Fiction - Diverse Reads

"A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations" (School Library Journal). "An inventive twist on the classic tale"...

"Spare and beautiful."--★ Kirkus In very early times, there was no night or day and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox...

Twenty-four gracefully told and authentically narrated folk tales of the Lenapé people, written by the chief of the Lenapé Nation. Beautifully and ...

If only Maddy sees the mermaid, can it be real?It's Maddy's turn to have a bayou summer. At first she misses life back home in the city, but soon s...

A delightful mix of folklore and fantasy follows Little Imani as she works up the courage and confidence in herself to achieve big things. Little I...

Young Roblay runs through his Somali village practicing for the big race, where only the fastest runners will be declared men. He turns for advice ...

"Dynamic and thought-provoking." -- KIRKUS Have you heard the one about the skull who borrowed body parts to pass himself off as a human so he cou...

The author of such delights as The Christmas Ark and The Enchanted Tapestry joins forces with illustrator Pinkney to resurrect a colorful folktal...

A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, firefli...

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.When John Henry was born the birds, bears, r...

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.When John Henry was born the birds, bears, r...

The classic story of "The Princess and the Pea" gets a fresh twist in this Russian spin on the beloved fairy tale! The classic tale of a princess a...

Notes From Black ReadsFrom bestselling middle grade author, Tracey Baptiste, comes her picture book debut, Looking for a Jumbie. It's the perfec...

Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine's "100 Best Fantas...

With vibrant colors and bold geometric forms, Gerald McDermott brilliantly captures the stylized look of Pueblo Indian art in this Caldecott Awar...

"A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations" (School Library Journal). "An inventive twist on the classic tale"...

In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling—and must outwit the ...

¿Qué se puede hacer con un niño que trata de hacer todo bien, pero que siempre termina haciendo todo mal?¡Reírse de sus ocurrencias y nada más! L...

When a killing drought threatens the existence of the tribe, a courageous little Comanche girl sacrifices her most beloved possession—and the Gre...

"I go where I want, I do what I want, and I take what I want!" says Coyote.In this retelling of a Native American tale from the Ute people, Coyote ...