Written by: Monique Duncan. Illustrated by: Oboh Moses. Day after day, Nemy is forced to sow seeds in the sugarcane plantation, until one night, she follows a woman called Big…
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Written by: Barbara Herkert. Illustrated by: Vanessa Brantley-Newton. An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life….
Written and illustrated by: Azadeh Westergaard. A celebration of one of Iran’s most iconic musical artists. The legendary Iranian singer and actress Googoosh (born Faegheh Atashin) made her stage debut…
Written by: Ruby Bridges. Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby’s experience…
Written by: Madeleine L’Engle. Illustrated by: Michelle Jing Chan. An empowering message inspired by a beloved quote from Madeleine L’Engle’s enduring classic A WRINKLE IN TIME. “Stay angry, little Meg,”…
Written by Susan Hood. “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, SHAKING THINGS UP introduces 14 revolutionary young women — each…
Written by: Jonah Winter. Illustrated by: Jeanette Winter. From the star-studded author of DIZZY (and the mother-son team that brought you DIEGO) comes a picture book on the extraordinary Hildegard…
Written by: Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Illustrated by: Margeaux Lucas. From a young age, Regina Jonas loved to read stories from the Bible. She loved to read Hebrew. She wanted to…
Written by: Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Illustrated by: Margeaux Lucas. In this illustrated biography, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso tells the story of Judy Kaplan, the first girl to have a bat…
Written by: Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by: Meilo So. BUTTERFLIES BELONG HERE is a powerful story of everyday activism and hope. In this moving story of community conservation, a girl finds…