Juvenile Fiction - Diversity & Multicultural

Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is scientific fact. But when she sets out on a neighborhood-spanning quest to prove it, she discovers that "best" might not mean what she thought it meant.Join Pipo...

From acclaimed picture-book artist Thao Lam comes a joyful celebration of an oft-maligned body part -- the belly! Maddie and her mom spend a sunny day at the local public pool where she meets and greets friends and neighbors. Maddie is waist-high on most...

A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different--A Great Thing to...

"...Simple conversational text and beachy visuals belie a bigger point about the way books (and bonds) help readers feel seen and understood." --Publishers Weekly Everyone Wants an Octopus Book! is a great conversation-starting children's book about representation. Inky is down in the dumps because...

Have you ever been on a long journey? Gustavo has. Gustavo, his Mother, and cousin Luz went on a very long journey from Guatemala to the United States. They have just arrived to live in their new community in the United States. Everything is...

With an irresistible rhyming text and delightfully endearing illustrations, here is an exuberant celebration of playing, sleeping, crawling, and of course, very noisy babies doing all the wonderful things babies do best. Every day, everywhere, babies are born. They're kissed and dressed and rocked...

Fa'afetai Mama is a Samoan children's picture book set in American Samoa. One child says fa'afetai, or thank you, to Mama throughout the day, from morning greetings to bedtime hugs.Through simple Samoan words and scenes from daily island life, this story helps little ones...

Follow Faith on a joyful journey on a New York City train, where she learns a delicious lesson about courage and being kind. A perfect pick for fans of Milo Imagines the World, Last Stop on Market Street, and Saturday at the Food Pantry....

Emily lives with her grandparents, and Ezra lives with his brother. Colorful illustrations help readers see that many types of families live in the neighborhood. This book pairs with the nonfiction book All Kinds of Families.Author: Lucie MillerPublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 01/01/2026Pages: 16Binding Type:...

Emily lives with her grandparents, and Ezra lives with his brother. Colorful illustrations help readers see that many types of families live in the neighborhood. This book pairs with the nonfiction book All Kinds of Families.Author: Lucie MillerPublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 01/01/2026Pages: 16Binding Type:...

A Caribbean celebration of family and food! Faruq loves his ajee, and he loves her cooking just as much. He hopes to be able to make cook-up rice almost as good as Ajee's someday. But Faruq's family expects him to be a doctor, not...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen "that tackles tweenhood and technology woes head-on" (School Library Journal, starred review) when Lina tries to navigate social media, only to discover not everything online is what it...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen "that tackles tweenhood and technology woes head-on" (School Library Journal, starred review) when Lina tries to navigate social media, only to discover not everything online is what it...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a "involving, realistic" (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a "involving, realistic" (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and...

A laugh-out-loud bilingual (English & Spanish) board book full of playful puppy trouble and endless giggles. Uh-oh--what's that mess? Meet Firualis, the family's new dog, a silly little pup with fast paws and a curious nose. One moment he's zooming through the neighborhood, the...

Foster understanding, belonging, and acceptance with this Little People(R) board book about the people and places that make our world more beautiful, from New York Times best-selling author and speaker Michael Tyler. Created by Fisher-Price, the most successful early childhood brand in the world....

Foster understanding, belonging, and acceptance with this Little People(R) board book book about the differences that make our world more beautiful, from beloved author and educator Vera Ahiyya. Created by Fisher-Price, the most successful early childhood brand in the world. "When we look around,...

Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City. Jenny Epstein and her family arrive on a steamship from Russia in the 1910s. Jenny writes letters in...

This fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims--the repetitive movements that provide focused stimulation to people on the autistic spectrum.When you're feeling overwhelmedAnd the world's too much to bear...If your feelings bubble overBut they have no place to go... Maybe it...