for neighbors. As he comes of age as a “Little Man” with big dreams, TJ faces a world of grown-up adventures and realities. Baldwin’s only children’s book, Little Man, Little Man celebrates and explores the challenges and joys of black childhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068538-QSP9B6P5Y308NXC0AVFF/This+Book+is+Anti-Racist.jpg Middle School Gain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins of racism that we are still experiencing, and give you the courage and power to undo it. Each chapter builds on the previous one as you learn more about yourself and racial oppression. 20 activities get you thinking and help you grow with the knowledge. All you need is a pen and paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068570-UWIO88XGOSMX1HHWOVN5/Blended.jpg Middle School "You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella is used to these kinds of comments - her father is black, her mother is white - but that doesn't mean she likes them. And now that her parents are divorced (and getting along WORSE than ever), Isabella feels more like a push-me-pull-me toy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068605-QWYRIAXDZUYEKSO09QY5/All+American+Boys.jpg Middle School Rashad and Quinn—one black, one white, both American—face the unspeakable truth that racism and prejudice didn’t die after the civil rights movement. There’s a future at stake, a future where no one else will have to be absent because of police brutality. They just have to risk everything to change the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457068595-GNLC1PGX70IW6SIMQSW0/Ghost.jpg Middle School Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race -- and wins -- the Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. Thing is, Ghost has something else: a lot of anger, and a past that he is trying to outrun. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed and meld with the team, or will his past finally catch up to him? https://www.livefromsnacktime.com/earlyelementarybooks daily 0.75 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082695-DVWZET2AK5EAUWAEGXG3/Sulwe.jpg Early Elementary Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082688-BAX0LNSPC7PKJ46PLPZH/When+God+Made+You.jpg Early Elementary YOU, you… God thinks about you. God was thinking of you long before your debut. From early on, children are looking to discover their place in the world and longing to understand how their personalities, traits, and talents fit in. The assurance that they are deeply loved and a unique creation in our big universe is certain to help them spread their wings and fly. Through playful, charming rhyme and vivid, fantastical illustrations, When God Made You inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God’s divine plan as they grow, explore, and begin to create for themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082670-RPS7665HVMPRS9U90MYI/Hair+Love.jpg Early Elementary Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it’s beautiful. When mommy does Zuri’s hair, she feels like a superhero. But when mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to step in! And even though daddy has a lot to learn, he LOVES his Zuri. And he’ll do anything to make her—and her hair—happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082753-P8OPRWT3RWX94YRIOX14/The+Name+Jar.jpg Early Elementary Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082684-5NWE1J59F05U5GFEIFB5/Whoever+You+Are.jpg Early Elementary Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite different. But inside, they are all alike. Stirring words and bold paintings weave their way around our earth, across cultures and generations. At a time when, unfortunately, the lessons of tolerance still need to be learned, Whoever You Are urges us to accept our differences, to recognize our similarities, and-most importantly-to rejoice in both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082701-6UE6D9ZSW0CL8Q1CAO4X/LittleLegends.jpeg Early Elementary Learn all about the exceptional black men who broke barriers and fought injustice to realise their dreams and make the world a better place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082726-DSTAYBU90NUE6Q0JG2YD/We+March.jpg Early Elementary On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Washington Monument and ended with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating racial harmony. Many words have been written about that day, but few so delicate and powerful as those presented here by award-winning author and illustrator Shane W. Evans. When combined with his simple yet compelling illustrations, the thrill of the day is brought to life for even the youngest reader to experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082677-SMJA1NYLF0HFTTYOCGN2/IWillBeHere.jpeg Early Elementary "I will be here..." highlights the importance of fatherhood and upholding the black family. Follow the journey of this black father as he promises to witness his children milestones from birth into adulthood. With each milestone, the father teaches his children about life and being the best version of themselves. This book is also meant to uplift black fathers and promote direct involvement in the lives of their child(ren). This book provides insight into the importance of black leadership in the home and the strength of black families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082750-Q4THM0VNOLJK4V3OW1EH/Different%2BJust%2BLike%2BMe.jpg Early Elementary Young April is excited about visiting Grammie, but she has a whole week before she can go. The week goes by quickly, however, as April encounters new and diverse people while she runs errands with