Collection: Books

A bestselling and prizewinning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet...

Mallory Hope is a dangerous thing. It holds you close like a lover, whispering promises it never intends to keep, and just as soon as...

Newborns will love making friends with this adorable baby cactus! Bursting with color and charm, this finger puppet book lets inquisitive babies and toddlers touch,...

Bursting with color and charm, this finger puppet book lets inquisitive babies and toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world.   Newborns will love...

What does Baby Giraffe like to eat? Follow along with this cute baby animal as it experiences its world, from playtime to bedtime. The simple,...

Community ideals and magic clash in this follow-up to Grievers and Maroons by adrienne maree brown. Ancestors is the powerful conclusion to adrienne maree brown's Grievers trilogy--a story of how...

She's a preacher's daughter, a runaway bride and now the (not quite) qualified nanny for a sexy tattoo artist with a beautiful daughter--and a dirty...

From Paul Beatty, the author of the Man Booker Prize winner The Sellout, comes Tuff, a novel as fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays.  ...

Finalist for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in Nature Writing "Extraordinary . . . Surprising at every turn and rewarding in ways you never expect."--Marlon James...

A timely, vulnerable, and cutting-edge exploration of the pressures and pitfalls of writing while Black in America in this urgently needed addition to the national...

Bursting with color and charm, this adorable amphibian finger puppet book lets babies and inquisitive toddlers touch, feel, and explore their growing world. Newborns and...

Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited...

A picture book bursting with life and flavors about a son and his father cooking up a beloved dish that originated in West Africa--jollof recipe...

A picture book biography celebrating the first known Black female tattoo artist in the U.S., Jacci Gresham, co-authored by Jacci herself, and with stylish, accessible...

When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and...

A journey, a challenge, and a party with Gram make one day super special for a group of siblings.   It's Gram's birthday, and the...

The Operation Sisterhood series continues as the four sisters decide to put on a community musical! The creative sister Sunday is the director and writer,...

Creaky Acres--a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel about being the new kid, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding....

A Bank Street Best Book of 2023! Take a hike with this father-daughter adventure that's sure to inspire you to get outside.   When a...

A stunning picture book by Leslie Helakoski and illustrated by Keisha Morris about resilience, survival, and hope found in community.   When the rain came...

Learn all about opposites in a book that's indestructible. Do you see the doggie? So big!Do you see the ladybug? So little!Happy, sad, wet, dry--can...

Learn all about things that go in a book that's indestructible.   Baby's driving down the road. Look, a truck!Baby's flying in the air. Wow,...

In her legendary career, artist and activist Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, and a voice for social...

A controversial Swahili classic by one of Tanzania's most revered writers, banned on publication and finally translated into English On Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria,...