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This deeply moving picture book from #DawnCasey with touching illustrations by @jesscotickle showcases a child experiencing her nana's garden with each passing season. Even through her loss & grief, she is able to find joy in her memories and the love of her family.
@JackieWoodson shares a tender tale, through the eyes of a young boy, written in a series of short prose about how his father is impacted by CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) - degenerative brain disease found in athletes & others who suffered repeated blows to the head.
In this second book in the series by @aishacs, Princess Diana (long before she's Wonder Woman) travels to the Underworld to solve the mystery of missing children. With the (lack of) help from the Olympian gods, Diana relies on herself and proves children are just as capable.
Love music? Graphic novels? Time travel? What if you had a book encompassing all three? This graphic novel written & illustrated by @nidhiart is a musical journey through time, thanks to a magical jukebox, as one girl tries to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.
Want to learn more about the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner & environmental activist Wangari Maathai? This picture book from @GwenTheGweat with illustrations by #MargauxCarpentier, is a journey through her life and takes note of the many gifts her activism gave to the world.
A beautiful story from #GlendaArmand with gorgeous illustrations by #BrittanyJackson tells of Thomas Wiggins, born blind to enslaved parents but who grew up to become one of the greatest musical prodigies. "...had he been born in our time...called an autistic musical savant."
Sometimes it's the imperfect things that make a day or event absolutely perfect. This delightful rhyming book from @lindaashman2 with adorable illustrations by @aleamarley captures the enduring nature of friendships when things don't necessarily go as planned. #FindTheJoyAnyway
This touching picture book by #LatashiaMPerry with illustrations by #BrittanyJackson shows one girl finding the confidence and joy to embrace all she is. This book is to remind children to be "...daring enough to always dream big. Fearless enough to always be You." #LoveWhoYouAre
Want a middle grade novel that incorporates many Bengali cultural stories? This first book in a series from @Sayantani16 w/illustrations by @VivienneTo introduces 12 year old Kiran discovering there just might be some truth in the folktales her parents told her! #GracefulBarbell
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