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Yes, I'm an actual librarian.
For over 15 years I’ve worked professionally as a youth librarian and I hold both a Bachelors Degree in Fiction Writing and a Masters Degree in Library Science. All that to say, any site of mine wouldn’t be complete without a booklist.
I’ve compiled titles that I’ve come across, titles that others have recommended to me, and children’s books that I love. While I haven’t read each and every title contained here, I encourage you to read them and review them so that we can amplify these topics in the publishing industry.
And hey, feel free to email me your reviews or suggestions! Just put “Book Suggestion” in the subject line.
The Rabbit Listened
When something sad happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The...
While I Wait- My...
The desire to give birth to a child is not like wanting a car or a house. Once I was...
Medical Bondage: Race, Gender,...
The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It...
We’re Going to Need...
A powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.
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In Your Hands
When you are a newborn,
I hold your hand and study your face.
I cradle you as you...
Stay with Me
This celebrated, unforgettable first novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction and set in Nigeria, gives voice to...
The GUUD Book: About...
Having a baby should be fun and easy right? What happens when it isn't? Join us for an adventure through...
Hold Onto Hope: Stories...
Rev. Stacey’s book, Hold On To Hope, is a unique collection of stories of infertility in the Black community....
Welcome: A Mo Willems...
Mo Willems' introductory guide for new arrivals welcomes readers to the world using bold, eye-catching graphics and clever text...
Dream
In this stunning picture book, a gorilla family celebrates their young child by dreaming of everything their baby will encounter,...
No One Is Coming...
The Great Gatsby brilliantly recast in the contemporary South: a powerful first novel about an extended African-American family and their colliding visions...
Be Who You Are
Be who you are!
Be proud of where you're from.
Be a different color. Speak your language.
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The Mothers
Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, Brit Bennett's mesmerizing first novel is an emotionally perceptive story about...
The Art of Waiting:...
When Belle Boggs's "The Art of Waiting" was published in Orion in 2012, it went viral, leading to republication in Harper's Magazine, an...
I Will Always Be...
A sweet story about a little dog that knows he will always be welcomed home with open arms, no matter...