We Are Kid Lit 2025 Summer Reading List
Resources for a selection of titles on the We Are Kid Lit 2025 Summer Reading List -- by and about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), with attention to their intersecting identities.
Created by We Are Kid Lit Collective
- 624 Resources including
- 69 Videos
- 40 Book Readings
- 48 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 53 book results

Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
by Aida Salazar and Molly Mendoza
30+ Resources11 Awards


Breathe and Count Back from Ten
25+ Resources6 Awards


Made in Asian America: A History for Young People
by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat
25+ Resources6 Awards

Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
by NoNieqa Ramos and Nicole Medina
20+ Resources4 Awards




Grace Notes: Poems about Families
15+ Resources3 Awards


A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home
by Maysa Odeh and Aliaa Betawi
15+ Resources9 Awards

Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony
by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy
15+ Resources3 Awards






Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend
by Noah Van Sciver and Marlena Myles
15+ Resources5 Awards


Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dream Comes True
15+ Resources2 Awards

Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party
by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
10+ Resources3 Awards


Let's Play in the Park / Juguemos en el parque
by René Colato Laínez and Nomar Perez
10+ Resources2 Awards


Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language
by Joanna Que, Charina Marquez, and Fran Alvarez
10+ Resources5 Awards





