Buy Books to Build Home Libraries for Under-Resourced Chicago Children.
- 61% of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for children.
- Every book that you buy from this list will be distributed to Chicago kids in under-resourced communities via CPS meal distribution and community partners.
- All proceeds benefit our Book Granting program to get even more books into kids’ hands.
- Two different ways to donate–choose the option that moves you most.
Option A: Make a general donation for a new book at only $3 per book. Adjust the quantity in your cart for the most impact.
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$3 for a New Book!$3.00
Option B: Choose your favorites from the curated list below of highly engaging, culturally relevant titles below:
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We Do This ‘Til We Free Us$16.95 -
Sulwe$17.99 -
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy$17.99 -
Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance$16.99 -
The ABCs of Black History$14.95 -
Juneteenth for Mazie$5.95 -
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom$17.99 -
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History$17.99 -
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History$16.99
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Julián at the Wedding$16.99 -
Julián Is a Mermaid$16.99 -
My Two Moms and Me$8.99 -
When Aidan Became a Brother$18.95 -
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity$17.99 -
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights$17.99 -
Our Rainbow$8.99
Early Childhood
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A Is for Awesome$9.99 -
ABC What Can She Be?$16.95 -
Bear Snores On$7.99 -
Besos for Baby$7.99 -
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?$8.99 -
Chica chica bum bum$7.99 -
Counting on Community$11.95 -
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!$16.99 -
Dream Big, Little One$8.99 -
Green Is a Chile Pepper$16.99 -
Hoot: A Hide and Seek Book of Counting$7.99 -
I Like Myself$7.99 -
La Catrina: Emotions/Emociones$9.99 -
Little Owl’s Night$6.99 -
My Two Moms and Me$8.99
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Oso pardo, oso pardo, que ves ahi?$8.99 -
Our Rainbow$8.99
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Rhymoceros$15.95 -
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes$7.99 -
The Snowy Day$7.99 -
The Very Hungry Caterpillar$10.99 -
The Very Hungry Caterpillar/La oruga muy hambrienta$10.99 -
Think Big, Little One$8.99 -
Un dia de nieve$7.99
Elementary School
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Abuela$8.99 -
Abuela (Spanish)$7.99 -
Ada Magnífica, científica$17.95 -
Ada Twist, Scientist$18.99 -
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom$17.99
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Alma and How She Got Her Name$15.99 -
Alma y como obtuvo su nombre$15.99 -
Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems$9.95 -
Brand New School, Brave New Ruby (Ruby and the Booker Boys)$5.99 -
Coraline$7.99 -
El dia en que descubres quien eres$18.99 -
Estela’s Swap$9.95 -
Family Pictures/Cuadros de familia$10.95 -
Hair Love$17.99 -
Hi! Fly Guy$3.99 -
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity$17.99
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Ivy & Bean$5.99 -
Julián at the Wedding$16.99
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Julián Is a Mermaid$16.99
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Juneteenth for Mazie$5.95
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Last Stop on Market Street$17.99 -
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women From Around the World$17.99 -
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History$16.99
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History$17.99
Middle School
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn$16.99 -
Akata Witch$10.99 -
Amal Unbound$8.99 -
Brown Girl Dreaming$10.99 -
Bud, Not Buddy$8.99 -
Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance$16.99
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay$10.99 -
De como la tia Lola vino (de visita) a quedarse$6.99 -
Esperanza renace$7.99 -
Esperanza Rising$7.99 -
Front Desk$7.99 -
George$7.99 -
I Am Malala$10.99 -
Inside Out and Back Again$8.99 -
Little Brother$12.99 -
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks$17.99 -
Lumberjanes$14.99 -
Merci Suarez Changes Gears$16.99 -
Race to the Sun$16.99 -
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe$16.99 -
Star Crossed$7.99 -
The Crossover$8.99 -
The Diary of a Young Girl$6.99 -
The Giver$9.99
High School
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American Born Chinese$10.99 -
Bendicime, Ultima$7.99 -
Bless Me, Ultima$8.00 -
Cajas de carton$7.99 -
Caramelo$16.95 -
Caramelo (Spanish)$15.95 -
Children of Blood and Bone$18.99 -
Cinder$19.99 -
Code Talker$8.99 -
Como agua para chocolate$16.00 -
Dear Martin$9.99 -
Fangirl$10.99 -
Feed$9.99 -
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter$11.99 -
La casa de los espiritus$16.00 -
La casa en Mango Street$11.95 -
La ladrona de libros$12.95 -
Like Water for Chocolate$15.95 -
Opposite of Always$17.99 -
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida$8.99 -
Poet X$12.99 -
Poet X (Spanish)$15.95 -
Pride$10.99 -
Sunrise Over Fallujah$8.99
Specific titles granted subject to change based on availability.