Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington
This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of how openly gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied prejudice as he planned and organized the historic March on Washington fo…
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Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube
This first picture book biography of Erno Rubik, creator of the Rubik’s Cube, reveals the obsession, imagination, and engineering process behind the creation of a bestselling puzzle that will celebrat…
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Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention
A delightful and distinctive picture book about Dr. Virginia Apgar, who invented the eponymous test for evaluating newborn health that’s used worldwide every day. The Apgar Score is known the world ov…
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How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
In this unique and clever picture book, Gilbert Ford sheds a little light on everyone’s favorite sweet treat—the chocolate chip cookie—and reminds readers everywhere that just because a story is told …
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How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
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From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting portrait of determination against discrimination: the story of young spelling champion MacNolia Cox.
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Traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal.
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Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books
This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books—John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained less…
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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them.
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On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America
The story of sweet success behind the Hershey's Kiss! The invention of America's quintessential milk chocolate bar is brought to life in this STEAM picture book biography.
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Jovita Wore Pants
Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of Jovita Valdovinos, who dressed as a man and commanded a battalion of revolutionaries in a fight for re…
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Love in the Library
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak.
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Harold Loves His Woolly Hat (A Harold the Bear Story)
An Indie Next List Pick!
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"All libraries should make space on their shelves for Harold . "--School Library Journal (starred review)
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There Was a Party for Langston: (Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)
A Caldecott Honor Book
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A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literar… -
A First Time for Everything
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
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