This month we’re honoring Black History Month with a book for ages preschool and up that celebrates the beauty of black - as a a color in the physical world around us, and as a representation of the generations of Black leaders, young and old, whose courage has shaped a thriving Black community and changed the world for the better.

Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message offers a rich take on the concept of gratitude that invites children and families to think about giving thanks in a holistic way that recognizes the experiences of first peoples of our nation.

Magical realism, interesting facts, gorgeous illustrations - celebrate National Hispanic Awareness Month through Pat Mora’s book of lively haiku about the foods that the first peoples of the Americas, and those who followed, have cultivated, enjoyed and revered for centuries.

An enthusiastic mer-boy is so happy that he just wants to give all of his friends a squish - only it turns out that some of his friends don’t feel comfortable with that. How the friends come to an awareness of their different preferences and the importance of asking for consent is a clear and age-appropriate way to reinforce children’s rights to bodily autonomy from a young age.

With bright and engaging illustrations, Love Makes a Family creates a literary space to celebrate the love that bonds families in their many forms. A great read for Pride month - or any month of the year!

Daddy Speaks Love, with its gentle prose and airy watercolor illustrations, celebrates a range of dads and fathering experiences. Parents of all stripes will find reflections of themselves…

We are driven by instinct to protect our children from war and violence - with the privilege of safety that we have, sometimes the best protection we can offer is to help them understand.

What we read with our kids matters - words and images shape our children’s sense of who they can be and what they can do in the world. Women’s accomplishments fill the pages of Think Big, Little One…

The ABCs of Black History is as charming as it is informative, as sobering as it is soaring with hope. With succinct stories told rhythmically, this is a book that educates, celebrates, and reverberates in this Black History month and all year round.