Standing on Her Shoulders makes a strong case for learning about historical figures and thinking about how their accomplishments have impacted our lives today.
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee is an edifying, exciting real-life adventure that will inspire young readers to let their own dreams take flight.
Osnat and Her Dove is an inspiring story of a young Jewish hero, filled with wonderful cultural, religious and historical detail.
Accessible and hopeful, Hold on to Your Music depicts the impact of both anti-Semitism and World War II on a young girl’s life.
Civil Rights activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree shares a childhood memory in We Wait for the Sun, a poignant tale that captures the power of a grandmother’s love.
The Midnight Fair may be a wordless picture book, but its story is clear, compelling and utterly enchanting.
Nicky & Vera is a tenderly crafted, visually layered and deeply reverent celebration of Nicholas Winton, “a quiet hero of the Holocaust.”
A thoughtfully crafted addition to the small canon of books about children with an incarcerated parent, Milo Imagines the World is sweet but never saccharine.
Ten Ways to Hear Snow is a quietly powerful story about the ways that young and old can help each other adapt to a changing world, told with care and insight.
A cold and snowy day has never been so cheery as in the delightful A Sled for Gabo, a warm tale about the joy of making do.
I Dream of Popo is a lyrical and heartfelt tribute to the power of love across geography and generations.
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is a celebration of family and heritage that’s both luminous and revelatory.
Don Tate movingly recounts the life of William Still, “the Father of the Underground Railroad,” who chronicled the stories of hundreds of enslaved people.
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