This Rising Voices Library contains fiction and informational texts that celebrate the identities and abilities of girls of color. By cultivating a classroom culture that values equity and positive representation, students from diverse backgrounds can benefit, fostering respect and understanding. Each grade-level library comprises 50 books in total, with two copies of each of the 25 titles. Grades K–5 Title List
Kindergarten | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Usha and the Big Digger
Amitha Jagannath Knight*
Sandhya Prabhat*
A Birthday Basket for Tía
Pat Mora*
Cecily Lang
Hello Goodbye Dog
Maria Gianferrari
Patrice Barton
If I Had a Raptor
George O’Connor
George O’Connor
Lily Brown’s Paintings
Angela Johnson*
E.B. Lewis*
Ruby’s Birds
Mya Thompson
Claudia Dávila*
Hiking Day
Anne Rockwell
Lizzy Rockwell
I Got the Rhythm
Connie Schofield-Morrison*
Frank Morrison*
Lola Gets a Cat
Anna McQuinn
Rosalind Beardshaw
The Ugly Vegetables
Grace Lin*
Grace Lin*
Your Name is a Song
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow*
Luisa Uribe*
Danbi Leads the School Parade
Anna Kim*
Anna Kim*
Do Like Kyla
Angela Johnson*
James M. Ransome*
Lucía the Luchadora
Cynthia Leonor Garza*
Alyssa Bermudez*
Our Table
Peter H. Reynolds
Peter H. Reynolds
Marta! Big & Small
Jen Arena
Angela Dominguez*
A Girl Like Me
Angela Johnson*
Nina Crews*
Layla and the Bots: Happy Paws
Vicky Fang*
Christine Nishiyama
Princess Truly: Off I Go!
Kelly Greenawalt
Amariah Rauscher
This Old Truck
Jarrett Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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The Little Blue Bridge
Brenda Maier
Sonia Sánchez*
City Shapes
Diana Murray
Brian Collier*
Harlem Grown
Tony Hillery*
Jessie Hartland
I Want to Be a Doctor
Laura Driscoll
Catalina Echeverri
I Want to Be a Scientist
Rebecca Tree
Carolina Farías*
Grade 1 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
Cari Best
Vanessa Brantley Newton*
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away
Meg Medina*
Sonia Sánchez*
Home is in Between
Mitali Perkins*
Lavanya Naidu*
Not Exactly the Same!
Grace Lin*
Grace Lin*
The Camping Trip
Jennifer K. Mann
Jennifer K. Mann
Violet’s Music
Angela Johnson*
Laura Huliska-Beith
Floating on Mama’s Song/Flotando en la canción de mamá
Laura Lacámara*
Yuyi Morales*
Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum
Natasha Yim*
Violet Kim*
When Julia Danced Bomba/Cuando Julia bailabla bomba
Raquel M. Ortiz*
Flor de Vita*
Written and Drawn by Henrietta
Liniers*
Liniers*
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
Kat Zhang*
Charlene Chua*
King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth
Dori Hillestad Butler
Nancy Meyers
Drive It! Fix It!
Larry Dane Brimner
Kaylani Juanita
Lucia the Luchadora and the Million Masks
Cynthia Leonor Garza*
Alyssa Bermudez*
Princess Truly: I Am a Good Friend!
Kelly Greenawalt
Amariah Rauscher
The Little Red Fort
Brenda Maier
Sonia Sánchez*
Astronaut Annie
Suzanne Slade
Nicole Tadgell*
It’s a Girl Thing! Smart, Fierce, and Leading the Way
Pri Ferrari*
Pri Ferrari*
Yasmin the Builder
Saadia Faruqi*
Hatem Aly*
Zoey and Sassafras: Monsters and Mold
Asia Citro
Marion Lindsay
Lia & Luís: Who Has More?
Ana Crespo*
Giovana Medeiros*
I Am Enough
Grace Byers*
Keturah A. Bobo*
Layla and the Bots: Built for Speed
Vicky Fang*
Christine Nishiyama
Sky Color
Peter H. Reynolds
Peter H. Reynolds
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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Grade 2 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
Cathy Camper*
Kenard Pak*
King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold Ring
Dori Hillestad Butler
Nancy Meyers
Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business
Lyla Lee*
Dung Ho*
Sofia Martinez: My Family Adventure
Jacqueline Jules
Kim Smith
What Will You Be?
Yamile Saied Méndez*
Kate Alizadeh*
CeCe Loves Science
Kimberly Derting & Shelli R. Johannes Vashti Harrison*
Bird Count
Susan Edwards Richmond
Stephanie Fizer Coleman
My Name Is Celia/Me Llamo Celia
Monica Brown*
Rafael López*
Nibi Emosaawdang/The Water Walker
Joanne Robertson*
Joanne Robertson*
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Monica Brown*
John Parra*
More Than Peach
Bellen Woodard*
Fanny Liem*
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Traci Sorell*
Natasha Donovan*
Fearless Mary
Tami Charles*
Claire Almon
Mia Mayhem Learns to Fly!
Kara West
Leeza Hernandez*
Skater Cielo
Rachel Katstaller
Rachel Katstaller
What If…
Samantha Berger
Mike Curato*
Dara’s Clever Trap
Liz Flanagan
Martina Peluso
Mia Mayhem Steals the Show!
