Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.

"At breakfast ... [Melena] learns she has been given a 'fresh start,' and she decides to celebrate by doing things differently for the rest of the day. Melena chooses not to fight with her brother, and shares the money she has rather than demanding to be repaid by a less fortunate friend. This story introduces children to the concept of jubilee, which stresses the important principles of debt relief, generosity, and forgiveness"--Provided by publisher....

Jayden expects to see nothing but brown his first morning in New Mexico, but after being surprised by colorful rocks, flowers, birds, and animals, he wonders if this place could become home.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

During his busy day, Kenny gets dressed, fights his fear of the vacuum cleaner, gets a soccer lesson from his sister, and prepares for bed, with his loving family always near.

For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.

Illustrated children's book about a young African American girl and her family who leave their sharecropping farm in the South to move to New York City as part of the Great Migration northward in search of better opportunity.

There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites you to find yourself within its pages.--inside front cover.

"A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116"--

Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.

Mo Jackson loves baseball, but he has never been very good at it. And when the new season starts, he hopes this will be the year he hits the ball and gets to run the bases.