Booklists for Educators

This picture-book biography encourages children to look to the story of Jeremy Lin, the first NBA basketball player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, for inspiration and empowerment

In this heartfelt companion to Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, a young trans-racial adoptee learns to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family’s culture, discovering these differences are part of her and what makes her beautiful.

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous celebration of family, tradition, and the memories that matter most. Includes information on mochi and a recipe.

When some of the kids in her kindergarten class tease her about her 'weird' name, Sora learns about the origin of her name--?which means 'seashell' in Korean and was given to her by her beloved grandmother--and channels a newfound pride in who she is

Because his grandmother is arriving from India, Rishi wants to cook curry alongside his dad using the flavors from his family's special spice box, but when he drops the box that holds the family's heart and history, he draws courage and meaning from their

Jenny Chow, determined to hold her own in her family's annual chopsticks challenge, creates a solution through STEAM trial and error to master those slippery, oh-so-tricky chopsticks. Includes instructions on how to make DIY chopstick tongs.

Introduces young readers to astronaut and Johnson Space Center director Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to reach outer space, chronicling her extraordinary career and numerous distinctions and awards as she reached for the stars.

Sometimes Maya feels a warm glow inside, but sometimes she feels a different kind of glow, and a trip to the library helps Maya discovers how Black women throughout history used their feelings to help change the world for the better.

This affectionate portrait of Viola Smith, one of the few female professional drummers of the early 20th century, shows how she played so fast she left no room for doubt: women could not only keep the beat?—?they could beat the odds.

Hungry Ghost Month is a dangerous time for the living—especially for July who can see the dead and must keep herself and a newly befriended wandering soul safe.