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Please explore a curated selection of NBC’s featured books. Here you can find types of books in the NBC collection. Browse topics ranging from feelings to identity, humor to adventure, sports to family, and so much more.

Feelings

Picture Books: Feelings
The Day You Begin
Sulwe
School’s First Day of School
When Sadness Is At Your Door
Don't Touch My Hair
Ish
Jabari Jumps
Mae's First Day Of School
I Am Enough
When You Are Brave
The Kissing Hand
A Place Inside of Me
The Rabbit Listened
I am the Storm
Perfectly Norman

 IDENTITY

Picture Books: Identity
Just Ask
The Proudest Blue
What If...
We're All Wonders
Leila In Saffron
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Tough Guys Have Feelings Too
I Am Every Good Thing
All Are Welcome
Eyes that Speak to the Stars
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

FAMILY

Picture Books: Family
Dreamers
Alma & How She Got Her Name
My Papi Had a Motorcycle
A Chair For My Mother
Night Job
The Remember Balloons
Thunder Boy, Jr.
Me & Mama
Saturday
Hair Love
Milo Imagines the World

HISTORY + BIOGRAPHY

Picture Books: History + Biography
The Undefeated
Hidden Figures
Salt in His Shoes
Rosa
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreno Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World
This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
We Are Water Protectors
These Hands
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Lillian's Right to Vote
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?)
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)

HUMOR

Picture Books: Humor
Potato Pants
Dragons Love Tacos
An Elephant & Piggie Book: Elephants Cannot Dance!
The Pigeon Has to Go to School
The Day the Crayons Quit
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
The Book with No Pictures
Green Eggs and Ham
Sleepy the Goodnight Buddy
Operation Photobomb

FANTASY

Picture Books: Fantasy
La Princesa and the Pea
The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight
Knight Owl
Elena of Avalor A Palace Fit for a Princess
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Stories (Storybook Library)
5-Minute Marvel Stories (5-Minute Stories)
5-Minute Disney*Pixar Stories (5-Minute Stories)

CITY LIFE AND ADVENTURE

Picture Books: City Life
Milo Imagines the World
Thank You, Omu!
The Year We Learned To Fly
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
The Last Stop on Market Street
The Snowy Day
Small In The City
Noisy Night
Timbaland: Nighttime Symphony
Outside, Inside
Mapping Sam
Saturday
I Wonder
Another

FRIENDSHIP

Picture Books: Friendship
The Adventure of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
Be Kind
Corduroy
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Truman
Juna's Jar
Someone New
The King of Kindergarten
Alfie
The Lion & The Mouse

SPORTS (INCLUDES DANCE)

Picture Books: Sports
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Firebird
Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
Luke Goes To Bat
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes
Girls With Guts!

SCIENCE + NATURE (NON-FICTION)

Picture Books: Science + Nature
Moon! Earth's Best Friend
Pluto Gets The Call
First Atlas
The Stuff of Stars
Go Creature Powers
Dear Earth...From Your Friends in Room 5
Ocean! Waves For All
Dinosaurs

EARLY READERS

Picture Books: Early Readers
Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero!
Little Shaq
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears
Kids Who Are Changing the World
Yasmin The Explorer
Mae Jemison
Katherine Johnson
Go Creature Powers
Smitten with a Kitten
I Love Being Me! (Step into Reading)
I Want to Be a Veterinarian (I Can Read Level 1)
Disney Moana: Quest for the Heart (Step Into Reading, Level 3)
World of Reading: Black Panther: This is Black Panther (Level 1):
Miguel's Music (Disney/Pixar Coco) (Step into Reading)
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats

making strides in literacy

To have a diverse collection [of books] that they can see themselves in I think has made a huge difference in them… they want to read. To see them wanting to read is like, “Yes, we are making strides.”

- MNPS Dean of Students about Nashville Book Connection

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