Nicole and Matthew share a selection of the books they’ve recommended most this year. 

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BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: BOARD BOOKS:

Lil Libros written by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, illustrated by Citlali Reyes

ABC For Me: ABC What Can I Be?: YOU Can Be Anything YOU Want To Be, From A To Z by Sugar Snap Studio, Jessie Ford

Our Little Adventures: Stories Featuring Foundational Language Concepts for Growing Minds by Tabitha Paige

Future Baby (series) by Lori Alexander – Future President, Future Engineer, Future Astronaut

PICTURE BOOKS:

Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow illustrated by Luisa Uribe

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade

Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina; illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

NONFICTION:

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World by Elena Favilli

Woke: A Young Poet’s Call To Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III

Dictionary For A Better World: Poems, Quotes, And Anecdotes From A To Z by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini

Girls Who Build: Inspiring Curiosity and Confidence to Make Anything Possible by Katie Hughes

A Kids Book About (series) – A Kids Book About Systemic Racism by Jordan Thierry, A Kids Book About Feminism by Emma Mcilroy, A Kids Book About Shame by Jamie Letourneau, A Kids Book About Depression by Kileah McIlvain, and more

MIDDLE GRADE:

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

BenBee And The Teacher Griefer: The Kids Under the Stairs by K.A. Holt

A Wish In The Dark by Christina Soontornvat

Three Keys by Kelly Yang

GRAPHIC NOVELS:

Go with the Flow by Karen Schneemann, Lily Williams

Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter

Class Act by Jerry Craft

Closing Note:

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