Fiction - Diverse Reads

Chicago Public Library’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection"A fine addition to book collections about families, food, counting, and joyous gat...

It’s the dry, dusty winter season in Nigeria, and Anna Hibiscus is getting ready to visit her Canadian grandmother in the third adventure of Atin...

Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, cultur...

Warm illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and food — full, full, full of pleasures.For the youngest member of an exub...

The second book from critically acclaimed author Leslie C. Youngblood, about family, identity, and learning to stand up for what's right — now in...

Notes From Black ReadsTwelve-year-old Shenice is captain of her softball team, the Fulton Firebirds, which happens to be the only all-Black soft...

It's tough being the new kid. Gavin had lots of friends at his old school, but the kids at Carver Elementary don't even know that he's pretty goo...

It's tough being the new kid. Gavin had lots of friends at his old school, but the kids at Carver Elementary don't even know that he's pretty goo...

A Coretta Scott King Award Winner for IllustrationA Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social StudiesEvery design has a name and means...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, ...

A little girl helping her grandmother prepare a holiday meal learns about the origins of soul food in this powerful picture book that celebrates Af...

A little girl helping her grandmother prepare a holiday meal learns about the origins of soul food in this powerful picture book that celebrates Af...

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations, EMIERT/ALA Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Best Books...

A beautiful journey into African American history: Discover the true meaning of being brave in this tender and whimsical picture book from Daniel...

This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions--and is perfect for every ...

This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions—and is perfect for every...

From acclaimed Nigerian storyteller Atinuke, the first in a series of chapter books set in contemporary West Africa introduces a little girl who ...

A West African story about the much-loved trickster, Anansi, retold and reimagined for a new generation by award-winning author Taiye Selasi "Allow...

Named one of New York Public Library's & Bank Street's Best Books of the Year! The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly in this ...

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly ill...

A scroll that a grandfather plans to finish painting with his granddaughter shows how love can overcome differences and distances. Lily lives in Wa...

Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of EducationOverflowing with family, food, and a tall stack of fun, Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-j...

Introduce your little ones to the celebratory milestone of graduation and how one's family will always support dreams and goals, both in English an...

This book includes a diverse array of characters and celebrates gay parents, single parents, blended families, and other family groups rarely seen ...