READINGCHAIR
Alma and How She Got Her Name
By Juana Martinez-Neal. 2018. July 2019
Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela discovers her family history— and a new appreciation for her many names— when her father tells her the stories of all the relatives whose names she shares.
Saturday
By Oge Mora. 2019. July 2020
Ava and her mother enjoy their Saturdays together. On this particular Saturday, everything seems to go wrong— until they remember that Saturdays are special because they spend them with each other.
Julián Is a Mermaid
By Jessica Love. 2018. September 2019
In this story of acceptance and unconditional love, young Julián fashions his own mermaid skirt out of a curtain after spotting women dressed as mermaids while riding the subway with his grandmother.
Hey, Water!
By Antoinette Portis. 2019. July 2020
This book celebrates water through science, poetry, visual intrigue, and playfulness.
92 Young Children
Summer 2026