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A Place at the Table

By: Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan
Narrated by: Nikhaar Kishnani & Caitlin Kelly
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

A timely, accessible, and beautifully written story exploring themes of food, friendship, family and what it means to belong, featuring sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl taking a South Asian cooking class taught by Sara’s mom.Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. Sara is at a... Read more

Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder
Narrated by: Tyler Feder
Length: 3 minutes

This body positivity book for preschoolers is a joyful listen.

From the way a body jiggles to the scars a body bears, this book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive audiobook. With its... Read more

Grief Is an Elephant

By: Tamara Ellis Smith
Narrated by: Christina Moore
Length: 5 minutes

When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant—so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller—first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance.This lyrical work is an empathetic and comforting balm for anyone... Read more

Carmela Full of Wishes

By: Matt de la Peña
Narrated by: Matt de la Peña
Length: 6 minutes

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

In Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson's first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street comes a poignant and timely new book that's sure to be an instant classic: now adapted for audio, with narration by the author

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday,... Read more

Just Ask!

Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor
Narrated by: Ali Stroker & Sonia Sotomayor
Length: 11 minutes

A #1 New York Times bestseller!

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable,... Read more

With Lots of Love

By: Jenny Torres Sanchez
Narrated by: Marisa Blake
Length: 5 minutes

A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States, and everything she leaves behind and longs for—especially her Abuela—as she makes a new life.

Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of... Read more

It Feels Good to be Yourself

A Book About Gender Identity

By: Theresa Thorn
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 16 minutes

A warm book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest listener from writer Theresa Thorn.Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between.This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With... Read more

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

By: Nina LaCour
Narrated by: Marion Toro
Length: 9 minutes

For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama and Mommy. So when Mommy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch movies, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mommy as deep as the ocean and as high as... Read more

Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson
Narrated by: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Length: 23 minutes

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award–contending short film.

In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return... Read more

Julián at the Wedding

Julián

By: Jessica Love
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 7 minutes

Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It’s not long before Julián and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that... Read more

My Rainbow

By: DeShanna Neal & Trinity Neal
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 7 minutes

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal.

Warm morning sunlight and love fill the Neal home. And on one quiet day, playtime leads to an important realization:Trinity wants long hair... Read more

Love, Violet

By: Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer
Length: 9 minutes

This audiobook features sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment of Love Violet. Listen out for the sounds of arts and crafts and wonderful whimsical music.

Stonewall Book Award Winner
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Charlotte Huck Honor Book

Perfect for Valentine's Day, Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild and Charlene Chua is... Read more

Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade
Narrated by: Erin Tripp
Length: 14 minutes

A Caldecott Honor Book!

An Indie Bestseller!

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a gorgeous celebration of the land she knows well and the powerful wisdom of elders.

On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from... Read more

And Tango Makes Three

By: Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
Length: 8 minutes

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is now available in a sturdy board book edition.

At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo... Read more

The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi
Narrated by: Shannon Tyo
Length: 18 minutes

A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name.

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what happens when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious about fitting in. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to choose... Read more

That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed
Narrated by: Dalia Ramahi
Length: 6 minutes

A debut picture book, adapted for audio, about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed.

Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can't wait to learn, play, and make new friends. But when her classmates mispronounce her... Read more

The Proudest Blue

A Story of Hijab and Family

The Proudest Blue: Book #1

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad
Narrated by: Ibtihaj Muhammad
Length: 7 minutes

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad.
With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's the start of a... Read more

Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Narrated by: Sura Siu
Length: 14 minutes

To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren’t human—that was miraculous. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in... Read more

All Are Neighbors (An All Are Welcome Book)

All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 4 minutes

When a new family moves in, the whole neighborhood comes together to celebrate their diverse community in this uplifting new book from the bestselling creators of All Are Welcome!

Let’s go walking down our street.
Friends and neighbors here to greet.
There are oh so many folks to meet.
We all are neighbors here.

Moving to a new place can be hard, but... Read more

All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book)

All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 5 minutes

Join the call for a better world with this New York Times bestselling picture book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. The perfect back-to-school read for every kid, family and classroom!

In our classroom safe and sound.
Fears are lost and hope is found.

Discover a school where all young children have a place, have a... Read more