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Title
Author
Otherauthors Date CK:Orig.Pub Tags
Summary
Comments
The Legend of
Lightning and
Thunder
Paula
Ikuutaq
Rumbolt
Rioux, Jo
(Illustrator)
picture book,
Aboriginal, inuit,
thunder, lightning,
legend, tradition,
kindness, stealing
In The Legend of
Lightning and
Thunder, a
traditional legend
that has been told in
the Kivalliq region of
Nunavut for
centuries, two
siblings resort to
stealing from their
fellow villagers, and
inadvertently
introduce lightning
and thunder into the
world. This
beautifully illustrated
traditional legend
weaves together
elements of an origin
story and a
traditional
cautionary tale,
giving young readers
an accessible window
into centuries-old
Inuit mythology that
is specific to the
Kivalliq region of
Nunavut. (Amazon)
WEATHER: Children
can look at this book
while the weather is
stormy. They can
learn about the
different legends that
surround thunder and
lightning. It is
interesting to think
about the different
artifacts (rocks, water,
sheet) you can bring
in to pair with the
book. I am excited to
think about the
possibilities this book
has.
The Cats in
Krasinski
Square
Karen
Hesse
Watson, Wendy 2004 2004

(Illustrator)
(copyright)
picture book, cats,

animals, WWII,
Ghetto, Holocaust,
Jew, Poland,
resistance,
terrifying, soulful,
kindness,
sympathetic,
sacrifice
Newbery medalist
Karen Hesse tells a
harrowing, true story
about life in the
Warsaw Ghetto
during WWII.
Green Lizards
vs. Red
Rectangles
Steve
Antony
Antony, Steve
(Illustrator)
picture book,
animals, objects,
bold colors, red,
green, white, black,
war, together,
friendship, peace
The Green Lizards

wanted to defeat the
Red Rectangles.
The Red Rectangles
wanted to defeat the
Green Lizards.
They were at war!
Eventually they
realized,
Enough Is Enough!
They stopped
fighting, and by
working together the
Green Lizards and
the Red Rectangles
found a way to live
peacefully.
2013
2015
ANY: Children can
recognize that they

can create change.
They know that bad
things happen, but
they can create
goodness. From this
When Karen Hesse
book, children see
came upon a short
kindness and
article about cats out- resistance and the
foxing the Gestapo at sacrifice people make
the train station in
for others. This opens
Warsaw during
up conversation for
WWII, she couldn't
who does this for you?
get the story out of
Why do they do that?
her mind. The result It allows them to
is this stirring
understand that
account of a Jewish
kindness does go a
girl's involvement in long way.
the Resistance. At
once terrifying and
soulful, this fictional
account, borne of
meticulous research,
is a testament to
history and to our
passionate will to
survive, as only
Newbery Medalist
Karen Hesse can
write it. (Amazon)
Who will win, the

green lizards or the
red rectangles?
Young readers will
understand the value
of living in friendship
and peace. In the
end, it's not about
who wins but rather
working together and
having fun!
(Amazon)
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ANY: Teaching
children that kindness

can push through
anything is important.
The green lizards and
red rectangles are just
fighting over
something that has
happened long ago.
Yet they fight.
Children need to
recognize that we
need to pick your
fights and that we
need to find a way to
end fights as well.
Children see the peace
and friendship and
learn to aim towards
that.
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Title
Author
The Wild
Wombat
Udo
Weigelt
Piepenbrink,
Anne-Katrin
(Illustrator)
Summary
Comments
2002
picture book,
animals, zoo,
imagination,
misunderstanding,
jumping to
conclusions,
courage
When the animals at

the zoo learn that a
wild wombat is
coming, they let their
vivid imaginations
get the best of them.
One
misunderstanding
leads to another, and
before long the zoo
animals are certain
that the new arrival
will be a ferocious
and terrifying
creature. The wild
wombat surprises
them all in the end,
and everyone learns a
lesson about jumping
to conclusions!
(Amazon)
BEGINNING: Rumors
are not good. Children
need to learn from an
early age that
speaking about behind
back is not a healthy
way to react to
conflict. Thus,
students should learn
to speak about their
feelings rather than
shield away from
conversation.
Terrible Things:
An Allegory of
the Holocaust
Four Feet, Two

