Resilience

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes

A barbershop celebration of confidence, style, and the power of a fresh haircut.

My Rainbow by Trinity Neal

A loving family story inspired by a Black transgender girl's wish for long hair and the mother who helps make it possible.

Saturday by Oge Mora

A mother and daughter face a string of small disappointments and rebuild their special day with love and flexibility.

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.

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

A thoughtful family story about a transgender boy preparing to be a careful, loving older sibling.

A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration by Cynthia Harmony

A migration story that links a family's separation and reunion with the movement of monarch butterflies.

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.

Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild

A gentle queer picture book about crushes, friendship, and finding the courage to share your feelings.

Abuelo, the Sea, and Me by Ismée Williams

A seasonal, sensory picture book about a child's bond with an abuelo and the bittersweet memory of Cuba.

Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers

A warm and funny contemporary Native family story about sibling friction, observation, and belonging in Cherokee life.