Volume 271
Issue 40
10/21/2024
A Door Made for Me
Tyler Merritt. Lonnie Ollivierre, illustrator.WorthyKids, 2022. ISBN 9781546012566
A touching story that explores a racist encounter from the perspective of a young Black boy while offering a message of unconditional love and acceptance to soothe the pain of blind prejudice. Ages 3-8
Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way
Aracelis Girmay. Diana Ejita, illustrator. Enchanted Lion Books, Aug. ISBN 9781592703890
In this diaspora story, Kamau and his grandma ZuZu awake to find themselves on the moon. Kamau doesn’t recall Back Home, but ZuZu does, and together they find a way to live in their strange new land. Ages 7-9
Mixed Rice
Sophie Dipti Sarkar. Parallax Press, Nov. ISBN 9781952692949
Joya must navigate her multicultural family’s debate over which rice to cook. With mindfulness and heart, Joya discovers the power of embracing differences to create harmony. Ages 5-9
Obaasan's Boots
Lara Jean Okihiro and Janis Bridger.Second Story Press, Oct. ISBN 9781772603484
Lou and Charlotte's grandmother shares her experience as a Japanese Canadian during WWII and the painful story of their family's internment. The girls confront how racism shaped their identities. Ages 8-12
Snow Steps
Karen Latchana Kenney. Irina Avgustinovich, illustrator. WorthyKids, Nov. ISBN 9781546006640
Readers will discover how to celebrate the tenacity of the human spirit as they read about Lakshmi, a young girl who learns to brave a snowy Minnesota winter after immigrating from tropical Guyana. Ages 3-8
The City of Light
Theodore Bikel and Aimee GinsburgBikel. Noah Phillips, illustrator. Mandel Vilar Press, 2019. ISBN 9781942134619
Actor and singer Theodore Bikel's childhood story of the hatred and antisemitic violence he witnessed as a boy in Vienna in 1937–1938 and his triumphant return to his hometown in 2013. Ages 12 and up
