My new system of keeping a special container of books right by my bed is working! It has helped me fit in more books about gender identity and expression with my children. I decided it was time to add additional picture books about social justice.

Here’s what’s in our rotation from the library right now:

Social Justice Picture Books

• ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Janitor Strike in L.A. A bilingual fictional story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors’ strike in Los Angeles in 2000. It tells about Carlitos, whose mother is a janitor. Every night, he sleeps while his mother cleans in one of the skyscrapers in