Sandals
Eve
Bunting
1989
picture book,
holocaust, fear,
anger, emotion,
sadness, hatred,
value, worth,
prespective
This unique
introduction to the
Holocaust
encourages young
children to stand up
for what they think is
right, without waiting
for others to join
them. (Amazon)
ANY: Six and older.
Children will learn

that standing up for
yourself and for
people when things go
wrong is important.
Students could also
talk things through
and think closely to
what it means to turn
your back on the
people.
Karen Lynn
Williams
2016
picture book,
middle east,
Pakistan,
friendship,
sacrifice, refugee,
fear, uncertainty,
courage, hope
When relief workers

bring used clothing
to a refugee camp in
Pakistan, ten-yearold Lina is thrilled
when she finds a
sandal that fits her
foot perfectly - until
she sees that another
girl has the matching
shoe. But soon Lina
and Feroza meet and
decide that it is better
to share the sandals
than for each to wear
only one. The girls
discover the true
meaning of
friendship and
sacrifice. "Four Feet,
Two Sandals" honors
the experiences of
refugee children
around the world,
whose daily existence
is marked by
uncertainty and fear.
Warm colors and
bold brush strokes
are the perfect
complement to this
story of courage and
hope. (Amazon)
ANY: Children can
explore different ideas

of friendship and what
it means to share.
Many people push for
sharing but sharing
from the heart is
better and more
sincere. Children can
also think about the
new ways to show
friendship. They will
also see the kindness
in people and
acknowledge
humanity in people
across the world who
may not always have
faces.
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Title
Author
Summary
How to Heal a
Broken Wing
Bob
Graham
Graham, Bob
(Illustrator)
2008 2008
picture book, hope,

healing,
perspective,
sympathetic, help,
aid, love, caring
"No one saw the bird

fall."
Red Sled
Lita Judge
Judge, Lita
(Illustrator)
2011
picture book,
nearly wordless,
whimsical,
kindness, dreamy
In this almost
wordless picture
book, a host of
woodland creatures
take a child's sled for
a nighttime joy ride.
Their whimsical ride
is gorgeously
depicted in bold
watercolor,
complemented by
humorous
expressions and
pitch-perfect sound
effects. With a
timeless tone and
classic characters,
RED SLED will
become a wintertime
favorite. (Amazon)
ANY: This is very
interesting and
colorful. It allows
children to view the
red sled having its
own adventure.
Children could use
objects and create
their own story behind
them.
The Girl and the Mark Pett

Bicycle
Pett, Mark
(Illustrator)
2014
picture book,
wordless,
persistence, value,
worth, help, hard
work
From the creator of

The Boy and the
Airplane, a touching
wordless picture
book about a little
girl, a shiny bicycle,
and the meaning of
persistencewith an
unexpected payoff.
ANY: This picture had

very dull pictures but
certain items which
was very colorful. I
decided on this book
as it showed children
that things can be
unfair but working
hard could potentially
work off. I want
children to see that
there is happiness.
2011
Privatecomments
BEGINNING: This
story is for the

beginning of the year
In a city full of
when children are
hurried people, only discovering
young Will notices
themselves and what
the bird lying hurt on kindness means to
the ground. With the them. Children will
help of his
talk about the
sympathetic mother, different ways we can
he gently wraps the
help animals. This is a
injured bird and
book that could easily
takes it home. In
be paired with animal
classic Bob Graham
lives books.
style, the beauty is in
the details: the
careful ministrations
with an eyedropper,
the bedroom filled
with animal
memorabilia, the
saving of the single
feather as a goodluck charm for the
bird's return to the
sky. Wistful and
uplifting, here is a
tale of possibility
and of the souls who
never doubt its
power. (Amazon)
A little girl sees a

shiny new bicycle in
the shop window.
She hurries home to
see if she has enough
money in her piggy
bank, but when she
comes up short, she
knocks on the doors
of her neighbors,
hoping to do their
yardwork. They all
turn her away except
for a kindly old
woman. (Amazon)
Comments
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Title
Author
The Other Side
Istvan
Banyai
A Ball for Daisy

(Caldecott
Medal - Winner
Title(s))
Chris
Raschka
Cat on the Bus
Aram Kim
Raschka, Chris
(Illustrator)
Summary
Comments
Privatecomments
2005 2005
picture book,
wordless,
perspective,
understanding,
looking, other side
In The Other Side,

artist, designer,
provocateur Istvan
Banyai takes readers
on another
exceptional visual
journey. In
graphically stunning
illustrations that
feature many clever
twists in point of
view, familiar scenes
turn and turn again
to show us the back,
the front, the top, the
bottom, the opposite,
the other side of each
perspective. Here's a
door. What's on the
other side? Here's a
shoreline. What's on
the other side? Here's
a curtain. What's on
the other side? The
answers may surprise
you. Delightful, sly,
funny, and
challenging, The
Other Side will make
readers want to look,
and think, twice.
(Amazon)
ANY: Many times

