My Name Is Bana by Bana Alabed

My Name Is Bana by Bana Alabed Illustrated by Nez Riaz Simon & Schuster/Salaam Reads A poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose […]

Together by Mona Damluji

Together by Mona Damluji Illustrated by Innosanto Nagara Seven Stories Press In Together, social justice kids book pioneer Innosanto Nagara teams up with poet and activist Mona Damluji for a stunningly tender and pitch-perfect visual feast that juxtaposes individual action with the power of people acting together. Each of the ten free-verse couplets in the poem […]

Explanatorium of History By DK

Explanatorium of History By DK Penguin Random House/Doris Kindersley Take a roller-coaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children’s history encyclopedia. Discover the major turning points in history, from the evolution and migrations of early humans, to the rise and fall of great empires such as Ancient Rome and the Aztecs. […]

Toufah : The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement

Toufah : The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement by Toufah Jallow and Kim Pittaway Penguin Random House/Truth to Power The powerful story of Toufah Jallow, a brilliant and inspiring young woman who, after she was forced to flee her home in The Gambia, bravely bucked taboo and named herself as a survivor of […]

Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui

Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui Scholastic Press Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but her grandparents – who have never quite seen eye-to-eye with her […]

Little Seeds of Promise by Sana Rafi

Little Seeds of Promise by Sana Rafi Illustrated by Renia Metallinou The Innovation Press A wonderful picture book from an award-winning publisher that explores identity, the patience of growing things […]

Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan

Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan Illustrated by Mercè López A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for everyone in this […]

Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied Penguin Australia (US release date 11/1/2021, Australian release date 2/21/2021) What's a queen to do when her summer plans go horribly wrong? A powerful, funny […]

Sway with Me by Syed M. Masood

Sway with Me by Syed M. Masood Little Brown Young Readers She’s All That goes desi in this hilarious, affecting, and sweetly romantic comedy by the author of More Than Just a […]

Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy Penguin Random House/Dial Books From the creator of Yes, I’m Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the question everyone […]