2013, Written by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Illustrated by John Parra Round is a Tortilla is a wonderful picturebook depicting the different shapes two Mexican children see in their everyday world.
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3/2/2017 0 Comments George2015, Written by Alex Gino Stonewall Book Award for Children (2016), California Book Award Gold Medal (2015) George's biggest wish is to play Charlotte in her 4th grade class' production of "Charlotte's Web." She has practiced, she knows all the lines, and she knows she can nail the part. The only problem is that, even though George is a girl, everyone else thinks that she is a boy.
2/25/2017 0 Comments Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream For ME2013, Written by Daniel Beaty, Illustrated by Bryan Collier Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator (2014) "Every morning, I play a game with my father. He goes knock knock on my door and I pretend to be asleep till he gets right next to the bed."
But what happens when one day that "knock knock" never comes? 2007, Written by Sherman Alexie, Illustrated by Ellen Forney National Book Award (2007), Odyssey Award (2009), American Indian Library Association Award 14 year old Junior, born with brain damage, has dreams—he just isn't sure what they are yet. And despite his loving (but dysfunctional) family, his supportive (but troubled) best friend, and his insightful drawings, Junior realizes that staying on "the rez," the Spokane Indian Reservation, will not help him fulfill those dreams. Knowing that his best chance of a good education lies elsewhere, Junior leaves the reservation's high school and transfers to the neighboring white school 32 miles away.
2/25/2017 0 Comments Ada Twist, Scientist2016, Written by Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts Ada Twist, Scientist is the charming story of Ada Marie. Named after two great female scientists—Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie—Ada Marie dares to ask one big question: Why?
2/25/2017 0 Comments Last Stop On Market Street2015, Written by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson Newberry Medal (2016), Caldecott Honor Book (2016), Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book (2015) Last Stop On Market Street is a contemporary picturebook about a little boy named CJ and his Nana as they navigate the city. Sounds simple enough, but there is so much going on in this little gem of a picturebook.
2/15/2017 0 Comments The Snowy Day1962, Written & Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats Caldecott Medal (1963) The Snowy Day is about the magic and possibilities of an overnight snowfall in the city. Written in 1962, it was the first picturebook to feature a black boy (named Peter) as the main character.
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