Books like You Matter
By Christian Robinson
For the kid who asks big questions about fairness, feelings, and where they fit in the world, this book meets them right there. Tender, expansive, quietly wondrous.
A rhyming, day-in-the-life look at a school where kids from every background arrive, share their traditions and talents, and are welcomed exactly as they are.
When a new girl is bullied and left in tears, another child feels helpless and upset — until a small act of kindness sparks a whole community to stand together against it.
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother every Sunday, grumbling about the rain and the wait, until she helps him see the beauty and music hiding in their ordinary route.
A boy with an extraordinary face shares his world — one where he plays with his dog Daisy, uses his imagination, and wishes people would look past what they stare at and truly see him.
A king adopts a family of orphans, who each try to win his approval with gifts and displays of talent — until one simply chooses to spend time with him instead.
A spirited young girl navigates segregated 1950s Nashville alone, facing Jim Crow signs and painful moments on her way to the one welcoming place in town: the public library.
An egg named Humpty Dumpty loves nothing more than watching birds from high on the city wall — until a great fall leaves him terrified of heights, and he must find the courage to climb again.
A young girl leaves her grandmother's house in Mexico to join her parents and brother in New York, facing a new language, unfair accusations, and the slow work of calling a new place home.
A young boy asks his grandma where God is in their city, so she teaches him to look for kindness, patience, and love in the people around him.
A young Japanese American artist grows up determined to draw, even as her family is sent to a WWII internment camp — and she goes on to create groundbreaking picture books that show children of every race together.
A girl named Chloe and her friends refuse to let a new classmate named Maya join their games, until a lesson about kindness leaves Chloe facing what she lost by turning away.
A young Armenian boy leaves behind his home and everyone he has known to search for refuge, carrying his story until he finally finds the courage to share it.