Kara West
Leeza Hernandez*
The Flying Girl
Margarita Engle*
Sara Palacios*
When I Grow Up: Misty Copeland
Lexi Ryals
Erwin Madrid*
Shark Lady
Jess Keating
Marta Álvarez Miguéns*
The Girl with a Mind for Math
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Sink or Swim
Judy Katschke
The Rainbow Mystery
Jennifer Dussling
Barry Gott
The World is Not a Rectangle
Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
Grade 3 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend
Dawn Quigley*
Tara Audibert*
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Nikki Grimes*
R. Gregory Christie*
Mindy Kim and the Big Pizza Challenge
Lyla Lee*
Dung Ho*
She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribe Leader
J.G. Annino
Lisa Desimini
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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Ways to Make Sunshine
Renée Watson*
Nina Mata*
Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring
Nancy Churnin
Felicia Marshall*
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Veronica Chambers*
Julie Maren
Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge
Megan Frazer Blakemore
Nadja Sarell
Polly Diamond and the Super Stunning Spectacular School Fair
Alice Kuipers
Diana Toledano
Sarai Saves the Music
Sarai Gonzalez* & Monica Brown*
Christine Almeda*
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Pat Zietlow Miller
Frank Morrison*
Lark Holds the Key
Natasha Deen*
Marcus Cutler
Molly, by Golly!
Dianne Ochiltree
Kathleen Kemly
Anna Harber Freeman & Barbara Gonzales*
Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Marta Martinez
Aphelandra
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx
Jonah Winter
Edel Rodriguez*
The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl
Debbie Michiko Florence*
Elizabet Vuković
Little Robot
Ben Hatke
Ben Hatke
Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean
Monica Brown*
Angela Dominguez*
You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson
Thea Feldman
Alyssa Petersen
Wangari’s Trees of Peace
Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
Susan Tan*
Dana Wulfekotte*
Listening with My Heart
Gabi Garcia*
Ying Hui Tan*
Luz Makes a Splash
Claudia Dávila*
Claudia Dávila*
You Should Meet: Mae Jemison
Laurie Calkhoven
Monique Dong*
Grade 4 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Any Day With You
Mae Respicio*
Mark Koerner
Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Michelle Mee Nutter*
Gaby, Lost and Found
Angela Cervantes*
Love, Sugar, Magic
Anna Meriano*
Mirelle Ortega*
Ways to Grow Love
Renée Watson*
Nina Mata*
Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
Francie Latour*
Ken Daley*
Lety Out Loud
Angela Cervantes*
Catching a Storyfish
Janice N. Harrington*
Dancing Hands
Margarita Engle*
Rafael López*
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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Planting Stories
Anika Aldamuy Denise*
Paola Escobar*
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Chris Barton
Ekua Holmes*
Chloe Kim, Gold Medal Star
Susan Taylor*
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
Ashima Shiraishi*
Yao Xiao*
Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin
Nadia Shammas*
Nabi H. Ali*
Simone Biles: Raising the Bar
Joe Bubar
Fly, Girl, Fly!
Nancy Roe Pimm
Alexandra Bye
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
Ai-Ling Louie*
H. Rick Pettway*
Harlem’s Little Blackbird
Renée Watson*
Christian Robinson*
Shuri
Nic Stone*
Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma, Finding Their Way
Ai-Ling Louie*
Cathy Peng*
Patricia’s Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight
Michelle Lord
Alleanna Harris*
Ada’s Violin
Susan Hood
Sally Wern Comport
Building Zaha
Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code
Stacia Deutsch
Mars Science Lab Engineer: Diana Trujillo
Kari Cornell
Grade 5 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Some Places More Than Others
Renée Watson*
Shadra Strickland*
Front Desk
Kelly Yang*
Gabby Garcia’s Ultimate Playbook
Iva-Marie Palmer*
Marta Kissi
Josephine Against the Sea
Shakirah Bourne*
Twins
Varian Johnson*
Shannon Wright*
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
Angela Cervantes*
Rafael López*
Random Acts of Kittens
Yamile Saied Méndez*
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena
Silvia López*
Paola Escobar*
The House That Lou Built
Mae Respicio*
The Way to Bea
Kat Yeh*
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Lesa Cline-Ransome*
James E. Ransome
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
Gary D. Schmidt
Daniel Minter*
She Dared: Malala Yousafzai
Jenni Walsh
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
Alicia D. Williams*
April Harrison*
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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The Serpent’s Secret
Sayantani DasGupta*
Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations
Kelly Starling Lyons*
Keith Mallett*
Each Tiny Spark
Pablo Cartaya*
Margot Lee Shetterly* with Winifred Conkling
Hidden Figures
Laura Freeman*
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland*
Wild Survival: Crocodile Rescue
Melissa Cristina Márquez*
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
Jeanne Walker Harvey
Dow Phumiruk*
Shuri: The Vanished
Nic Stone*
Strange Birds
Celia C. Pérez*
Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
Kari Cornell
When Marian Sang
Pam Muñoz Ryan*
Brian Selznick
*Denotes an author or illustrator of color.
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