We got OurShelves books when our oldest was a baby - we have now benefited from these books for 8 years. We love the stories and are especially delighted by the fact that each book comes beautifully illustrated in fun and engaging ways. They have served as wonderful conversation pieces that have opened the door to some many curious conversations with our kids. We even got our son's preschool to purchase some of the books. Cannot speak highly enough.

I am so glad we found Our Shelves. The curation of books have been incredible. We never would have come across many of these on our own. They all expose our child to the beautiful diversity that is our world.

The books are good quality and the children love them!

OurShelves has stocked our home with beautiful books portraying a wide range of families. Some of our family’s favorite books have come from OurShelves and it’s always exciting to open our new books when they arrive. Subscriptions make great gifts!!!

We have been Ourshelves subscribers since my nephews were young enough for rainbow boxes and now they have grown out of the treehouse box. We've shared so many wonderful stories with them, and their parents have been grateful for the quality and variety, too. The Ourshelves team is so responsive and helpful - they even noticed that my nephews are twins and made a point to include twin books in the boxes. We've sent Ourshelves boxes to almost all the kiddos in our lives and will continue to do so!

Awesome experience! The variation of books was perfect!

Wonderful and amazing books! My child has loved every single one and many of them have sparked delightful conversations.

When a package was taken from my porch, OurShelves replaced it promptly! Every time I have sent an email I have gotten a rapid response.

My books arrived quickly and in perfect condition. The books combine fun and relatable stories with beautiful artwork. I enjoyed reading them and sharing them with family members. I look forward to sharing these books with the young readers I tutor. And I appreciate the opportunity to support publishers who sell inclusive books. I look forward to my next book box!

Three generations of poets, authors, songwriters, and playwrights in my family have bestowed upon their descendants a love of reading, but they didn't write about the topics that my "special" children and grandchildren could identify with. Discovering Ourshelves has been a blessing, on many levels. For the past few years, shopping for birthday and Christmas gifts for my disabled, gay, feminist, and biracial loved ones has been a no-brainer! I enjoy reading the books first, then I inscribe them, wrap them up, send them on, and eagerly await the heartfelt thank-you notes.

I’m a huge fan. We bought a subscription for my daughter’s tutor who now teaches Kindergarten at an elementary school. She shared a picture from her classroom with us last week and I noticed 2 books from Ourshelves on “her shelves.” I’m excited to get subscriptions on my list to give as Christmas presents for nieces and nephews. Keep up the great work!

I love OurShelves. I work with elementary students and they have loved being able to find books where they are represented. It has helped me become more aware of my student's needs and how diverse the world truly is. I love being able to find books I can recommend to other counselors. There have been multiple times where I have bought copies of books after reading from my box to give as gifts.

We love OurShelves so much that it’s become our go-to gift for anyone with kids. Thoughtfully curated books, with a wide cast of characters and varying levels of identity as the main theme, that are MY favorite to read as well as the kids.’
My rhyme & fact-obsessed 7yo loves My Mommy, My Mama, My Brother, and Me. My anxious 8yo must have requested Saturday every night for at least two months, and it totally helped him process things not going to expectation, and my 5yo still sleeps with The Bread Pet. And of course we had to resume keeping a sourdough starter and baking bread on the regular.
We’ll be customers until we age out—but we hope you keep adding levels so that never happens!

I love this subscription service. I work for a school system, and we have been working hard to showcase diversity with our book selections. Ourshelves makes it so easy. The owner has personally worked with me to ensure that I am getting the books that meet the needs for my students. This is a wonderful company to support.

We now have beautiful, engaging books with diverse representation of all types of kids and families delivered every quarter. OurShelves is influencing the publishing industry, which is no mean feat, and they’re doing it in the most positive way possible. More books that are inclusive on every level now exist because of them.
My kids picked a book OurShelves sent one night when my folks were babysitting...they aren’t just opening conversations for kids; my kids taught their grandparents about gender identity. It’s a beautiful thing.

Our family has really enjoyed this book subscription. The books are very well chosen and are full of beautiful stories and illustrations that bring our children into the worlds of kids and families from so many diverse backgrounds. The books from these boxes are consistently at the top of the pile for bedtime stores that are read over and over. Thank you for making sure these stories are shared, OurShelves!

Sometimes books that focus on representation lose a little in dimension and writing style (Anyone else remember the super dry mental health/counseling affirmation books or the "all these different kids" books that still didn't have queer kids in them?). The books curated for us were interesting, multidimensional, and we saw our family and community members reflected in them. "When Aidan Became A Brother" was the first book I have read featuring a trans kid and the story was not 100% about transitioning. It gives context and then moves on to Aidan becoming a big brother, and his complex emotions about it. Our other books were also well written and interesting. Absolutely recommend. Good quality, and truly thoughtful curation.

I've encouraged all my friends to order a subscription -- I love the dual mission, and the quality of the books is great!
We just got our first box of 3 yesterday, and our 6-year-old triplets were so excited to read! I always felt like I had to work too hard to FIND books like this -- showcasing the diversity of human experience -- and now someone is doing the work for me...one thing off my plate!