Kai's family gets ready for Aunt Nina's wedding. Kai is worried because Granddad gives everyone a nickname based on their dance moves. So Kai's brother, sister and even dad try to teach Kai new moves.

Starts with a girl's reasonably sized birthday list and how to respond when you don't get what you want. She thanks her grandma anyway, names the tree Lola and nurtures it. After some time, her little tree produces lemons which she squeezes into lemon juice, then sells at her lemonade stand, in order to buy whatever she wants.

This book opens with "all princesses wear crowns" and features girls wearing locs, twists, kinks, wraps, puffs and more.

A Ghanaian twist on the British fairytale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This version stars a young boy named Kofi who earns the nickname Goldilocks, because his hair forms gold tips from hours playing under the sun. Available for FREE on ComCat (Massachusetts Library Catalog).

A grandfather's love letter to his first grandchild. Not yet available at the Boston Public Library

Despite being small, grandma's house is the perfect place for everyone to meet.

Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland shares the story of her first dance role. You'll see how happy and nervous young Misty was as well as how hard she worked.