Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color

GRADE 1 BOOKS

Princess Truly: I Am a Good Friend! by Kelly Greenawalt and illustrated by Amariah Rauscher Princess Truly shares her kindness, optimism, and can-do attitude with her friends in these rhyming stories.

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King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth by Dori Hillestad Butler and illustrated by Nancy Meyers

Follow Kayla and her lovable dog King as they solve mysteries. Kayla’s loose tooth is missing! As King sniffs for clues, he notices that Mason’s hand has a familiar smell. Read along as King and Kayla save the day.

Princess Truly knows how to be a good friend! When it’s time for her friend’s sleepover, she helps her friends Lizzie and May build a best friends’ clubhouse. With pets in tow, the sleepover is fully underway. But when

Lizzie’s kitty is still awake when everyone is supposed to sleep, Princess Truly “rocks” him to sleep with a jamming bedtime song.

Drive It! Fix It! by Larry Dane Brimner and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita* Ace has one major passion in life: racing. She makes her race car herself and ensures that everything is in

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Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson* and illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith

tip-top shape for the upcoming race. But when her car starts to slow down in the middle of the race, Ace must find out what’s wrong, quickly.

From the minute she is born, Violet plays music. At first she plays a rattle, and as she plays, she wishes that someone would join her. No one in the nursery does, no one in school does, and, in fact, no one anywhere does. Still, Violet holds onto the dream of finding other children who share her passion for playing music. It is not until

Lucía the Luchadora and the Million Masks by Cynthia Leonor Garza* and illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez*

When her sister Gemma accidentally rips Lucía’s Luchadora mask, Lucía is furious. She doesn’t see what Abu sees in Gemma, especially when she gets away with ruining her special silver mask! After Abu mends Lucía’s mask and takes the girls to the mercado, Lucía begins to feel less

the talented Violet is older and playing a guitar in the park that she finds people within her community who grew up with the same dream. Soon a drummer, a saxophone player, and a singer all come together to play in Violet’s band. Floating on Mama’s Song/Flotando en la canción de mamá by Laura Lacámara* and illustrated by Yuyi Morales*

proud of her mask. But after losing her mask again, Lucía learns the value of both her sister’s friendship and her mended mask. Read along as Gemma becomes a hero in her own right, with the help of her big sister.

In this bilingual picture book, Anita’s mama sings such beautiful, happy songs that something magical happens: everyone who hears her music, from Anita and her little brother to the neighbor’s animals, float high above the ground. But when Grandma finds out, she wants mama to stop singing! Anita must find a way to

reunite her family in song.

Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade 1 Books | Back to Top | 8 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.

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