her mother. A little girl who talks with her hands, a woman who reads with her fingers, a grown-up who draws pictures for a living, and so many others fascinate her. April wonders why and how these people are different from her and learns how they are also very much alike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082711-BYSR5S25GNDHTDZ7ZE4C/Mixed.jpg Early Elementary In the beginning, there were three colors . . .Reds, Yellows, and Blues. All special in their own ways, all living in harmony--until one day, a Red says "Reds are the best!" and starts a color kerfuffle. When the colors decide to separate, is there anyting that can change their minds? A Yellow, a Blue, and a never-before-seen color might just save the day in this inspiring book about color, tolerance, and embracing differences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082729-XDGHDQZEHO1Y2QYNUWTF/Don%27t+Touch+My+Hair.jpg Early Elementary It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she’s chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens…until, finally, Aria has had enough! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082719-TAS8W9ISWEOPRAQWSZ09/Unspoken.jpg Early Elementary A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice. Will she have the courage to help him? Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart. Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082732-1LR98HOI7D855FLZJY8T/PrincessHair.jpg Early Elementary Celebrate different hair shapes, textures, and styles in this self-affirming picture book! From dreadlocks to blowouts to braids, Princess Hair shines a spotlight on the beauty and diversity of black hair, showing young readers that every kind of hair is princess hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082707-CYAI4GXAKVOTORC8V4KJ/The+Skin+You+Live+In.jpg Early Elementary With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple and straightforward prose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082698-F0XTBQPPS8F5GK7P73SD/LittleLeaders.jpg Early Elementary Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082704-ZDJAE4CDLQWOZ3693OTD/I+Am+Enough.jpg Early Elementary This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082735-UNX85FFKIA60U831YW6T/Amazing+Grace.jpeg Early Elementary Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. When her school decides to perform Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that Peter was a boy. Besides, he wasn't black. With the support of her family, Grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be, and the results are amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082674-94DUFWMHG6RB5UCC10ZI/Not+Quite+Snow+White.jpg Early Elementary Tameika is an African American girl who loves musical and dreams of starring in one as a princess one day. But she fears that having brown skin and a plump frame might keep her from her dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082738-IW9ZJJGND6ABG24HOOWK/Beautiful+Blackbird.jpg Early Elementary Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Blackbird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings -- markings that detail birds to this very day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082741-WYO9CQ71EQGIYDIS5X3W/Elmer.jpg Early Elementary Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it? David McKee's comical fable about everyone’s favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082744-8G246GM13M4XEPOAZ9T2/Lets+Talk+About+Race.jpg Early Elementary In this acclaimed book, the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave shares his own story as he explores what makes each of us special. A strong choice for sharing at home or in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082714-3Y3LHTJQQ608DEEUSHTJ/Freedom+Summer.jpeg Early Elementary Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry isn't allowed to do everything his best friend is. Then a law is passed that forbids segregation and opens the town pool to everyone. Joe and John Henry are so excited they race each other there...only to discover that it takes more than a new law to change people's hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082759-9D53ULJT6GBMC9RBF2P7/Good+Night+Stories+for+Rebel+Girls.jpg Early Elementary Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world. This book inspires girls with the stories of great women, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082691-NPMH9L13CJR6CX83FOQF/I+Am+Perfectly+Designed.jpg Early Elementary In this empowering ode to modern families, a boy and his father take a joyful walk through the city, discovering all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082722-BRKWW2RX64KKBAUPIXSJ/Something+Beautiful.jpg Early Elementary A little girl longs to see beyond the scary sights on the sidewalk and the angry scribbling in the halls of her building. When her teacher writes the word beautiful on the blackboard, the girl decides to look for something beautiful in her neighborhood. Her neighbors tell her about their own beautiful things. Miss Delphine serves her a "beautiful" fried fish sandwich at her diner. At Mr. Lee's "beautiful" fruit store, he offers her an apple. Old Mr. Sims invites her to touch a smooth stone he always carries. Beautiful means "something that when you have it, your heart is happy," the girl thinks. Her search for "something beautiful" leaves her feeling much happier. She has experienced the beauty of friendship and the power of hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082747-16OODVZDJK2IR37ANH53/White+Socks+Only.jpg Early Elementary On a hot Mississippi day, a young girl innocently drinks from the "whites only" fountain, thinking it meant only that she had to do so while standing in her white socks, only to come face to face with the harsh realities of racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082681-72ZZWO951TH1XL79QBHB/All+Are+Welcome.jpeg Early Elementary Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions and the whole community gathers to celebrate the Lunar New Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457082756-8XF4JRDJLJX4XJI26MCY/Ana+%26+Andrew.jpg Early Elementary Ana & Andrew are always on an adventure! They live in Washington, DC with their parents, but with family in Savannah, Georgia and Trinidad, there's always something exciting and new to learn about African American history and culture. