Non-fiction

Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

The story of Jovita Id?r, who challenged expectations and fought for justice when girls were told what they could wear or do.

Harlem Grown by Tony Hillery

The true story of a Harlem school garden that became a source of food, pride, and neighborhood change.

Every Peach Is a Story by David Mas Masumoto; Nikiko Masumoto

A Japanese American family tends peaches and remembers the generations, labor, and land that made the orchard possible.

Round Is a Tortilla by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Shapes come alive through foods, objects, and scenes rooted in Latino culture and everyday family life.

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.

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

A seasonal look at Cherokee community life organized around gratitude, ceremony, and everyday connection.

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

The true story of Mary Walker, who learned to read late in life after surviving slavery and a lifetime of denied access.

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

A picture-book biography about a deaf musician who reimagined how listening and percussion could work.

A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond

A day-in-the-life picture book centered on a nonspeaking autistic child and his autistic mother.

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

A lyrical, affectionate celebration of fry bread as food, history, survival, and community across Native life.