Finding one’s voice, conveying a message, creating stunning visuals, or beautiful music from instruments, poetry, or the body is what the arts can do. This week, September 13th – 19th, is National Arts in Education Week. According to the National Art Education Association, “The arts are an essential part of a complete education, no matter if it happens in the home, school, or community.” In addition to the list featured, check out this previous list of “35 Books for National Arts in Education Week” and discover more reads to enjoy.
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Bunheads
Misty Copeland | Setor Fiadzigbey | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
Kwame Alexander | Tim Bowers | Sleeping Bear Press | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Double Bass Blues
Andrea J. Loney | Rudy Gutierrez | Knopf BYR | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Voice Named Aretha
Katheryn Russell-Brown | Laura Freeman| Bloomsbury | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice
Nadia Hohn | Eugenie Fernandes | Owlkids | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations
Kelly Starling Lyons | Keith Mallett | Nancy Paulsen Books | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
Carole Boston Weatherford | Frank Morrison | little bee books | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The 5 O’Clock Band
Troy Andrews | Bryan Collier | Harry N. Abrams | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Nighttime Symphony
Timbaland | Christopher Myers | Kaa Illustration | Atheneum BYR | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
This Is It
Daria Peoples Riley | Greenwillow Books | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Not Quite Snow White
Ashley Franklin | Ebony Glenn | HarperCollins | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Hello, Crochet Friends!: Making Art, Being Mindful, Giving Back: Do What Makes You Happy
Jonah Larson | Jennifer Larson | Erin Harris | KWiL Publishing | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins
Michelle Meadows | Ebony Glenn | Henry Holt and Co. | BYR | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
A Night Out with Mama
Quvenzhané Wallis | Vanessa Brantley-Newton | Simon & Schuster BYR | 2017 | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound
Firebird
Misty Copeland | Christopher Myers | G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR | 2014 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Chapter/Middle-Grade
The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane
Nikki Shannon Smith | Gloria Felix | Picture Window Books | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Sadiq and the Perfect Play
Siman Nuurali | Anjan Sarkar | Picture Window Books | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Shai Emmie Star in To the Rescue!
Quvenzhane Wallis | Nancy Ohlin | Sharee Miller | Simon & Schuster BYR | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Magic in Changing Your Stars
Leah Henderson | Sterling Children’s Books | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Jake the Fake Keeps His Cool
Craig Robinson | Adam Mansbach | Keith Knight | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Trailblazers: Beyoncé: Queen of the Spotlight
Ebony Joy Wilkins | Random House BYR | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Leaving Lymon (The Finding Langston Trilogy)
Lesa Cline Ransome | Holiday House | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback
Skai Jackson | Crown BYR | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Becoming Beatriz
Tami Charles | Charlesbridge Teen | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Melody: Never Stop Singing
Denise Lewis Patrick | American Girl | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Young Adult
Turning Point
Paula Chase | Greenwillow Books | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Lux: The New Girl (Flyy Girls #1)
Ashley Woodfolk | Penguin Workshop | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Now That I’ve Found You
Kristina Forest | Roaring Brook Press | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Obviously: Stories from My Timeline
Akilah Jones | Razorbill | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Tiffany D. Jackson | Katherine Tegen Books | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
On the Come Up
Angie Thomas | Balzer & Bray/Harperteen | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
Leslie Odom Jr. | Feiwel & Friends | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Swing
Kwame Alexander | Mary Rand Hess | Blink | 2018 | Amazon| Bookshop | IndieBound
Finding Yvonne
Brandy Colbert | Little, Brown BYR | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Spin
Lamar Giles | Amistad | 2017 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
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