The Library
Written by Sarah Stewart
Illustrated by David Small
Written by Sarah Stewart
Illustrated by David Small
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995. Picture Book.
"Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life." --Publisher
Written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Illustrated by Yas Imamura
Somerville, Massachusets: Candlewick Press, 2022. Picture Book.
"Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak." --Publisher
Written by Nikki Giovanni
Illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
New York: Versify, 2022. Picture Book.
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In what other place can a child 'sail their dreams' and 'surf the rainbow' without ever leaving the room? This ode to libraries is a celebration for everyone who loves stories, from seasoned readers to those just learning to love words, and it will have kids and parents alike imagining where their library can take them. This inspiring read-aloud includes stunning illustrations and a note from Nikki Giovanni about the importance of libraries in her own childhood." --Publisher
Written by Melvina Noel
Illustrated by Daria Peoples
"Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out books. Not just any books--books about Black people. When the two sisters come to the library, they gather up the library's limit: ten books each. Back at home, the three retreat to their favorite reading spots, and the older sister is soon running to freedom alongside Harriet Tubman; reading poetry with Paul Lawrence Dunbar; listening to Martin Luther King say, "I have a dream." In these books, the older sister sees the struggles, the strength, the love, the hope, and the happiness of people who look like her and never gave up on their dreams. She sees herself." --Publisher
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
"Five-year-old Pari accompanies her mother on her library bus rounds for the first time, stopping at a village and a refugee camp so that girls there can exchange books and have a lesson in English. Talking with her mother as they drive, Pari learns that she is lucky that she can attend school the next year. Pari's mother had to learn in secret when it was forbidden to teach girls to read, and the young women the bus visits weekly have no other access to education. Inspired by the first library bus to operate in Kabul, Afghanistan." --Publisher
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