Kids’ Books

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism

By Robin Stevenson and Vivian Rosas (ill.)

Using an alphabetical list format works well in Robin Stevenson’s latest, informational text, Queer History A to Z. Stevenson, a Stonewall Book Award–winning author, is a prolific chronicler of LGBTQ+-themed fiction and nonfiction for children. ... Read More »

July 31, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Pillow Talk

By Stephanie Cooke and Mel Valentine Vargas (ill.)

Pillow Talk offers a heartwarming and unique riff on Whip It–style girl power with the story of a fictional sports league, the Pillow Fight Federation (PFF). At its heart is Grace Mendes, a college student ... Read More »

July 24, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ SOS Water

By Yayo

In this fable-like picture book, Lalo, a sailor, meets a goldfish that is abandoned atop a pile of bulging, black plastic garbage bags on a sidewalk by the port. Striking up a conversation, Rosa confides ... Read More »

July 17, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Lockjaw

By Matteo L. Cerilli

Nothing bad ever happens in Bridlington, not under the watchful eye of police Captain Reilly and his model-citizen son, Caleb. No kids get hurt, ostracized, or killed, and those who dare say otherwise, like the ... Read More »

July 10, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Bee Mother

By Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

The Bee Mother is a beautifully illustrated picture book that focuses on Nox Ap, a bumblebee queen, and her relatives: the honeybee and the yellow jacket wasp. The bumblebee boasts shiny black eyes, a fluffy, ... Read More »

July 3, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children

By Andrew Bomberry and Teresa Edwards

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children is the latest in the long-running Righting Canada’s Wrongs series, which explores historical instances of discrimination by the Canadian government. In ... Read More »

June 26, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Look! Look!

By Uma Krishnaswami and Uma Krishnaswamy (ill.)

Set in a rural village in India, this book transcends borders with its universal theme that celebrates the power of community and rejuvenation of the environment. Every day villagers would pass through the same weedy ... Read More »

June 19, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Let’s Go!

By Julie Flett

Let’s Go! by Cree-Métis artist and author Julie Flett is a lovingly illustrated picture book about skateboarding and community. The book’s narrator is a Cree boy, enchanted by the older kids he sees skateboarding past ... Read More »

June 12, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Once Upon a Sari

By Zenia Wadhwani and Avani Dwivedi (ill.)

In Zenia Wadhwani’s Once Upon a Sari, a sari is never just a sari. It is a keepsake that unravels a story, history, and cultural identity unique to its wearer. When I first read Once Upon ... Read More »

June 5, 2024 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Where Was Goodbye?

By Janice Lynn Mather

“Trying to be normal can be penance too,” says Pru in Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather, a young adult novel set in Nassau, Bahamas. Karmen Wallace is a 17-year-old entering her final year ... Read More »

May 29, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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