Recent releases and fresh additions worth surfacing first.
A Sikh girl far from India finds ways to honor Vaisakhi through family, memory, and new community rituals.
Jabari sets out to build a flying machine and learns how frustration and persistence can live side by side.
A biracial child learns to name and embrace multiple histories, religions, and family stories at the same time.
A girl carries grief in her body and voice in a story about loss, silence, and the beginnings of expression.
Detailed diagrams and friendly narration explain the life cycle and inner structures of flowering plants.
Books for families looking for Spanish-language and bilingual reading.
This playful bilingual riff on a nursery rhyme follows Maria and her llama through a lively school day.
A bilingual picture book about Mexican Repatriation that brings displacement, labor history, and family endurance into a child's frame.
This cumulative bilingual tale follows farm workers, ingredients, and a shared stew pot from field to table.
Useful classroom and family reads about friendship, emotions, and school transitions.
A Hmong American girl learns about change, grief, and tenderness in a neighborhood shaped by gardens, seasons, and care.
A Black boy moves through layered feelings about his neighborhood and the violence that surrounds it.
A seasonal, sensory picture book about a child's bond with an abuelo and the bittersweet memory of Cuba.
Humpty Dumpty learns how to live after a fall that leaves him frightened of heights and change.
A young immigrant girl finds language, books, and possibility as she adjusts to life in the United States.
Stories centered on BIPOC children, families, and communities.
A twist on the classic Stone Soup, the residents of an apartment building come together for a hot pot night. Everybody contributes, bringing their diverse community together for a delicious meal. Recipe for hot pot included!
Thunder Boy Jr. is a charming and vibrant picture book by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. This engaging children's book tells the story of a young Native American boy named Thunder Boy Jr. who wants to forge his own identity rather than live in the shadow of his father's legacy.
A day-in-the-life picture book centered on a nonspeaking autistic child and his autistic mother.
Sturdy, giftable, and younger-skewing books for babies, toddlers, and early readers.
A playful bedtime fable inspired by the Mid-Autumn Festival and the phases of the moon.
A migration story that links a family's separation and reunion with the movement of monarch butterflies.
A warm intergenerational picture book about an abuela's visit, family memory, and staying connected across distance.
Ada's endless questions turn everyday observations into a celebration of curiosity, science, and persistence.
This affirming address to Black children holds beauty, vulnerability, fear, and love in the same breath.
Long-loved picture books that still deserve prominent shelf space.
A teddy bear waits on a department-store shelf and longs for the child who will finally take him home.
A woman spends her life traveling, listening, and finally making the world more beautiful by planting lupines.
Three owlets wait in the dark for their mother and practice being brave together.
A child and father head into the winter night for a quiet owl prowl full of anticipation and wonder.
Big Anthony learns the hard way that magical pasta is not something to experiment with lightly.