New Children’s Book Releases for November 23, 2021

Ten years after A Sick Day for Amos McGee, readers are reunited with Amos as he plans a big surprise for his friends at the zoo. But after staying up late to plan, Amos misses his bus, potentially ruining his big surprise, but his friends step in to help.

This historical picture book retells the story of Wong Kim Ark, an American-born man who returned home to San Francisco after a trip to China and was refused entry into the country because he wasn’t considered to be an American. After enduring months of imprisonment, Wong Kim Ark took his case to the Supreme Court, where he argued that anyone born in the U.S is an American citizen.

In this picture book from zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, a young boy named Minh realizes that the Buddha statue where people leave fruit isn’t actually the Buddha and so begins a search to find the real Buddha, before realizing that the Buddha lives in everyone, including him.

In this tender graphic novel, Manuel struggles in the aftermath of witnessing a violent attack. He finds solace in his photography but when he’s grouped with Sebastian and Caysha on a school project, he finds a new opportunity for peace and healing.

A necessary collection for artists and art lovers, this anthology highlights twenty-six Black contemporary artists. Offering recognition and praise for artists routinely locked out of mainstream art conversations, this book highlights their stories, their specific styles, and reproduces one of their signature works.