people tell us to look
at it from a different
perspective, and that
is hard. This is clever,
funny way to do so. I
think that children
need to learn about
the perspective of
different people and
that things are not
always clean cut. This
would be an
interesting way to
show kids different
ways of thinking.
2011
picture book,
nearly wordless,
love, loss, animal,
dog
Any child who has

ever had a beloved
toy break will relate
to Daisy's anguish
when her favorite
ball is destroyed by a
bigger dog. In the
tradition of his nearly
wordless picture
book Yo! Yes?,
Caldecott Medalist
Chris Raschka
explores in pictures
the joy and sadness
that having a special
toy can bring.
Raschka's signature
swirling,
impressionistic
illustrations and his
affectionate story will
particularly appeal to
young dog lovers and
teachers and parents
who have children
dealing with the loss
of something special.
(Amazon)
ANY: Things break,

and children have
experiences.
Sometimes things
break and it is hard to
handle these
situations when it is
something beloved.
This book tackles the
idea of important
things breaking. This
book brings these
themes to children
and shares way to
handle it. In class, we
could also discuss
what we do when
things we love break.
2016
picture book,
nearly wordless,
onomatopoeia, cat,
shelter, adoption,
trust, family,
kindness
This nearly wordless

book uses
onomatopoeia and
striking bold
illustrations to tell
the story of a
homeless cat who
meets an Asian
grandfather on a bus
and finally finds a
home.
ANY: This wordless
book holds children to

the kindness in their
heart. Animals are
often not respected,
but showing children
kindness and handling
of animals is very
important. The family
aspect through this
book and the
relationships is very
A cat enters a grocery strong.
store in search of
food, but the
proprietor shoos her
away. A bus
approaches offering
shelter, but the largehanded, scary-faced
driver shouts
SCRAM! When
another bus
approaches, the cat
runs in with a
WHOOSH and meets
a grandfatherly
gentleman who
changes the cats
circumstances
forever. (Amazon)
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Title
Author
Unspoken: A
Story From the
Underground
Railroad
Henry Cole

2012 2012
picture book,
wordless, courage,
slavery, humanity,
kindness, fear,
African American,
White American,
American, North
America
Summary
Comments
A young girl's
courage is tested in
this haunting,
wordless story.
ANY: Through
perspective, children
will see the dramatic
story that plays out.
Children learn
humanity through the
kindness of people. I
am excited to share
this story with
children because some
stories are too scary to
say and sometimes
pictures are worth a
million words.
When a farm girl

discovers a runaway
slave
hiding in the barn,
she is at once
startled and
frightened.
But the stranger's
fearful eyes
weigh upon her
conscience,
and she must make a
difficult choice.
Will she have the
courage to help him?
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Unspoken gifts of
humanity unite the
girl
and the runaway as
they each face a
journey:
one following the
North Star,
the other following
her heart. (Amazon)
Tea Rex
Molly Idle
2013
picture book, tea,

orange, pink,
dinosaurs, t rex, tea
party, manners,
White
Some tea parties are

for grown-ups.
Some are for girls.
But this tea party is
for a very special
guest.
And it is important to
follow some rules . . .
like providing
comfortable chairs,
and good
conversation,
and yummy food.
But sometimes that is
not enough for
special guests,
especially when their
manners are more
Cretaceous than
gracious . . .
ANY: Again, the

artwork is wonderful
to look at. The author
shared that she used
real tea party
etiquette. This could
be a good book to
place near a tea party
table. I think small
children would enjoy
the learning
opportunity that is
provided.
Introducing Tea Rex,

a guest that just
about any child
would love to have to
tea! (Amazon)
Sea Rex
Molly Idle
Idle, Molly
(Illustrator)
2015
picture book,
ocean, green, blue,
dinosaurs, t rex,
swim, beach, white
What could that be

down in the sea?
Is it a fish?
A snail?
A mermaids tail?
No, its bigger than
that . . .
a LOT bigger . . .
its Sea Rex!
Join Cordelia and her
cretacious
companions as they
spend a memorable
day at the beach, as
only dinosaurs can
do! (Amazon)
ANY: The artwork is
lovely and Idle has

drawn each sketch for
the book. The children
could easily be
inspired by these
drawing to draw
themselves. I think it
is important for small
children to also learn
to swim, so
introducing these
topics would have
students and even
family think about
teaching children to
swim.
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Title
Author
When Sophie's
Feelings Are
Really, Really
Hurt
Molly Bang

