Check out the LL+L bookshelf and read along with these culturally relevant stories that have been featured in our episodes.
Season 4
Ayomide and Seyi's Kitchen: A Kid’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition from A-Z
LOCAL AUTHOR
Dr. Margaret Towolawi, MD
Illustrated by Annabella Ortiz
Sightseeing with Sandy
Sandiya Badmus and Shambrekia Wise
Illustrated by Catherine Paraiso
Ten Oni Drummers
LOCAL AUTHOR
Matthew Gollub
Illustrated by Kazuko G. Stone
The Proudest Color
Sheila Modir, PHG & Jeff Kashou, LMFT
Illustrated by Monica Mikai
The Squirrel who Homeschooled
LOCAL AUTHOR
Kacie Washington
Illustrated by Kath Grimshaw
The Bully Needs a Friend
LOCAL AUTHOR
Joe Brooks
Illustrations by Ari G. Sun
Lost Things
Carey Sookocheff
Caleb Has Something to Say
LOCAL AUTHOR
Chanita Stone
Illustrated by Vladimir Cebu, LL.B.
The Search for the World’s Greatest Smile
LOCAL AUTHOR
Kelly Rae Bahr
The Girl with a Mind for Math
Julia Finley Mosca
Illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Scrap Metal Swan
Joanne Linden
Illustrated by Estrellita Caracol
Season 3
A Squiggly Story
LOCAL AUTHOR
Andrew Larsen & Mike Lowery
We are Water Protectors
Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Little Mr. Fix It Assists with the To-Do List
Micaela Benn
Illustrated by Erica Ramsey-Bowen
Ordinary 'Ohana
Ordinary 'Ohana
Your Name is a Song
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illustrated by Luisa Uribe
Melo the Umang Boy
Christina Newhard & Alyssa Sarmiento-Co
Illustrated by Jaypee Portez
Missing Daddy
by Mariame Kaba
Illustrated by Bria Royal
Mama Panya’s Pancakes
Mary & Rich Chamberlin
Illustrated by Julia Cairns
I Am Perfectly Designed
LOCAL AUTHOR
Karamo Brown & Jason "Rachel" Brown
Illustrated by Anoosha Syed
Hey, Wall
Susan Verde
Illustrated by John Parra
A Wave Came Through Our Window
Zetta Elliot
Illustrated by Charity Russell
Purple Ube
LOCAL AUTHOR
Hannah Arp
Season Two
'Iwalani's Tree
Constance Hale
Illustrated by Kathleen Peterson
Sometimes We Do
Omowale Moses
Illustrated by Diego Chaves
Boats for Papa
LOCAL AUTHOR
Jessixa Bagley
Eagle Boy
LOCAL AUTHOR
Richard Lee Vaughan
Illustrated by Lee Christiansen
Let's Celebrate: Special Days Around the World
Kate DePalma
Illustrated by Martina Peluso
One
Kathryn Otoshi
Frank the Seven-Legged Spider
LOCAL AUTHOR
Michaele Razi
Bea’s Bees
LOCAL AUTHOR
Kathryn Pryor
Illustrated by Ellie Peterson
Listening with my Heart
Gabi Garcia
Illustrated by Ying Hui Tan
One of a Kind, Like Me
Laurin Mayeno
Illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo
A Boy Like You
Frank Murphy
Illustrated by Kayla Harren
The Book Tree
Paul Czajak & Rashin Kheiriyeh
The Boy & The Bindi
Vivek Shraya
Illustrated by Rajni Perera
Season One
Why is Jane so Mad?
LOCAL AUTHOR
Jeffrey Cheatham III
Illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Vincent Comes Home
LOCAL AUTHOR
Jessixa Bagley and Aaron Bagley
You Hold Me Up
Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by Danielle Daniel
Strictly No Elephants
LOCAL AUTHOR
Lisa Mantchev
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
Sikulu & Harambe by the Zambezi River
Kunle Oguneye
Illustrated by Bruce McCorkindale
Abuela
LOCAL AUTHOR
Arthur Dorros
Illustrated by Elisa Kleven
Drum Dream Girl
Margarita Engle
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
The Goose Egg
LOCAL AUTHOR
Liz Wong
Don’t Touch My Hair!
Sharee Miller
The Whole Wide World and Me
LOCAL AUTHOR
Toni Yuly
I Am Enough
Grace Byers
Illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo
The Don’t Worry Book
Todd Parr
Dr. King Had a Dream
Alyce Pearl Smith
Illustrated by Robert Crews