Books with Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling

¡Genial, llegó el Día de Reyes! (Hooray, It’s Three Kings Day!)

by Annette M. Clayton

Age 05 or older

Community: Puerto Rican

¡Viva Lola Espinoza!

by Ella Cerón

Age 12 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American

¡Viva Lola Espinoza! (Spanish Edition)

by Ella Cerón

Age 12 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American

¿Qué Serás? (What Will You Be?)

by Yamile Saied Méndez

Age 04 or older

Community: Argentinian/Argentinian American, Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)

¿Quién es Lin-Manuel Miranda? (Who Is Lin-Manuel Miranda?)

by Elijah Rey-David Matos

Age 08 or older

Community: Puerto Rican

A Brush with Magic

by Flora Ahn

Age 08 or older

Community: Korean/Korean American

A Dupatta Is . . .

by Marzieh Abbas

Age 03 or older

Community: Various (South Asian)

A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration

by Cynthia Harmony

Age 04 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American

A Garden Called Home

by Jessica J. Lee

Age 03 or older

Community: Taiwanese/Taiwanese American

A Garden in My Hands

by Meera Sriram

Age 04 or older

Community: Indian/Indian American

A Hand Full of Stars

by Rafik Schami

Age 12 or older

Community: Syrian/Syrian American

A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation

by Pablo Cartaya

Age 08 or older

Community: Cuban/Cuban American

A Name for Sister

by Charlotte Cheng

Age 04 or older

Community: Chinese/Chinese American

A Night for the Rice Carriers

by Carmen Rubin

Age 04 or older

Community: Surinamese/Surinamese American, Unspecified (West African)

by Authors: Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete

Age 12 or older

Community: Afghan/Afghan American, Burundian/Burundian American, Cameroonian/Cameroonian American, Congolese/Congolese American, Egyptian/Egyptian American, Indian/Indian American, Iraqi/Iraqi American, Jordanian/Jordanian American, Kenyan/Kenyan American, Rwandan/Rwandan American, Salvadoran/Salvadoran American, Saudi Arabian/Saudi American, Somali/Somali American, South Sudanese/South Sudanese American, Sudanese/Sudanese American, Syrian/Syrian American, Tanzanian/Tanzanian American, Ugandan/Ugandan American, Various