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From Our Bookshelf to Yours
Book Recommendations for MLK Day of Service
Help us maximize our impact by purchasing a children's book from the below list and bringing it to our MLK Day of Service for donation to a local Free Little Library or a local community center.
To reinforce the importance of Dr. King's message and legacy, we've chosen books for young readers that underscore themes of inclusivity and racial justice.
All Food Is Good Food
by Molli Jackson Ehlert, Fanny Liem
I Am We: A Book of Community
by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds
Marley's Pride
by Joëlle Retener, DeAnn Wiley
The Circles All Around Us
by Brad Montague,
Kristi Montague
This Is How We Play:
A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation
by Jessica Slice, Caroline Cupp
We Are a Class
by Rob Sanders, Hannah Abbo
Freedom Braids
by Monique Duncan, Oboh Moses
I See Color
by Valerie Bolling, Kailei Pew
Same, Same But Different
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
The Kindest Red:
A Story of Hijab and Friendship
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali, Hatem Aly
We Share This Neighborhood:
A Community Book
by Dan Saks, Brooke Smart
Your Name Is a Song
by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow,
Luisa Uribe
I Am the Spirit of Justice
by Jemar Tisby, Malcolm Newsome
Mama's Home
by Shay Youngblood, Lo Harris
Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison
The Proudest Blue:
A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali, Hatem Aly
We Share This School:
A Community Book
by Dan Saks, Brooke Smart
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