Featured titles for kids

Community members, primarily of Mexican-American descent, band together and protest the construction of a police station on designated parkland and transform it into a vibrant cultural hub.

This love letter to Black life in the United States highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes.

Two 10-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest.

Listen to the sound of survival, courage and democracy-- the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday's raspy, mournful voice, tap your foot to Louis Armstrong's trumpet, scream with James Brown, bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and more!

This collection of poems celebrates Judy Blume's childhood years. Growing up Jewish, during and in the aftermath of WWII, her younger years were full of fear and she processed her conflicted emotions by making up stories where she could control the conflict.

Surrounded by artists, writers and dancers during the Harlem Renaissance in 1922, nine-year-old Claudie Wells longs to be good at something and sets out to find her true talent.

Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting local kids, eating his Abuela's delicious food and exploring, but Santi doesn't speak Spanish and it seems everyone he meets does.

Henry, a young boy with autism, learns to manage his school garden with his best friend Katie-- but Henry's world feels turned upside down when Katie brings along a new friend named Ivy.

In this rhyming, life-cycle picture book, a pine cone becomes something new with each turn of the page.

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes and blows storms of hamburgers - until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Two little mineral piles, Stalactite and Stalagmite, foster a friendship over millions of years as they grow closer together, figuratively and literally.

A grandmother introduces her grandchildren to famous Black figures and important snapshots in Black history, and the children begin to imagine themselves in these moments.

Set in London during World War II, a 12-year-old orphan who accidentally unleashes a shadow monster must team up with unlikely allies to hunt it down.

Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories a bead holds.

Second-grader Lola Levine explores paleontology during Dinosaur Week at school. During a class field trip to the Museum of Natural History, her little brother gets fidgety and the siblings get lost.  

When Roz, a robot, washes ashore on a wild island she must learn from the animal inhabitants and adapt to her new surroundings.

Generation after generation, Native workers called skywalkers have sculpted city skylines, balancing on narrow beams and facing down terrifying heights and heartbreaking loss while building a legacy of landmarks across North America.

To go on an art club field trip, Miguel decides to ditch his responsibilities at his family’s bodega and hide the truth from his parents. When things come crashing down, he finds a friend in his newly adopted cat, Lolo.

Aw, beans! Hurry up and acquaint yourself with this modern classic full of gentle magic, catchy tunes and spooky surrealism.

An overview and history of the Gallaudet Eleven, eleven Deaf men who volunteered to assist NASA in research experiments that ultimately helped the United States complete the first moon landing.

In 1879, three women-- Lettie; her mother, Sylvia; and young teacher Philomena-- who are free from slavery but bound by poverty, access to opportunity and patriarchal social structures-- head westward on a perilous wagon journey that could cost them everything they have, including their lives.

Meet an unlikely fairy and his new best friend in this laugh-out-loud picture book about acceptance, being yourself and standing up to anyone who tries to diminish your sparkle.

Beverley the Bat loves entertaining but never has guests, so when a new human family moves into his big, old house, he eagerly welcomes them but soon realizes his bat-style hospitality might not align with human expectations.

Janie has always dreamed of finding an owl, and her teacher, Mr. Koji, a fellow bird-lover, tells her that if she is patient and looks closely, she might find them, in a story that encourages patience and perseverance.

A vibrant, rhythm-driven alphabet book for young readers who crave inclusive, justice-minded inspiration and the electric joy of seeing every kind of woman hailed as hero.

In this fascinating STEAM-themed true story, the author highlights how the Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the world and inspired modern artist Alma Thomas.

Maude scoops a jellyfish out of the water and embarks on more than a year of observation of the animal, accomplishing something countless other scientists were unable to do: trace the life cycle of a jellyfish and understand the creature's metamorphosis from larva to adult.

Miriam, a young Orthodox Jew, uses her detective skills to investigate and debunk the Tooth Fairy's existence, but her investigation takes an unexpected turn that leads her to question whether the Tooth Fairy might be real after all.

Perfect for readers of all ages, this picture book encourages girls to be strong, brave and curious about the world and their place in it as they learn about who they are and what they're capable of.

Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a small owl that has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris make the good and noble choice and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies?

Hazel wants to cat-sit during the summer but her friends on the PAWS team are busy so Hazel has to do it herself, but when disaster strikes, Hazel must hold it together and prove she can handle what comes her way.

After Mei Mei breaks her ama's favorite cup, she fears her grandmother's anger and hides the truth. When the family cat Mimi is blamed instead, Mei Mei's guilt grows until she finally confesses, learning honesty is the best choice.

When Stick and Stone go spelunking underground, they meet all sorts of new friends, including a big, fluffy monster.

When Grampy invites Frannie to tee off with him at the golf course, Frannie and her mother misunderstand and pack a picnic basket for a lovely tea time.

This tribute to the founder and longtime editor of the Yiddish language newspaper the Forverts, Abraham Cahan, shows how he improved the lives of countless newly arrived Jewish immigrants who wanted to feel at home in a strange new land.

A transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the first time.

Bea, worried that her grandmother is lonely, gets her a cat to keep her company, but when Granny assumes it is Bea who loves cats, she gets carried away, and Bea must find a way to restore order and save their special weekends together.

The self-proclaimed king of his neighborhood, know-it-all pigeon Joe Pidge takes new-to-town Pluto Rocket under his wing, but instead learns a thing or two from this alien on a secret mission.

On an island at the edge of a silvery sea, when the moon rises and night falls, a girl spins a story for her worried cousin to help him find comfort in the wintery dark.

In 10 tiny stories, follow Bean and her grandmother through adventures of the everyday, with a few sweet surprises along the way.

Mama loves warm summers and eating cherries while stargazing with Baba and Kiddo. But on her bluest of days, she can't do the things that other mamas do. Persevering with love, no matter what phase Mama is in, this family weathers the ups and downs of a loved one's illness.

Cordelia may look like a goat, but on the inside she knows she is a tugboat-- or tuggoat-- no matter what anybody tells her.

Luna's days revolve around her mother’s comforting apapachos (soul-warming hugs). When her Mami leaves on a three-day work trip, Luna learns that love and comfort surround her from other family members and her pet too.

While their suspicious housemate Cat is outside, dogs Pepper and Boo find joy in the small things until Cat returns at the end of the day, bringing about a surprise for all of them-- the feeling of family.

A themed feast for each night of Kwanzaa and the virtues each day represents, along with proverbs, ceremonies, family projects, inspirational biographies and blessings.

Exploring the story of information throughout human history, this highly visual book shows how our ability to record information in the form of writing and collecting data has caused an explosion of technological progress.

Did you know that entire tiny habitats can form on a pile of poo? In the prairies of North America bison roam the land and their poo becomes an important building block for diverse prairie ecosystems.

A girl connects with heritage, history and a higher power through the lyrics of 12 beloved spirituals and four seminal events in African American history.

A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind.

Aspiring journalist Nadia travels to visit her family in Bangladesh to celebrate Ramadan, where her journalism skills are put to the test as she learns about the country's climate crisis-- and the true meaning of her favorite holiday.