2015
picture book,
emotion, sadness,
female main,
acceptance,
communication,
white
Summary
Comments
Everyone's feelings
get hurt, and it's
especially painful in
childhood. In this
story, Bang's popular
character Sophie is
hurt when the other
children laugh at her
and tell her she's
wrong. Sophie's face
gets hot, and tears
begin to flow. Then
she questions herself
and the value of the
choices she's made.
ANY: Children are
emotional beings and

deserve care. They
also need to
understand there are
people who will
provide care and
comfort when they are
sad but also know that
they can comfort
themselves. Allowing
children these
different perspectives
will give children new
ideas.
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At issue is Sophie's
colorful, expressive
painting of her
favorite tree. Sophie
loves it, but her
picture is different
from the paintings
done by the other
students. "The sky
isn't orange! Trees
aren't blue! Your
picture is wrong!"
they tell her.
(Amazon)
When Sophie
Gets Angry-Really, Really
Angry
(Scholastic
Bookshelf)
Molly Bang
2004 1999
picture book,
emotion, anger,
female main,
control, temper,
acceptance, white
Everybody gets angry

sometimes. For
children, anger can
be very upsetting.
Parents, teachers,
and children can talk
about it. People do
lots of different
things when they get
angry. In this
Caldecott-honor
book, kids will see
what Sophie does
when she gets angry.
What do you do?
(Amazon)
ANY: Children have
emotions, and they

need to have a healthy
outlet. This allows
children to see healthy
ways of letting anger
out. There is even
colorful areas that
show anger being red,
different colors
showing different
emotions.
Where the Wild

Things Are
Maurice
Sendak
2012 1963
picture book,
travel, imagination,
colorful, plants,
new world,
discovery, monster,
animal
Where the Wild

Things Are is fifty
years old! Let the
wild rumpus with
Max and all the wild
things continue as
this classic comes to
life as never before
with new
reproductions of
Maurice Sendak's
artwork. Astonishing
state-of-the-art
technology faithfully
captures the color
and detail of the
original illustrations.
(Amazon)
ANY: This opens up a

world for imagination.
Children will be
introduced to new
ideas of loneliness and
power. These different
ideas can teach
children how to
handle emotion. The
last point I noticed
was the boy being
brought food. The
story was no matter
the behavior, parents
will love their
children.
Rosie's Walk
Pat
Hutchins
1971
picture book,
nearly wordless,
travel, distance,
journey, tricky, fox,
chicken, animal
Rosie the hen leaves

the chicken coop and
sets out for a little
walk. Right behind
her is the fox, slyly
trying to catch up
with her. Rosie's walk
is quiet, uneventful
and eventually leads
her back to the coop,
blissfully unaware of
the fox's travails as
he tries -unsuccessfully -- to
navigate the obstacle
course that Rosie has
led him through.
(Amazon)
ANY: This book has
some words, but there

are very few. Children
discover new things
each time they look
through the book and
opens up conversation
for what it means to
go on a walk. There is
also a conversation
about danger and ill
will.
Hutchins, Pat
(Illustrator)
1968
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Title
Author
Mama Zooms
Jane
CowenFletcher
The Handmade Laura

Alphabet
Rankin
(Picture Puffins)
Summary
Comments
1995
picture book,
diversity,
wheelchair,
differences, love,
differently abled
A boy's wonderful
mama takes him
zooming everywhere
with her, because her
wheelchair is a
zooming machine.
(Amazon)
ANY: Children with
differently abled
family members or are
differently abled
would enjoy seeing
themselves
represented. It also
allows conversation
for what it means to
be differently abled
and how it does not
mean that they are
UNABLE TO they just
DO IT
DIFFERENTLY.
1996
picture book,
words, language,
American Sign
Language,
communication,
diversity, difference
Inspired by her Deaf

stepson, Rankin
created this alphabet
book, which
celebrates the
expressiveness of
sign with lyrical
clarity and creativity.
Each illustration is
imaginatively linked
to a word that begins
with a corresponding
letter of the written
alphabet. The art is
eloquent and elegant,
and the hands are all
different - male and
female, large and
small. (Amazon)
ANY: The diversity of

language is very
interesting and this
book can be paired
with the other
American Sign
Language book. It
allows children to
recognize that
speaking does not
mean communication,
there are more ways to
communicate. The
diversity of hands
show that people can
learn languages.
Words Are Not

for Hurting
(Board Book)
(Best Behavior
Series)
Elizabeth
Verdick
Heinlen,
Marieka
(Illustrator)
2004
picture book,
words, hurting,
kindness,
conversation,
communication
Some of your words

are kind. But some of
them are not. Words
are not for hurting.
What do hurtful
words do?
Around The
World We Go
Margaret
Wise
Brown
Tappin,
Christine
(Illustrator)
2012
picture book,
world, rhyme,
diversity,
acceptance
Done in a sing-song
rhyme, the story tells
of a trip around the
world. The
illustrations are what
really give the sense
of traveling to
different areas.
(Kami)
Sometimes I'm
Bombaloo
(Scholastic
Bookshelf)
Rachel Vail Heo, Yumi

