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Art Installation
Bebonkwe Brown: Urban Skins & Ancient Kin
December 11, 2023 to January 28, 2024Opening Reception: December 14, 5:30-7:30pm, Brooklyn Heights Library
For more than 35 years, Bebonkwe Brown’s trailblazing creative practice has centered and celebrated matriarchal Amerindian cultural, artistic, and decolonization practices,...
Staff Picks
- NYC Novels
- Diverse Children's Books
Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan
Moon palacePaul Auster
Winter's taleMark Helprin
Another countryJames Baldwin
The house of mirthEdith Wharton
The Russian debutante's handbookGary Shteyngart
Open cityTeju Cole
The beautiful and damnedF Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
Invisible manRalph Ellison
Motherless BrooklynJonathan Lethem
Can I touch your hair? : poems of race, mistakes, and friendshipIrene Latham
Game changers : the story of Venus and Serena WilliamsLesa Cline-Ransome
Charlie takes his shot : how Charlie Sifford broke the color barrier in golfNancy Churnin
Gloria's voice : the story of Gloria Steinem -- feminist, activist, leaderAura Lewis
I dissent : Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her markDebbie Levy
A season of flowersMichael Garland
Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed musicMargarita Engle
Maybe something beautifulF Isabel Campoy
Quizás algo hermoso : cómo el arte transformó un barrioF Isabel Campoy
Rad girls can : stories of bold, brave, and brilliant young womenKate Schatz
The wheels on the tuk tukSurishtha Sehgal
Round is a tortilla : a book of shapesRoseanne Thong
Round is a mooncake : a book of shapesRoseanne Thong
Lola at the libraryAnna McQuinn
Leo loves baby timeAnna McQuinn
Hello helloBrendan Wenzel
Her right footDave Eggers
Stella brings the familyMiriam B Schiffer
This is how we do it : one day in the lives of seven kids from around the worldMatt Lamothe
What can a citizen do?Dave Eggers
Let the children marchMonica Clark-Robinson
Say hello!Rachel Isadora
Free as a bird : the story of MalalaLina Maslo
Malala's magic pencilMalala Yousafzai
Grandma's purseVanessa Brantley-Newton
Julián is a mermaidJessica Love
Marisol McDonald doesn't matchMonica Brown
It's okay to be differentTodd Parr
Be who you areTodd Parr
I walk with Vanessa : a story about a simple act of kindnessKerascoët
The dress and the girlCamille Andros
Mixed meTaye Diggs
I like myself!Karen Beaumont
Red : a crayon's storyMichael Hall
Mango, Abuela, and meMeg Medina
Mango, Abuela y yoMeg Medina
Not quite narwhalJessie Sima
My princess boy : a mom's story about a young boy who loves to dress upCheryl Kilodavis
GraciasPat Mora
Last stop on Market StreetMatt de la Peña
Bravo! : poems about amazing HispanicsMargarita Engle
Be a friendSalina Yoon
We're all wondersR J Palacio
OneKathryn Otoshi
SporkKyo Maclear
Strictly no elephantsLisa Mantchev
Why am I me?Paige Britt
LoveMatt de la Peña
A boy and a jaguarAlan Rabinowitz
And Tango makes threeJustin Richardson
This day in JuneGayle E Pitman
Princess hairSharee (Illustrator) Miller