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The Glass Pyramid
Written by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Illustrated by Khoa Le
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025. Biography.

Despite discrimination and other challenges, architect I.M. Pei works on a secret mission to redesign the Louvre Museum and transform it into a welcoming place. --Editor

The Sunflowers: Vincent Van Gogh's Search for Beauty
By Zahra Marwan
New York: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2024. Informational.

Vincent van Gogh paints what others consider inelegant. But painting those sunflowers bring happiness to his troubled heart. And it isn't until he begins traveling that his world opens up to new friends and new ideas that help his heart and art thrive more than he could have ever imagined. Award-winning author-illustrator Zahra Marwan has depicted a breathtaking passage of Vincent van Gogh's life in The Sunflowers, filled with dreamy watercolor artwork. And while it is based on van Gogh's real life, it also expresses how we should do what we love, despite the words of harsh critics. It's a story about finding friendship, broadening your horizons, and creating a safe and welcoming community. --Editor

Mariam's Dream
Written by Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by Sona Avedikian
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2025. Biography.

Mariam Dreams follows real-life freedom dreamer Mariam Al-Shaar, known around the world for building Soufra, a women-run kitchen in the Bourj Al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Discover the joys of cooking, the power of community, and the flavors of Palestine, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in this poignant story written for anyone who has ever felt walled in and dreamed of something more. --Publisher

Prince Among Slaves
Written by N.H. Senzai
Illustrated by Anna Rich
New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025. Biography.

The true story of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a Muslim West African prince turned enslaved plantation worker, and his lifelong fight for freedom and to return home. --Publisher

My Friend LeVar
Written by Ezra Edmond
Illustrated by Jenna Nahyun
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2024. Biography.

Ezra loves exploring new books and discovering new things with his friend LeVar Burton. --Publisher

Remembering Rosalind Franklin
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated by Gretchen Ellen Powers
 New York: Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2024. Biography.

An inspiring nonfiction picture book about Rosalind Franklin, the groundbreaking chemist who helped discover the structure of DNA, by the award-winning, bestselling author of Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? and Elizabeth Leads the Way. --Publisher







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