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"Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian,…

"When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as “too assertive “ and “too ambitious,” it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which they can…

"An uplifting and motivating book about female empowerment and respect for diversity. ... Her message encourages children to recognize diversity and show respect and kindness to others. She poetically portrays messages of empowerment through the use…

"Empowers young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams."

"A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom."

A classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father.

A dad gives his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters.

A mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong–ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to…

"A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so fast…

"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on."