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A New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller · A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year · A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 · Included in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love List · Featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot · Golden Poppy Book Award Winner · Featured in Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2021 · 2021 Nerdy Award Winner · A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners is a celebration of diversity. This book tells a very vivid and colorful story about self-love and finding beauty within your own uniqueness. The main character sees herself in the women in her family and finds solitude and empowerment on her journey. The words are written in such a poetic and lyrical way that you feel the words deeply as they are being shared on each page.

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A 2020 Charlotte Huck Recommended Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019
Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
A 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner

A Booklist 2019 Editor's Choice
A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2019
A Goodreads Choice Award 2019 Semifinalist
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2019
A National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019
An NCTE Notable Poetry Book
A 2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book
A 2020 ILA Notable Book for a Global Society
2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List
One of NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers
Nominee, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2022-2022
Nominee, Illinois Monarch Award 2022

This book highlights how indigenous people have turned tragedy into triumphant traditions that acknowledge that tragedy, and celebrate resilience. This book teaches the significance of fry bread and its origins.

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The recipient of six-starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature!

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Smithsonian, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, BookRiot, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library—and many more!

This book is an amazing example of how we can merge worlds and cultures without speaking the same language yet using terms that we all can understand. This text has minimal words yet displays a powerful and impactful message. It includes dynamic lessons of acceptance, understanding, and love. "Sometimes you don't need words to find common ground"

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The Undefeated is a Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal, A 2020 Newbery Honor Book, and a Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.

This book pays homage to many great African American figures by utilizing both quotes and references to bring light to insufferable and unspeakable traumas they encountered and endured such as slavery, and the civil rights movement. This book also highlights the accomplishments and the ways that they overcame many of the adversities that persisted. There were many historical references and connections to the present day in this book and  this is a great text for people of all ages to read

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A #1 New York Times bestseller and Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award

This book sets an amazing precedent for students to look at everyone as members of a community garden. Each is unique and has something special to offer the world. This text encourages children to dialogue with their peers about their differences instead of making assumptions or being fearful because of differences. It was wonderfully written and an excellent conversation starter among young learners who might be curious about peers who have different levels of abilities or even medical diagnoses. This book encourages healthy conversations and acceptance of everyone.

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Winner of the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers
A Newbery Honor Book
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
An Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award Book
An Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor Book
A Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Book

Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR, the Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Horn Book Magazine, the News & Observer, BookPage, Chicago Public Library, and more.

This book chronicles the unique experience of going to the barbershop and understanding the mystical and magical experience that results from being able to be there. It’s more than just a cut but it is a mirror into a way of life and a right of passage for many African American youth. It helps to celebrate not just the experience of going to the barbershop but the confidence, self-love, and swagger that’s a byproduct of your time spent there. This book helps one to examine their own place in the world while examining what love and acceptance of one’s self are. This text is vivid and appropriate for all ages.

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This book is about a female main character named Cartwheel who moves to a new country with her aunt, and everything is new and strange to her. Cartwheel uses her blanket to comfort her when she's feeling sad or in need of comfort.

This book is a multicultural story about friendship and the journey to leave home, move to a new, strange place, and make a new friend. Children from different backgrounds cross paths and become friends

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A 2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration

This text is diverse and features a female main character. This picture book is a beautiful story that celebrates culture, identity, and belonging. This book has a very relatable storyline that many can relate to and follow.

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We Move Together is a book that highlights the experiences of a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively navigate everyday barriers and find joy and connection in ability culture and community. This book is an awesome conversation starter and an age-appropriate tool for families, schools, and libraries to facilitate conversations about ability, disability, accessibility, social justice, and community building.