(Illustrator)
2005
picture book,
anger, emotion,
female main,
control, temper,
acceptance
Sometimes, Katie
loses her
temper.Sometimes
she uses her feet and
her fists instead of
words. When Katie is
this mad, she's just
not herself.
Sometimes, she's
BOMBALOO.
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BEGINNING: The
only thing I did not

like about this book
was "I am sorry." I felt
the concept of
apologizing was
difficult for young
Children are known
children to grasp and
for speaking their
to force them to
minds. We cant
apologize for
expect them to watch something they may
every word, but we
not truly feel sorry for
can help them to
would be wrong.
understand that their Instead, we would
words affect other
have an open dialogue
people. We can
of how to show we feel
gently guide them to remorse for saying
choose words that
something like: it hurt
are helpful instead of your feelings. I see you
hurtful, and to say
are sad.
two very important
wordsIm sorry
when hurtful words
come out before they
can stop them.
(Amazon)
ANY: Children will
learn through rhyme.
This will introduce
rhyming words and
poetry. It would be
interesting for
children to think
about different places
in the world. It also
gives them sense of
space and world.
ANY: Young children

will have to deal with
emotion. Emotions
are not bad, they are
things we need deal
with. Teaching
children to deal with
emotions like anger
and sadness and
happiness will teach
them how to be
Being BOMBALOO is productive and happy.
scary. But a little
These are basic skills
time-out and a lot of that must be spoken
love calm
about and recognized.
BOMBALOO down
and help Katie feel
like Katie again!
(Amazon)
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Marisol
McDonald
Doesn't Match /
Marisol
McDonald no
combina
Monica
Brown
Palacios, Sara
(Illustrator)
Marisol McDonald
has flaming red hair
and nut-brown skin.
Polka dots and
stripes are her
favorite combination.
She prefers peanut
butter and jelly
burritos in her lunch
box. And don't even
think of asking her to
choose one or the
other activity at
recessshe ll just be
a soccer playing
pirate princess, thank
you very much. To
Marisol McDonald,
these seemingly
mismatched things
make perfect sense
together.
BEGINNING: There
are certain ideas that

people must match
and certain things do
not go together. It is
important for children
to see diversity and
recognize that things
do not anyways have
to match. Things do
not always need to be
perfect, and they have
to see it in literature.
2011
picture book,
identity, difference,
mismatched,
perfection,
interracial
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Unfortunately, they
don't always make
sense to everyone
else. Other people
wrinkle their nose in
confusion at Marisol
can't she just be
one or the other? Try
as she might, in a
world where
everyone tries to put
this biracial,
Peruvian-ScottishAmerican girl into a
box, Marisol
McDonald doesn't
match. And that s
just fine with her.
(Amazon)
Eagle Song
(Puffin
Chapters)
Joseph
Bruchac
Andreasen, Dan 1999

(Illustrator)
chapter book,
native
american/american
indian, north
america, Mohawk,
identity
Danny Bigtree's
family has moved to
Brooklyn, New York,
and he just can't
seem to fit in at
school. He's
homesick for the
Mohawk reservation,
and the kids in his
class tease him about
being an Indianthe
thing that makes
Danny most proud.
Can he find the
courage to stand up
for himself?
(Amazon)
ANY: This book
explore what it means

to be Native American
and the struggles of
being Native and not
living on the
reservation. Children
learn about identity
and different Native
lore. This is a book I
would recommend to
students who are
struggling with
accepting being away
from their culture.
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Title
Author
Shooting Kabul
(The Kabul
Chronicles)
N. H.
Senzai

2011
chapter book,
immigration,
Afghanistan,
Middle East,
identity, family
issues, missing
child, 9/11, political
issues, racism,
hate, photography
Summary
Comments
In the summer of
2001, twelve year old
Fadis parents make
the difficult decision
to illegally leave
Afghanistan and
move the family to
the United States.
When their
underground
transport arrives at
the rendezvous point,
chaos ensues, and
Fadi is left dragging
his younger sister
Mariam through the
crush of people. But
Mariam accidentally
lets go of his hand
and becomes lost in
the crowd, just as
Fadi is snatched up
into the truck. With
Taliban soldiers
closing in, the truck
speeds away, leaving
Mariam behind.
ANY: This book would

