2021 Author: Nahid Kazemi Illustrator: Nahid Kazemi Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nahid-kazemi/shahrzad-and-the-angry-king/ Media:
Category: All Books
Every child deserves access to books of high visual and literary quality. A Book a Day donates new, hardcover titles to partner public schools in West Philadelphia, as well as to community organizations throughout the city. We select beautifully illustrated titles by underrepresented creators that highlight characters and stories from diverse backgrounds. Below, you can find the titles that we have donated since 2014. Feel free to explore and send us a note at abookadayprogram@gmail.com if you discover a new favorite!
2021 Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson Illustrator: Nikkolas Smith Publisher: Kokila Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nikole-hannah-jones/born-on-the-water/ Media:
2018 Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes Illustrator: N/A Publisher: https://www.lbyr.com/titles/jewell-parker-rhodes/ghost-boys/9780316262255/ Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jewell-parker-rhodes/ghost-boys-rhodes/ Media:
2020 Author: Deborah Diesen Illustrator: Magdalena Mora Publisher: Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deborah-diesen/equalitys-call/ Media:
2015 Author: Jonah Winter Illustrator: Shane W. Evans Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/Random Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonah-winter/lillians-right-to-vote/#:~:text=A%20CELEBRATION%20OF%20THE%20VOTING%20RIGHTS%20ACT%20OF%201965&text=In%20a%20book%20commemorating%20the,to%20vote%2050%20years%20ago.&text=She%20arrives%20at%20the%20voting%20booth%20and%20presses%20the%20lever. Media:
2019 Author: Jonah Winter Illustrator: Bryan Collier Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/Random Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonah-winter/thurgood/ Media
2020 Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrator: John Parra Publisher: Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lesa-cline-ransome/the-power-of-her-pen/ Media:
2020 Publisher: Crown Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wade-hudson/talk-hudson/
1965 Author: Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats Publisher: Knopf
2005 Author: Ellen Jackson Illustrator: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon Publisher: Walker Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ellen-jackson/earth-mother/ Media: