1st Grade

Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang

A multilingual classroom becomes a place of friendship when one child shares tea and discovers how many languages can meet around a table.

Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

A Muslim girl decides whether to keep hiding her prayer practice at school or share who she really is.

Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

A young girl imagines all the places she can go while wrapped in her mother?s khimar.

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

A playful bedtime fable inspired by the Mid-Autumn Festival and the phases of the moon.

Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer; Anthony Perry; Alexis Bunten

A Wampanoag-centered retelling of Thanksgiving that restores Indigenous perspective, food knowledge, and history.

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

A girl and her Spanish-speaking grandmother find connection through love, patience, and a parrot named Mango.

My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom

An Indigenous girl reflects on hair, ancestry, healing, and the strength passed down through generations of women.

My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

A daughter rides through her changing neighborhood with her papi in a loving portrait of family and place.

Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck

Two cousins separated by distance stay close through shared traditions, humor, and anticipation of reunion.

Saturday at the Food Pantry by Diane O'Neill

A girl sees hunger, stigma, and community care more clearly during a weekly pantry visit with her mother.