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A few of my favorites...

Books have proven to be an amazing way to start a difficult conversation, solve a challenge or explain something I may not have an answer for.


I use literature to introduce topics like race, religious differences, segregation, discrimination, slavery, feminism, activism, socio-economic differences, learning differences, the environment, grief and much more.  


I look forward to sharing titles that have helped prompt important dialogue in my home. To provide some context for you, I've written a brief description, included a quote that I love or addressed the topic the title helped cover in my own home. 


I hope you find as much value in these as I have! Please check back. The list will grow!


You don't have to have all the words. These books may help!

Words Set Me Free

Words Set Me Free

Words Set Me Free

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome


The story of how Frederick Douglas learned to read and ultimately, write his own ticket to freedom. 


This one is a great way to talk about history, slavery, perseverance and the privilege of being afforded an education.

The Day You Begin

Words Set Me Free

Words Set Me Free

By: Jacqueline Woodson


"There will be times when the world feels like a place that you're standing all the way outside of..."


This book is such a beautiful acknowledgment of the fear we feel when we are different.  It's also an incredible celebration of what happens when we have the courage to show the world how beautiful our differences are.  

Story Painter

Words Set Me Free

The Other Side

By:  John Duggleby


"The paintings of Jacob Lawrence tell stories. Stories of enslavement and freedom, of human migration and renaissance, of struggle and of triumph. "


"With over twenty-five full-color reproductions, not only is this an easy to read, engaging biography, it's also an excellent starting point for discussions about American history."

The Other Side

We Are Water Protectors

The Other Side

By: Jacqueline Woodson


A beautiful commentary on forbidden friendship, hope and innocence, that proves sometimes the rules are meant to be broken.

We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors

By: Carole Lindstrom


"We fight for those 

Who cannot fight for themselves: 

The winged ones,

The crawling ones."

"The Earth. We are all related." 

Martins Big Words

We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors

By: Doreen Rappaport

By: Doreen Rappaport


This is raw and honest. 


It's not always easy to read but history shouldn't be. It's accurate, upsetting and inspiring.  

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

By: Eve Bunting


These two beautiful stories have prompted conversations about compassion, understanding and empathy in my home. 


(Good luck getting through them without tears!)

Ninja Life Hacks

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

By: Mary Nhin


The anxious feelings that create doubt in all of us are present at every age. There's a Ninja Life Hacks book for, well, everything. 


From emotions, to growth mindset, to leadership - I'm sure there is a Ninja to help your child sort out whatever he or she may be struggling with.  

The Grouchy Mom

Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise

My First Jewish Baby Book

By: Rebecca Ventre


Some days are longer than others...


This is a sweet and honest read that helps make sense of those moments that can mess with mama's mood!

My First Jewish Baby Book

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

My First Jewish Baby Book

By: Julie Merberg


This adorable ABC's of all things Jewish is a favorite in our house. 


It's funny, its informative and it rhymes!

Maddi's Fridge

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

By: Lois Brandt


Maddi's Fridge is a thoughtful story that covers an incredibly important topic - child hunger and food insecurity. 


At a moment when so many may be struggling silently, this kindly addresses ways we can all help.

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

Devin & Evan Sleep from 8-7

By: Whitney Roban, Ph.D.


Sometimes a little comparison is constructive! 


This book shows how the different sleep patterns of twin brothers sets them each up to have very different days.


You don't have to have all the words. These books may help!

Say Something

The Drinking Gourd

Say Something

By: Peter H. Reynolds


"You don't have to be loud. 

Powerful words can be a whisper. 

You can say something in so many ways. 

With words, with action, with creativity."

We March

The Drinking Gourd

Say Something

By: Shane W. Evans


It is a simple, yet impactful depiction of a family's participation in the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I have a dream" speech.

The Drinking Gourd

The Drinking Gourd

Separate Is Never Equal

By: F.N. Monjo


A story that educates about the Underground Railroad while highlighting bravery, collaboration and the willingness to do what is right.

Separate Is Never Equal

Something Happened in Our Town

Separate Is Never Equal

By: Duncan Tonatiuh


This is the story of Sylvia Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican decent who was forced to attend an inferior school because of her ethnicity.


 She and her family ultimately helped end segregated schooling in California years before Brown v. Board of Education.

Something Happened in Our Town

Something Happened in Our Town

Something Happened in Our Town

By: Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins 

and Ann Hazzard


A powerful, poignant, thoughtful and incredibly timely book about racial injustice, police violence, bad patterns and having the courage to start better ones.

Henry's Freedom Box

Something Happened in Our Town

Something Happened in Our Town

By: Ellen Levine


This is a truly remarkable story about risking everything and enduring the unthinkable to gain freedom. 


If this wasn't a true story, it would absolutely be unbelievable.

This is the rope

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

By: Jacqueline Woodson


"This book is dedicated to the more than 6 million African Americans who left the unjust conditions of the South for a better life in the North from the early 1900s until the 1970s. My mother and grandmother were among them."

– J.W.

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

By: Vuanda Micheaux


"Moms says he started out with five books. Five books and a mission. She says he had something in his heart he believe in so much that he'd do just about anything to make it happen"


"Don't get took! Read a book!"

Working Cotton

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

Shades of Black

By: Sherley Anne Williams


This book is somber and sad but incredibly historically important.


"Our shame as a nation is not that so many children work the fields but that so few of them have other options..."

– Sherley Anne Williams

Shades of Black

Shades of Black

Shades of Black

By: Sandra L. Pinkney


"I am Black. I am unique."


This is a favorite in my home. It very simply and beautifully celebrates the vast range of the physical manifestations of our Blackness.


It is a book every family should have, not just Black families. 

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