be paired with Return
to Sender and a few
other immigration
books, as it shows
different sides of the
story. The main issue
being leaving a place
for a better life and
issues of identity. I
think that children
will be able to speak
about hard issues after
reading books that
address. This is
particularly dealing
with 9/11 which is a
hard topic for many
people or for other
people who have been
effected by it. It also
helps shift blame and
hate throughout the
book, showing
humanity where
sometimes it is not
always shown.
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Adjusting to life in
the United States
isnt easy for Fadis
family and as the
events of September
11th unfold the
prospects of locating
Mariam in a war torn
Afghanistan seem
slim. When a
photography
competition with a
grand prize trip to
India is announced,
Fadi sees his chance
to return to
Afghanistan and find
his sister. But can
one photo really
bring Mariam home?
Based in part on the
Ms. Senzais
husbands own
experience fleeing his
home in Soviet
controlled
Afghanistan in the
1970s, Shooting
Kabul is a powerful
story of hope, love,
and perseverance.
(Amazon)
Return to
Sender
Julia
Alvarez
2010 2009
chapter book,
immigration,
Mexican American,
identity, male
main, North
America, Spanish,
letters, one parent
relationship
After Tylers father is

injured in a tractor
accident, his family is
forced to hire
migrant Mexican
workers to help save
their Vermont farm
from foreclosure.
Tyler isnt sure what
to make of these
workers. Are they
undocumented? And
what about the three
daughters,
particularly Mari, the
oldest, who is proud
of her Mexican
heritage but also
increasingly
connected to her
American life. Her
family lives in
constant fear of being
discovered by the
authorities and sent
back to the poverty
they left behind in
Mexico. Can Tyler
and Mari find a way
to be friends despite
their differences?
(Amazon)
ANY: In this book, we

sees children as
capable beings and
supports the
difficulties and
challenges that
children go through.
There are issues of
identity and
immigrant that
children from migrant
family face. By
introducing these
topics, children will be
able to face ideas of
belonging and even
discuss these
emotions themselves.
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Confetti Girl
Diana
Lopez

2010
chapter book,
Spanish,
interactive, fiction,
Latino, North
America, female
main, any, one
parent relationship
Apolonia "Lina"
Flores is a sock
enthusiast, a
volleyball player, a
science lover, and a
girl who's just
looking for answers.
Even though her
house is crammed
full of books (her
dad's a bibliophile),
she's having trouble
figuring out some
very big questions,
like why her dad
seems to care about
books more than her,
why her best friend's
divorced mom is
obsessed with
making cascarones
(hollowed eggshells
filled with colorful
confetti), and, most
of all, why her mom
died last year. Like
colors in cascarones,
Lina's life is a
rainbow of people,
interests, and
unexpected changes.
(Amazon)
ANY: This book is very

bright and color in the
words and the cover.
This book invites
children to think of
their language and
also the interactive
nature of the book. It
has a Latina girl in it
without a mother. You
should be able to give
children and redirect
them to books that
they could recognize
themselves in.
Kit Feeny: On
the Move
Michael
Townsend
2009
comic, graphic
novel, fantasy,
animals,
friendship, moving,
any
Kit Feeny is moving

and losing his best
friend! Who will help
Kit make things out
of cheeseballs? Who
will he go ninja
fishing with? Will Kit
end up all by himself,
a lonesome hobo
eating cold beans for
dinner? Join Kit as
he mostly figures this
all out in his very
first totally stupid
and completely
awesome adventure!
(Amazon)
ANY: The lack of color

and focus on black.
white, orange, and
green, is very
interesting. It could
introduce lessons in
color and even bring
art and culture into
the mix, like Luka's
Quilt. There leads to
questions on what
effects color and even
invites children to
learn more about the
author and artwork.
Simon's Cat vs.

the World
Simon
Tofield
2013 2012
series, comic, few

words, picture,
interactive,
drawing, silly,
animals, any
Simon's Cat proved

his authority in the
house. He returned
victorious from his
adventures beyond
the garden fence. He
prevailed after the
chaotic arrival of a
new kitten. Now the
UK's favourite cat
faces his biggest
series of challenges
yet, as he takes on all
comers in Simon's
Cat vs The World!
Illustrated in glorious
full color, Simon's
Cat vs The World
explodes from the
page with
mesmerizing levels of
detail. (Google
Books)
ANY: This is almost a

wordless book, with
only a few words on
the bottom of the page
for a brief
introduction. It was
actually something I
did not notice the
initial glance through.
This book also has
different videos on it
currently, so it would
be interesting for
children to see it go
from page to video. It
creates interest in
animation and could
have lessons into flip
books and traditional
animation.
Tofield, Simon
(Illustrator)
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Title
Author
The Code
Busters Club,
Case #1: The
Secret of the
Skeleton Key
Penny
Warner
Sweaterweather: Sara Varon

