Sharice Davids & Nancy K. Mays’ Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman (2021)
Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman (2021) is an autobiographical account of one of the very first Native women elected to Congress. The picture book is co-written […]
Rob Sanders’ Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg (2020)
There’s always a too small town and a white boy with big dreams and unknown potential. Or at least that appears to be how the small, but steadily growing field […]
Jodie Patterson’s Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope (2021)
Like many picture books about transgender or nonbinary youth, Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope (2021), is written by the mother of a transgender child. Author, […]
Kerri Mullen’s Eli’s New Clothes (2020)
Kerri Mullen’s Eli’s New Clothes (2020) is a sweetly illustrated story about a young girl named Chloe and her relationship to her favorite dolls. Chloe loves Elizabeth, Vanessa, and Caroline. […]
Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi’s I’m Not A Girl (2020)
I’m Not A Girl (2020), co-written by Maddox Lyons and Jessica Verdi and illustrated by Dana Simpson, is the story of a transgender boy who develops clarity and confidence about […]
Daniel Errico’s The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived (1999)
The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived (1999), written by Daniel Errico and illustrated by Shiloh Penfield, follows Cedric, a young quick-witted boy who begins life on a pumpkin farm as […]
Kwame Alexander’s The Undefeated (2019)
Written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, The Undefeated, is a visual and textual ode to the strength and determination of Black Americans. Word and image stand in […]
Deborah Hopkinson’s Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers Rights (2020)
Written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Kristy Caldwell, Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers Rights (2020) brings the social and political landscape that inspired Perkins’ labor activism to […]
L.I. Forsete’s Gabe Faces Ignorance (2020)
Sugar Free Books‘ inaugural publication, Gabe Faces Ignorance, is the first children’s picture book I’ve read that tackles Islamophobia. Written by L.I. Forsete and illustrated by Gemma Gould, the story […]
Raise Them Righteous 