Photo of young baby
By: Ifeoma Onyefulu

Seen through the eyes of a young boy, Amarlai, this is a beautiful depiction of the customs surrounding a traditional Ghanaian naming ceremony.

Young boy watching other kids play
By: Karen Williams Khadra Mohammad
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Sangoel is a refugee. Leaving behind his homeland of Sudan, where his father died in the war, he has little to call his own other than his name, a Dinka name handed down proudly from his father and grandfather before him.

My Name is Bilal
By: Asma Mobin-Uddin
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When Bilal and his sister Ayesha move with their family, they have to attend a new school. They soon find out that they may be the only Muslim students there.

Lejos/Far
By: Juan Felipe Herrera
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Some things are close — cerca. Others are far — lejos. With sweet simplicity, this charming dual-language board book and its companion volume, Cerca/Close, engage young childr

Sculptures of taxis
By: Cynthia Weill

Cynthia Weill scores again with an early concept book that bring every kind of job to life, including the work of the dedicated palm weavers of Flavio Gallardo’s workshop, whose miniature palm weavings illustrate this playful book, teaching children wo

Luci Soars
By: Lulu Delacre

Luci was born without a shadow. Mamá says no one notices. But Luci does. And sometimes others do too. Sometimes they stare, sometimes they tease Luci, and sometimes they make her cry.

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