Review by: Rae Quintero This book is a biography of the famous Cesar Chavez who was the leader of a civil rights group for farmworkers called the National Association for Farm Workers in the early 1940s. As a young boy living on a ranch with his family, Cesar has to move because of a drought…
Do you like to be hugged? Not everyone does, which is the case for Benny, an autistic boy who likes many things, but hugs are not one of them. In Benny Doesn’t Like to be Hugged, the unnamed narrator tells the unique characteristics and needs of her friend Benny. For example, Benny knows many facts…
Review by: Taylor Lohman Keywords: Picturebook, Early Reader A beautifully illustrated children’s book portraying the indigenous-led fight against a monstrous, miles-long black snake, this true-story of the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline is both fantasy and reality, told through a lens both indigenous and feminist. This 2020 picturebook is narrated by a young girl…
Review by Destyn Land What makes hair good or bad, and who gets to determine which is which? In our society manyyoung Black girls are told that their hair is much prettier or sometimes even told that it’s onlypretty if permed and straightened. The process of straightening and perming can do muchdamage to Black hair…
Review by Emma Heckel How do you stay true to yourself when you don’t feel like you fit in? In 47,000 Beads, young Peyton discovers the power of family, culture, and community as she uncovers the very special role she has as a Two-Spirit person. 47,000 Beads offers readers a celebratory representation of the Lakota…
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