& Other Short
Stories
On Pins and
Needles (Sew
Zoey)
Chloe
Taylor
Zhang, Nancy
(Illustrator)
Summary
Comments
2012
series, chapter
book, interactive,
science, math,
fiction, code,
American Sign
Language, Morse
Code, Consonant
Code, inclusive, any
Cody, Quinn, Luke,

and M.E. may be
really different, but
they all share one
thing in common:
they love playing
around with codes.
In fact, they love
codes so much, they
have their own
private club, with a
super-secret hideout
and passwords that
change every single
day. When Cody and
Quinn notice what
could be a code on
the window of a
nearby house, the
one owned by their
strange neighbor, the
guy they call Skeleton
Man, the club gets to
work. And it is a cry
for help! Now the
Code Busters are on
the caseand
nothing will stop
them from solving
the mystery and
finding the secret
treasure that seems
to be the cause of it
all! (Amazon)
ANY: This book is very

inclusive in the way it
teaches some sign
language, having
children from an early
age because interested
in different languages
and problem solving.
This is a topic I would
love to focus on. It has
different codes and
interactive games for
children to look at and
learn about.
2016
comic, chapter
book, animals,
fantasy, creativity,
any
This endearing,
quirky volume is a
captivating look into
Varon's creative
process. It combines
short comics stories,
essays, and journal
entries, and invites
the reader into the
world of Sara Varon:
where adorable,
awkward
anthropomorphic
animals walk the
streets of Brooklyn
and a surprising,
sideways revelation is
waiting around every
corner. (Amazon)
ANY: The book on the

creative process is
very interesting
because it opens up
doors for children to
think about how they
start drawing a picture
or telling a story. I
would focus this book
in on a writing lesson.
2013
series, chapter
book, picture,
friendship,
apologizing, fiction,
sewing, do it
yourself, female
main, any
Zoey meets a real

designer who tells
her she should enter
a big sewing contest,
and she finds out that
her idol, Daphne
Shaw, is a fan of her
blog! But off the
runway, Zoeys
having friend trouble
times two. First her
best friend Kate gets
her braces offand
starts getting a lot of
attention from boys,
including Zoeys
crush, Lorenzo. Is
she still the same
sweet Kate on the
inside? Then Zoeys
newest friend, Libby,
thinks Zoey is friends
with her only because
her aunt is one of the
contest judges. Zoey
thought fashion
emergencies were
toughbut compared
to friendship
emergencies, theyre
a cinch. How can she
prove that shes
friends with Libby for
the right reasons and
fix her relationship
with Kate? In a way
that is totally Zoey!
(Amazon)
ANY: This focus on
something I enjoy a
lot, sewing. I think it
would interesting to
have children learn to
do activities done in
books. I enjoyed the
cover artwork. It was
also interesting how
this book handles
topics of love, crushes,
friendship. It would be
exciting to introduce
this book and allow
them to explore these
different topics and
allows discussions on
friendship and being
open and honest
about friendship not
always being friendly
because there are
fights and arguments
and that is okay.
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Privatecomments
2010
series, chapter
book, pictures,
fiction, small town,
female main, text,
apologizing, any
Shes already got her

resume, business
cards, and mustard
packets (which are so
much more grown up
than ketchup) ready.
So why is it taking
eleventeen hundred
years? Frannies class
is visiting the local
radio station and the
radio host is no
where to be found.
Should Frannie cover
for himafter all,
this could be her big
break! But what
happens when
listeners call in with
questions, and
Frannie doesnt know
the answers?
(Amazon)
ANY: This is a short

book on children and
career choices. It
creates situations
where there is a hard
right and wrong and
shows that there are
situations where it is
hard to do the right
thing. It is something
that children will
often face. It also
challenges the
questions of
adulthood.
2010
wordless, pictures,
fantasy, shadow,
light, dark, female
main, creativity,
any
A dark attic. A light

bulb. An imaginative
little girl.
Internationally
acclaimed artist Suzy
Lee uses these simple
elements to create a
visual tour de force
that perfectly
captures the joy of
creative play and
celebrates the power
of imagination.
Stunning in their
simplicity, Lee's
illustrations, in just
two shades of color,
present an adventure
that begins and ends
with the click of a
light bulb. (Amazon)
ANY: This is a
wordless book with
shadows with simple
colors to express
imagination. It has
children explore their
imagination through
light and dark. This is
a very interesting
dynamic for many
children. This book
has a creative take on
the dark.
Tusa, Tricia
(Illustrator)
2011
picture book,
realistic fiction,
divorce, family,
untraditional
family, constant,
childhood divorce,
female main, dog,
animals, any
A young girl turns to

the one constant in
her life, her dog Fred,
in the face of her
parents' divorce. In
this poignant but not
overly sentimental
story, Coffelt's
accessible and kidfriendly language
alongside Tusa's
charming artwork
create a light,
cheerful, and
reassuring mood that
will comfort any child
who has two homes.
(Amazon)
ANY: This deals with

hard topics of divorce,
pets, family, and love.
The images are very
colorful and cute and
truly shows the bond
between animals and
people. Children will
be able to talk about
their own family
structure and
understand different
families have different
ways of living.
Nasreen's Secret Jeanette

