Exploring Diverse Authors

The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Larry Seven Fingers Itliong, a Filipino Ameri...

Booker T Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. B...

"An important and inspiring book." (School Library Journal starred review)Ida B. Wells worked bravely as an activist, educator, writer, journalist,...

Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, American Library Association (ALA) Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Jane Addams Peace Association Best Chi...

Multiple starred reviews greeted this amazing collaboration between Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson. As Booklist put it: “Poet and painter have j...

Multiple starred reviews greeted this amazing collaboration between Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson. As Booklist put it: “Poet and painter have j...

"The go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students” (Booklist starred review). In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times ...

A New York Times Best Illustrated BookCritically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a ...

A classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers. As a 14-year-old he was Malc...

"The go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students” (Booklist starred review). In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times ...