Diverse Leads
Diversifying the faces on your bookshelf
When God Made You
African American Leads, Christian
Matthew Paul Turner
Hair Love
Fathers, Celebrity Authors, Diverse Leads
Matthew A. Cherry
I Am Enough
Being Yourself, NY Times Best Sellers, Graduation, Celebrity Authors
Grace Byers
The Snowy Day
Classics, Diverse Leads, Caldecott Medal
Ezra Jack Keats
Sulwe
NY Times Best Sellers, Celebrity Authors, Being Yourself, Diverse Leads
Lupita Nyong'o
Every Little Thing
Music, Emotions, Diverse Leads
Cedella Marley
I Promise
Self-Esteem, NY Times Best Sellers, Going to School, Celebrity Authors
LeBron James
Dream Big, Little One
Diverse Leads, Strong Female Leads
Vashti Harrison
Teeth Are Not For Biting
Manners, Diverse Leads
Elizabeth Verdick
Please, Baby, Please
Celebrity Authors, Diverse Leads
Spike Lee
Ada Twist, Scientist
Strong Female Leads, Diverse Leads
Andrea Beaty
We Are Water Protectors
Indigenous Culture, Environment, Caldecott Medal
Carole Lindstrom
The Name Jar
Diverse Leads, Being Yourself
Yangsook Choi
Jabari Jumps
Diverse Leads, Bravery, Growth Mindset
Gaia Cornwall
Last Stop on Market Street
Consumerism, Diverse Leads, Caldecott Medal
Matt de la Peña
I Like Myself!
Diverse Leads, Diversity, Voicing Opinions
Karen Beaumont
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Diverse Leads, NY Times Best Seller, Asian Culture
Joanna Ho
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Indigenous Leads
Kevin Noble Maillard
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Strong Female Leads, Diverse Leads, Perseverance
Andrea Beaty
The Proudest Blue
Being Yourself, NY Times Best Sellers, Diverse Leads
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Daddy's Arms
African American Leads, Fathers
Fabian E. Ferguson
Whose Toes Are Those?
African American Leads
Jabari Asim
Peekaboo Morning
African American Leads
Rachel Isadora
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
Perseverance, Diverse Leads, Strong Female Leads, Celebrity Authors
Stacey Abrams
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything!
Self-Esteem, Diverse Leads, Emotions, Affirmations
Alissa Holder
Salt in his Shoes
Black History, Diverse Leads
Deloris Jordan
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Diverse Leads, Caldecott Medal
Derrick Barnes
Mae Among the Stars
Strong Female Leads, Black History, Diverse Leads, Space
Roda Ahmed
Shady Baby
Diverse Leads, NY Times Best Sellers, Celebrity Authors
Gabrielle Union
We're All Wonders
NY Times Best Sellers, Diversity, Diverse Leads
R. J. Palacio
The Empty Pot
Diverse Leads, Asian Culture, Gardening
Demi
Bodies Are Cool
Diversity
Tyler Feder
Whistle for Willie
Diverse Leads, Pets
Ezra Jack Keats
Lola Plants a Garden
Gardening, Diverse Leads
Anna McQuinn
I Am Perfectly Designed
Fathers, Being Yourself, Diverse Leads
Karamo Brown
Islandborn
Diverse Leads
Junot Díaz
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Caldecott Medal, Diverse Leads, Being Yourself
Juana Martinez-Neal
Thank You, Omu!
Community, Gratitude, Caldecott Medal
Oge Mora
Princess Hair
Diverse Leads, Diversity
Sharee Miller
Milo Imagines the World
Diverse Leads
Matt de la Peña
Curls
Diverse Leads
Ruth Forman
Mistakes Are How I Learn
Perseverance, Growth Mindset, Diverse Leads
Kiara Wilson
Grace for President
Strong Female Leads, Diverse Leads, Thinking Big
Kelly DiPucchio
The Wizard of Oz
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
L. Frank Baum
When I Hold You
Christian, Lovey Dovey, Diverse Leads
Ashley Huffstutler
The Water Princess
Thinking Big, Celebrity Authors, Diverse Leads
Susan Verde
Baby Dance
Poetry, Diverse Leads
Ann Taylor
Beautifully Me
Being Yourself, Diverse Leads
Nabela Noor
Leo Can Swim
Swim, African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Rapunzel
Diverse Leads, Asian Culture, Modernized Classics
Chloe Perkins
Thank You, Mama
Food, Gratitude, Diverse Leads
Linda Meeker
What If...
Diverse Leads, Imagination
Samantha Berger
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
Lewis Carroll
The Nutcracker
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Watercress
Caldecott Medal, Asian Culture, Immigration Stories
Andrea Wang
I Carry Your Heart with Me
Lovey Dovey, Diverse Leads
E.E. Cummings
The Little Mermaid
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
Hannah Eliot
Leo Gets a Checkup
African American Leads, Pre-Med
Anna McQuinn
Brown Sugar Baby
African American Leads
Kevin Lewis
Leo Loves Baby Time
African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Harlem Grown
Gardening, Thinking Big, Diverse Leads
Tony Hillery
The Ugly Vegetables
Food, Diverse Leads
Grace Lin
The Tree in Me
Nature Lovers, Diverse Leads
Corinna Luyken
Jack and the Beanstalk
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
Clary Gledhill
Something, Someday
Compassion, Growth Mindset, Diverse Leads, NY Times Best Seller
Amanda Gorman
Cinderella
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
Chloe Perkins
Eyes That Speak to the Stars
Diverse Leads, Asian Culture
Joanna Ho
The Breaking News
Diverse Leads, Strong Female Leads
Sarah Lynne Reul
Hiking Day
Nature Lovers
Anne Rockwell
Rainbow Weaver
Guatemalan Culture, Diverse Leads
Linda Elovitz Marshall
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs, Diverse Leads
Emmy Kastner
Leo Loves Daddy
Fathers, African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Who Will You Be?
Graduation, Diverse Leads
Andrea Pippins
Alfie
Animals, Diverse Leads
Thyra Heder
The Three Little Pigs
Diverse Leads, Modernized Classics
Carly Gledhill
Just Plain Fancy
Diverse Leads, Amish
Patricia Polacco
Baby Ballers: Michael Jordan
African American Leads
Bernadette Baillie
Welcome To Country
Indigenous Leads, Australia
Aunty Joy Murphy
Transportation
Vehicles, Diverse Leads
Emmy Kastner
Leo Loves Mommy
Lovey Dovey, African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Budding Flowers, Breezy Days
Fathers, Diverse Leads, Nature Lovers
Essie Bell
The Life of / La vida de Basquiat
Art, Perseverance, Diverse Leads
Patty Rodriguez
Wei Skates On
Perseverance, Diverse Leads
Nathan Chen
I Love My Beautiful Hair
Diverse Leads
Elissa Wentt
With All My Heart, I Love You
Lovey Dovey, Diverse Leads
Caroline Jayne Church
Who Is Barack Obama?
History, Diverse Leads, True Stories
Lisbeth Kaiser
Leo, Sleep Tight!
Bedtime, African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Leo, Rise and Shine!
African American Leads
Anna McQuinn
Pots
Diverse Leads, Family
Ah-Keisha McCans
Leo at the Park
African American Leads
Anna McQuinn