International Box

International Box
International Box
International Box

International Box

Regular price $59.95
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Ages
Books per box

OurShelves diverse book boxes are now available in Canada and the UK! You'll choose the age group, and we'll send you some of our favorite expert-curated books that both ignite imagination and wonder and feature diverse and traditionally under-represented characters and families. International boxes ship on a quarterly schedule in September, November, March, and June.

Any questions? Please contact us at support@ourshelves.com.

Our books are mindfully and lovingly chosen by our Curation Team for children ages 0-8 years old. 

  • Cherish these expert-curated books selected for children ages 0-2 (Sunshine), ages 2-5 (Rainbow), or ages 5-8 (Treehouse).
  • Affirm your values of equity, inclusion, social justice, love, and yes, fun and joy, while sharing high-quality children's books with the special children in your world.
  • Our books proudly feature racially and ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+, disabled, feminist, and other traditionally under-represented characters and families in children's books.
  • Our Curation Team members who review your books share expertise from librarianship, teaching, early childhood development, psychology, racial and other identity bias, and parenting. All Curation Team members -- and their children -- have the lived experience of being under-represented in children's books.
  • Feel pride knowing you're exercising your consumer power to be counted in support of diverse children's books. OurShelves advocates for the many diverse books still needed, in part by proving the significant, yet largely under-estimated, audience for such books through our growing membership.
  • Shipping & taxes will be charged at checkout. 

Who will love these books?

These beautiful books are mindfully and lovingly chosen by our expert Curation Team for children ages 0-2 (Sunshine), 2-5 (Rainbow), or 5-8 (Treehouse) years old.

When will my box book be delivered?

International boxes ship on a quarterly schedule in September, November, March, and June. If you'd like to receive your book box sooner, contact us at support@OurShelves.com.

What will be inside my box?

Sunshine (Ages 0-2) boxes include all board books. Rainbow (Ages 2-5) and Treehouse (Ages 5-8) boxes include a mix of hardback and paperback picture books. Three-book boxes generally include 2 hardbacks and one paperbacks, five-book boxes generally include 3 hardbacks and 2 paperbacks, and ten-book boxes generally include 7 hardbacks and 3 paperbacks. 

Occasionally, the paperback book will be replaced by a board book if our Curation Team loves the board book, feels it is age-appropriate for this age range, and the price of the board book is comparable to the price of a paperback book.

Who pays for shipping?

Shipping & taxes is included with the cost of your box at checkout. Boxes to Canada are duty free but incur taxes. Boxes to the UK are duty and tax free.

What if I have feedback to share?

Yes, please. We always welcome your feedback here.

Books previously featured

Baby's First Words by Christiane Engel
Plenty of Hugs by Fran Manushkin
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

Reviews

OurShelves is a quarterly diverse book box for children.

We curate high-quality children’s books that feature racially and ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+, disabled, feminist, and other characters and families currently under-represented in kids’ books.

We advocate for the many more diverse books still needed, in part by proving the significant audience for such books through our growing membership.

How it Works

Red Number One
Choose your book box

You choose the type of book box you receive every 3 months: 

Sunshine Box (Ages 0-2)
Rainbow Box (Ages 2-5)
Treehouse Box (Ages 5-8)

Orange Number Two
Receive expert-curated books

Enjoy the peace of mind knowing that our Curation Team lives and breathes finding, and delivering to your doorstep, the very best books!

Cherish and share

Cherish these special stories. Share them throughout your community. Also, share with us who and what types of stories are still missing on your shelves, which we can incorporate into our advocacy.

The characters our children meet in their books matter.

Our books feature LGBTQ+, racially and ethnically diverse, disabled, feminist, and other traditionally under-represented characters and families in children’s books.

Your Subscription Matters

Two Children Enjoying Their Kid's Book Subscription Box
To you and your children

Our books affirm, empower, and connect.

Adult and Child Read a Children's Book
To your community

Share our stories with your school,
or library, and as birthday, shower,
or holiday gifts.

Two Woman Smiling About Pregnancy
To advocate for more diverse books

Be counted. Publishers will create
more of these books as they understand just how many of us there are seeking these books.