Title

Author

Illustrator

ISB # and Copyright Description

When Christmas Feels Like Home

Gretchen
Griffith

Carolina
Farias

978-0-8075-8872-7
Copyright 2013

Question
Does the illustrator use variation
among the characters? i:e are they
different sizes, heights, facial
features, clothing?

Yes

No
X

X
Are women shown in an active
roles?

N/A

A young boy nam

Eduardo moves fr
a small village in
home country to a
new bigger town i
the U.S. Eduardo
worries that he wi
not fit into his new
town and everyth
will be different. It
at first but then he
sees that everyth
can be fun if he g
it chance, but one
thing is missing w
is his family
Christmas. Soon
though throughou
the changes Edua
sees that it isnt th
place the makes
holiday special bu
the traditions and
those around you
Spanish is used f
some words
throughout the te
which adds to the
story.

Comments

Are other culturally and linguistically

diverse groups represented in nonstereotypical roles? (i:e, Asian
American/ Pacific Islander, Native
American/ American Indian, African
American/Black, Latino/Latina/

Are male characters represented

having emotions and feelings?

Is the setting relevant to todays time X

period?
Is there diversity depicted
throughout the book?

Are people with visible physical

disabilities shown in active roles?
Does the author authentically
represent the cultural he or she is
writing about?

Is the book relevant to todays time? X

i:e is the copyright from at least the
past 10 years?
Do the characters relate to students
in the classroom?

Does the storyline allow for students X

to form a personal connection?
X
Are multiple types of families
depicted?
Is native language of cultural
represented used?

Would I use this book in the

classroom?

Yes I would use th

book. This book
shows what it is li
when someone
moves and is uns
how life will ever b
normal again. It a
uses some Spani
which may provid
ELL students with
opportunity to ma
connections to th
text.

Title

Author

Illustrator

ISB # Copyright

Description

Growing Up With Tamales

Gwendolyn
Zepeda

April Ward

9781558854932

Two sisters ge
help make tam
for Christmas.
younger sister
jealous that he
older sister get
do jobs that sh
doesnt. Each
is the same the
older sister has
new jobs helpin
make tamales
while the youn
sister does the
older sisters ol
jobs. As the sis
grow older the
younger sister
dreams of own
her own busine
making tamale
and then she w
make and deliv
them herself

Copyright 2008

Question

Yes

Does the illustrator use variation

among the characters? i:e are they
different sizes, heights, facial
features, clothing?

No

N/A

X
Are women shown in an active
roles?
Are culturally and linguistically
diverse groups represented in nonstereotypical roles? (i:e, Asian
American/ Pacific Islander, Native
American/ American Indian, African
American/Black, Latino/Latina/

Are male characters represented

having emotions and feelings?

Is the setting relevant to todays time X

period?
Is there diversity depicted
throughout the book?

Are people with visible physical

disabilities shown in active roles?

Does the author authentically

represent the cultural he or she is
writing about?

Is the book relevant to todays time? X

i:e is the copyright from at least the
past 10 years?
Do the characters relate to students
in the classroom?

Comments

Does the storyline allow for students X

to form a personal connection?
X
Are multiple types of families
depicted?
Is the book bilanguage?

Would I use this book in the

classroom?

Title

Author

Yes I would it
shows sisters i
way that many
students may
connect with, a
also talks abou
tradition that so
Latino/a Hispa
families have.

Illustrator

ISB # Copy 2006

Description

Whoever You Are

Mem Fox

Leslie Staub

0152007873
Copyright 2006

The book outlin

how people are
the same. Also
book illustrates
how all over th
world there is
someone who
some way is ju
like you. Many
cultures are sh
throughout the
story. People a
doing traditiona
tasks from thei
cultures, but ar
not have any
modern roles.

Question

Yes

No

N/A

Comments

Does the illustrator use variation

among the characters? i:e are they
different sizes, heights, facial
features, clothing?

X
Are women shown in an active
roles?
Are culturally and linguistically
diverse groups represented in nonstereotypical roles? (i:e, Asian
American/ Pacific Islander, Native
American/ American Indian, African
American/Black, Latino/Latina/

Are male characters represented

having emotions and feelings?
Is the setting relevant to todays time
period?

Is there diversity depicted

throughout the book?

Are people with visible physical

disabilities shown in active roles?

Does the author authentically

represent the cultural he or she is
writing about?

Is the book relevant to todays time?

i:e is the copyright from at least the
past 10 years?

Do the characters relate to students

in the classroom?

Does the storyline allow for students X

to form a personal connection?
X
Are multiple types of families
depicted?
Is the book bilanguage?

Would I use this book in the

classroom?

No I would not
this book. I wo
not use this bo
because it focu
on how we are
the same.I wan
my students to
celebrate their
differences mo
then I want the
see how they a
all the same. A
the book show
characters in
stereotypical ro
and makes
assumptions a
daily life in cert
cultures