Joelle Avelino

Chino loves the scarf her mother ties around her hair at night, and takes it on endless adventures during the day as a reminder of the ones she loves.

When Malola is tasked with sharing with her class what she wants to be when she grows up, she runs to the one place she knows will help her-her favourite room in her favourite museum. But when she asks her favourite paintings what she should be when she grows up, she doesn't expect them to come to life and take her on a journey to find the answer! Follow Malola as she travels through a magical exhibit of paintings and learns about the many inspirational...

"Inspired by her own foremothers' legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women--both famous and little-known--who changed the course of US history. In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve....

Addresses--honestly, yet hopefully--the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future and delivering a message of empowerment to a new generation of dreamers.

Takes a look at different types of power, what it means to have power, and what you can do with your own power to create positive change in the world, no matter who or how old you are.