1st Grade

A young dancer hears encouragement from Misty Copeland in a soaring ode to discipline and artistic becoming.

In this retelling rooted in Ghana, seven brothers must find a way to turn inheritance into something shared and useful.

A dinosaur has a rough first day of school until she learns what kindness feels like from the other side.

This lyrical historical picture book centers the weekly gathering place where enslaved Africans in New Orleans sustained culture and community.

A Chinese American family prepares for the Lunar New Year through food, red envelopes, and gathering.

A box of crayons stages a hilarious labor dispute, each color tired of being used the wrong way.

A family gathers across seven nights of Kwanzaa, centering ritual, memory, and Black cultural continuity.

An inventor's big idea meets repeated failure until frustration becomes part of the making process.

This affirming address to Black children holds beauty, vulnerability, fear, and love in the same breath.

One spilled juice accident opens a bigger question for a girl trying to understand what kindness really means.