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. 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The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author's key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre amid the mundane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096715-I25IE5WIMNG7B036X4GC/Big+Hair+Don%27t+Care.jpg Elementary Lola has curly hair which is much bigger than that of other kids at her school, but she tells anyone who listens how much she loves her hair. Designed to boost self-esteem and build confidence, this book is aimed at boys and girls who may need a reminder that it's okay to look different from the other kids at their school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096754-LBFPYCJGEJCUSQPIEYCB/Is+There+Really+A+Human+Race.jpg Elementary Is there really a human race? Is it going on now all over the place? When did it start? Who said, "Ready, Set, Go"? Did it start on my birthday? I really must know. With these questions, our hero's imagination is off and running. Is the human race an obstacle course? Is it a spirit? Does he get his own lane? Does he get his own coach? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096764-QN56BBLGEKFZPCERRMYQ/The+Color+of+My+Fur.jpg Elementary A book that impresses the importance of accepting people no matter what race or nationality. An orange bunny named Umber is chased from the forest by purple bunnies who dislike him because his fur is a different color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096757-QVH58B68A2POBSKLG8WS/A+Sweet+Smell+of+Roses.jpg Elementary There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice. Inspired by the countless young people who took a stand against the forces of injustice, two Coretta Scott King Honorees, Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez, offer a stirring yet jubilant glimpse of the youth involvement that played an invaluable role in the Civil Rights movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096795-TES7WC5YYTWVXS0I0DZB/Alma.jpg Elementary If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great-grandmother who longed to travel; José, the grandfather who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all — and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her author-illustrator debut, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096811-8II01KRTGU05BTJRE83S/We+Came+to+America.jpg Elementary From the Native Americans who first called this land their home, to the millions of people who have flocked to its shores ever since, America is a country rich in diversity. Some of our ancestors were driven by dreams and hope. Others came in chains, or were escaping poverty or persecution. No matter what brought them here, each person embodied a unique gift—their art and music, their determination and grit, their stories and their culture. And together they forever shaped the country we all call home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096723-KEZGQPUR5GM1HBMADUH1/IntersectionAllies.jpg Elementary IntersectionAllies is a smooth, gleeful entry into intersectional feminism. The nine interconnected characters proudly describe themselves and their backgrounds, involving topics that range from a physical disability to language brokering, offering an opportunity to take pride in a personal story and connect to collective struggle for justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096760-QI6DEGJYN3UUES4CK9G9/The+Breaking+News.jpg Elementary When devastating news rattles a young girl's community, her normally attentive parents and neighbors are suddenly exhausted and distracted. At school, her teacher tells the class to look for the helpers―the good people working to make things better in big and small ways. She wants more than anything to help in a BIG way, but maybe she can start with one small act of kindness instead . . . and then another, and another.Small things can compound, after all, to make a world of difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096708-HEVCGDSXTKPIO1Z4UGYV/The+Day+You+Begin.jpg Elementary There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096781-9Q16BHNOEKRCPD9XB3DJ/The+Colors+of+Us.jpg Elementary Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096801-0BYK3WOBMOH3WPXBRMW3/Sonia+Sotomayor+A+Judge+Grows.jpg Elementary The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096804-ZM59AXTWBSWWQVS9NZ0V/Ruby+Bridges.jpg Elementary This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096744-O9T5C9NANDM4R5BGIVL4/RubyLeeandMe.jpg Elementary When a segregated North Carolina town gets its first black teacher, two girls--one black, one white--come face-to-face with how prejudice affects their friendship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096808-YDZQTAH1YQFT15W0SBSR/Tar+Beach.jpg Elementary Ringgold recounts the dream adventure of eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, who flies above her apartment-building rooftop, the 'tar beach' of