Unspecified (African)
A Contar Amabilidad: Diez Formas de Darles la Bienvenida a Niños Refugiados / Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Multilingual: Spanish/English Bilingual, Refugee Journey, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming by School
Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Early Childhood, Education & Literacy, Refugee Journey, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming by School
Destiny of the Diamond Princess
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Adoption, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Genre: Paranormal, Genre: Thriller, Identity: Exploration
Eid for Nylah
Age 04 or older
Themes: Animals, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Arabic Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, LGBTQIA+
Forward Me Back to You
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Cultural, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Hair Story
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Body/Hair, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Poetry, Identity: Body Image, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Halima, Superhero Princess
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations: Halloween, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Microaggression, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Kamau and ZuZu Find a Way
Age 06 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Allegory, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Separation: On Journey, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Unspecified, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Magick Hoodoo Child
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Identity: Exploration, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hoodoo
My Two Blankets
Age 06 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Educator Resource, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current), Welcoming Library: Pine Collection
Ochún y Yo: Una Historia de Amor y Trenzas (Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids)
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 3rd, Identity: Body Image, Multilingual: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Yoruba
One Sweet Song
Age 03 or older
Themes: Arts, Community Action, Early Childhood, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Welcoming by Community
Oshún and Me: A Story of Love and Braids
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 3rd, Identity: Body Image, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Yoruba
Refugee 87
Age 10 or older
Themes: Family Separation: By Detention, Family Separation: On Journey, Format: Audiobook, Loss of Childhood, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution
The Braid Girls
Age 08 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Multiracial, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
The Orange Houses
Age 15 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Format: Audiobook, Refugee: Undocumented, Refugee: War/Conflict
When I Wrap My Hair
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Identity: Body Image, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs
Age 04 or older
Themes: Canadian Connection, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Wherever I Go
Age 04 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Refugee Camp, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current), Welcoming Library: Pine Collection
With the Fire on High
Age 13 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Multiracial