This month, let's celebrate educators, mentors, and creative changemakers with 10 inspiring picture book biographies—perfect for back-to-school reading! From a swim coach in Hawai'i to a groundbreaking rabbi, these true stories honor teachers in all forms: artists, athletes, inventors, and trailblazers who helped others learn, grow, and thrive.
Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory
Julie Abery & Chris Sasaki
Kerry Aradhya & Kara Kramer
Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent
Mara Rockliff & Melissa Sweet
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins--The First Lady of Children's Music
Eleanor Davis & Traci N Todd
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
John Coy & Joe Morse
A Flash of Color and Light: A Biography of Dale Chihuly
Sharon Mentyka & Shelley Couvillion
Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi
Sigal Samuel &Vali Mintzi
Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education
Reem Faruqi & Hoda Hadadi
A Curious Mind and a Very Big Heart: The Story of Designer and Innovator Sara Little Turnbull
Aura Lewis
So Much More to Helen: The Passions and Pursuits of Helen Keller
Meeg Pincus & Caroline Bonne-Müller