the title, looking down on 1939 Harlem. Part autobiographical, part fictional, this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096768-YKPCZQ7P6CSJS7HRPI07/The+Undefeated.jpg Elementary Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others, offering deeper insights into the accomplishments of the past, while bringing stark attention to the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present. Robust back matter at the end provides valuable historical context and additional detail for those wishing to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096771-3GPCVYEEQCWXN7XBS57O/Marisol+McDonald+Doesn%27t+Match.jpg Elementary Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. And don't even think of asking her to choose one or the other activity at recess--she'll just be a soccer playing pirate princess, thank you very much. To Marisol McDonald, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense together. Unfortunately, they don't always make sense to everyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096730-JOQLMB3SGHMA5D49JDBF/Mr+Lincoln%27s+Way.jpg Elementary Mr. Lincoln is the coolest principal ever! He knows how to do everything, from jumping rope to leading nature walks. Everyone loves him. . . except for Eugene Esterhause. "Mean Gene" hates everyone who's different. He's a bully, a bad student, and he calls people awful, racist names. But Mr. Lincoln knows that Eugene isn't really bad-he's just repeating things he's heard at home. Can the principal find a way to get through to "Mean Gene" and show him that the differences between people are what make them special? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096737-Q534LFYYBORMKAU3ZFD5/Most+People.jpg Elementary Michael Leannah wrote Most People as an antidote to the scary words and images kids hear and see every day. Jennifer Morris’s emotive, diverting characters provide the perfect complement to Leannah’s words, leading us through the crowded streets of an urban day in the company of two pairs of siblings (one of color). We see what they see: the hulking dude with tattoos and chains assisting an elderly lady onto the bus; the Goth teenager with piercings and purple Mohawk returning a lost wallet to its owner; and the myriad interactions of daily existence, most of them well intended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096775-TZ0H46XEIVLAOKJN1Q1Z/Chocolate+Me.jpg Elementary A timely book about how it feels to be teased and taunted, and how each of us is sweet and lovely and delicious on the inside, no matter how we look. The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on Chocolate Me!, a book based on experiences of feeling different and trying to fit in as kids. Now, both men are fathers and see more than ever the need for a picture book that encourages all people, especially kids, to love themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096778-DBXYIYMPFB3XQGA4SHZX/My+Two+Blankets.jpg Elementary This multicultural story of friendship is about leaving home, moving to a foreign and strange place, and finding a new friend. The story renders an emotional and heart-warming tale about two children from diverse backgrounds coming together to become new friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096791-N7AALLESZY1NOF44LNF3/Henry%27s+Freedom+Box.jpg Elementary A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096788-AWDWYMOJ998ZOKCE5TFC/Ron%27s+Big+Mission.jpg Elementary Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Ron is ready to take out books by "himself." But in the segregated world of South Carolina in the 1950s, Ron's obtaining his own library card is not just a small rite of passage - it is a young man's first courageous mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096734-LNEZ6ZUTT1J3RCGBWECO/Let+the+Children+March.jpg Elementary In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096814-N5BDK19EX31442LGD3OA/Good+Night+Stories+for+Rebel+Girls.jpg Elementary Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world. This book inspires girls with the stories of great women, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096712-SL5DD5YZ6J1DIYCO2ZVT/Sulwe.jpg Elementary Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096726-BMKB8QOORA2STCN5V4LC/A+Kids+Book+About+Racism.jpg Elementary Yes, this really is a kids book about racism. Inside, you’ll find a clear description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens. This is one conversation that’s never too early to start, and this book was written to be an introduction for kids on the topic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096740-W35DUFMYIYB1QWJU9GLL/The+Other+Side.jpg Elementary Clover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American side of town from the white side where Anna lives. But the two girls strike up a friendship, and get around the grown-ups' rules by sitting on top of the fence together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60592d60f153226a2981b485/1616457096751-DAN6649R4WFZ2KKDN0CL/Listening+with+My+Heart.jpg Elementary In today’s hypercompetitive world, kids often internalize the message that their worth is attached to their accomplishments and that messing up is something to be ashamed of, rather than a normal part of life, which can lead to critical self-talk. Listening with My Heart reminds us of the other golden rule—to treat ourselves like we would treat a friend. 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Many words have been written about that day, but few so delicate and powerful as those presented here by award-winning author and illustrator Shane W. Evans. 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