Shams: A story of trauma and empowerment by Sundus Abdul Hadi, "Shams" transforms tragedy into magical realism, guided by ancestral wisdom. Blending storytelling and powerful illustrations, Shams is brought to life as an otherworldly being in her small universe. Ages 7+

The Brighter I Shine: For one Armenian child, birthdays are days for decorating the house with bunches of rose and mint and sumac, for eating beef dumplings with garlic yogurt, and for baking cakes with family and friends. But birthdays are also a time for telling stories—stories of ancestors and homelands, of births and new beginnings, and of the land their family now calls home. A Story by Kamee Abrahamian.

I Am We: Cultivate connection and kindness in author Susan Verde’s and Peter H. Reynolds’s "I Am We," a companion to the New York Times bestsellers "I Am Human" and "I Am Love"