Nigerian/Nigerian American

A Visit to Grandad: An African ABC

by Sade Fadipe

Age 03 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Visiting Home Country

After the Rain

by Nnedi Okorafor

Age 14 or older

Themes: Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Akata Warrior (The Nsibidi Scripts #2)

by Nnedi Okorafor

Age 12 or older

Themes: Genre: Fantasy & Folklore

Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts #1)

by Nnedi Okorafor

Age 12 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Genre: Science Fiction, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts #3)

by Nnedi Okorafor

Age 12 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Akim Aliu: Dreamer

by Akim Aliu

Age 12 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Discrimination: Racial, Graphic Novel, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Physical Assault

Break This House

by Candice Iloh

Age 12 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Poetry, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Dumpling Day

by Meera Sriram

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food

Every Body Looking

by Candice Iloh

Age 12 and older

Themes: Award Winner, Education & Literacy, Engagement Tool: Audio or Podcast, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, LGBTQIA+, Loss of Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts

Gracias, Omu!

by Oge Mora

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents

Grandma and the Moon’s Hidden Secret

by Jumoke Verissimo

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

How You Grow Wings

by Rimma Onoseta

Age 14 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus! (Anna Hibiscus Series)

by Atinuke

Age 06 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Genre: Humor, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Unaccompanied Minors, Welcoming by Individual

My Friend Mei Jing

by Anna McQuinn

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 1st

My Name is Konisola

by Alisa Siegel

Age 09 or older

Themes: Adoption, Audiobook, Canadian Connection, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Economic Crisis, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Community

Naming Ceremony

by Seina Wedlick

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual

No Laughter Here

by Rita Williams-Garcia

Age 13 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Multiracial Identity

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

by Tolá Okogwu

Age 09 or older

Themes: Engagement Tool: Video, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Visiting Home Country

Saturday

by Oge Mora

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Saturday (Wonderbook Edition)

by Oge Mora

Age 04 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Celebrations, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Wonderbook

Tani’s New Home

by Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Age 05 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution

Team Fugee

by Dirk McLean

Age 10 or older

Themes: Adoption, Cross-Group Friendship

Thank You, Omu!

by Oge Mora

Age 04 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Thank You, Omu! (Wonderbook Edition)

by Oge Mora

Age 04 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Wonderbook

The Pirate Tree

by Brigita Orel

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship

Tournament Fugee

by Dirk McLean

Age 10 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Siblings, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend

Twice As Perfect

by Louisa Onome

Age 14 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts