I love giving books as gifts in general, but especially to kids. Children's books that empower and show a range of stories inspire me. Here are a few I recommend, some of which are illustrated by artists I admire, like Ekua Holmes, Shadra Strickland, and Christian Robinson.
clockwise: Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong; Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña; Bird by Zetta Elliott; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Carole Boston Weatherford; Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
