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Positive Self-Identity

Cover of Shades of Black: A Celebra
by Sandra L. Pinkney, photographs by Myles C. Pinkney
0439148928
2000

Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.

Cover of Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong'o, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
9781534425361
2018

When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

Cover of Superluminous
by Ian de Haes
9781773213804
2020

Nour loves the luminous glow she was born with, but it's only when it starts to dim that she discovers the true power of her brilliant light. Nour has a superpower: she glows. Her light shines so bright, she feels like a star in the night sky. But when kids at school notice her glow, they're not impressed. If she had a real superpower, they say, she could fly or turn invisible. So Nour stops feeling special. And as her light dims, her world darkens . . . until a nighttime cry from her baby sister shows her how powerful her glow can be. Ian De Haes's heartfelt story and radiant illustrations highlight themes of self-confidence, bravery, empathy, and the imaginative power of a strong female protagonist--whose name means light in Arabic

Cover of Thirteen Ways of Looking a
by Tony Medina
0998799947
2018

A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.

Cover of When Aidan Became a Brothe
by Kyle Lukoff, Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
9781620148372
2019

Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby. 

Cover of When We Were Alone
by David Robertson, Illustrated by Julie Flett
9781553796732
2016

In this illustrated book for children ages 4 to 8, a curious girl learns about how her grandmother held on to cultural touchstones when she was a child at a Native American residential school.

 

Cover of Where Are You From?
by Yamile Saied Méndez, illustrated by Jaime Kim
9780062839930
2019

When a young girl is asked where she's from--where she's really from--she's no longer as she was. She decides to turn to her dear abuelo for some help with this ever-persistent question. But he doesn't quite give her the answer she expects....

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