School: A True
Winter
Story from
Afghanistan
Winter,
Jeanette
(Illustrator)
2009 2009
picture book,
history, realistic
fiction,
Afghanistan,
feminism,
resilience, Middle
East, female main,
any
Young Nasreen has

not spoken a word to
anyone since her
parents disappeared.
In despair, her
grandmother risks
everything to enroll
Nasreen in a secret
school for girls. Will
a devoted teacher, a
new friend, and the
worlds she discovers
in books be enough
to draw Nasreen out
of her shell of
sadness? (Amazon)
ANY: The images in

this book are very
colorful, but it
sometimes appears a
little duller than the
usual brighter colors.
This book introduces
topics of war,
feminism, and
resilience. Children
will be encouraged to
not only look through
the images but also to
ask questions about
why and who.
The Desert Is
Theirs
Parnall, Peter
(Illustrator)
1987
picture book,
wordy, poetic,
desert, southwest,
animals, science,
description, any
You may think of the

desert as a harsh, dry
place where no one
would ever want to
live -- but think
again. The Desert
People know. so do
the animals. Both
love the land, and
"share the feeling of
being brothers in the
desert, of being
desert creatures
together." (Amazon)
ANY: Children will
explore the desert

through the desert
animals in the
southwest. Children
could also explore
other animals that
may not be mentioned
in the book. It allows
exploration and
research from
children.
Frankly, Frannie AJ Stern
Shadow
Suzy Lee
Fred Stays With

Me!
Nancy
Coffelt
Byrd
Baylor

Marts, Doreen
Mulryan
(Illustrator)
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Title
Summary
Comments
The Table
Byrd
Where Rich
Baylor
People Sit
(Aladdin Picture
Books)
Author
Parnall, Peter
(Illustrator)
1998
picture book,
wordy, poetic,
desert, southwest,
value, riches,
individuality,
family, female
main,
socioeconomic
status, any
As her family
attempts to calculate
the value of the
desert hills, the
colors of blooming
cactus, and the calls
of eagles and great
horned owls, a young
girl discovers that her
impoverished family
is rich in things that
matter in life,
especially being
outdoors and
experiencing nature.
(Amazon)
ANY: Children could
think very closely on

worth and value. It
allows them to explore
their own emotions
and cultural stance on
what is sand who is
valuable. We could
also focus on different
activities on worth.
The artwork is very
unique to the writing,
as the two compliment
each other.
Everybody
Needs a Rock
(An Aladdin
Book)
Byrd
Baylor
Parnall, Peter
(Illustrator)
1985 1974
picture book,
wordy, poetic,
desert, southwest,
rocks, individuality,
female main, any
Everybody needs a
rock -- at least that's
the way this
particular rock
hound feels about it
in presenting her
own highly
individualistic rules
for finding just the
right rock for you.
(Amazon)
ANY:This book gives
children something to
really look at and
opens the door for
outdoor exploration.
It gives them
imagination and
allows them to grow.
This is interesting for
young children in
particular because
rocks and be strange
things if you truly
thing about (what are
rocks? Why are they
here? Why aren't the
part of the earth more
closely? How did these
break off?)
Lon Po Po: A
Red-Riding
Hood Story
from China
Ed Young
1996 1989
picture book,
folktales,
traditional
literature, China,
multicultural, Asia,
animals, death,
trickery, little red
riding hood, female
main, any
Three young sisters;

Shang, Tao and
Paotze are left alone
while their mother
ventures off to visit
their grandmother on
her birthday. While
the mother is away, a
wolf, disguised as the
grandmother tries to
convince the sisters
to let him into the
house. The girls allow
the wolf to enter their
house. After the
sisters climb into bed
with the wolf, they
become suspicious
that it is not their
grandmother asking,
why is your foot so
bushy? Why do your
hands have thorns?,
etc. One sister eyes
the wolfs face tricks
the wolf out of the
house by climbing in
a gingko tree to eat a
nut, stating that it
was magical to eat it
directly from the
branch. The wolf
climbed to the top
and then fell to his
death, allowing the
girls to safely enter
their house.
(WordPress)
ANY: this book would

probably fit better in a
third grade classroom
as this does deal with
more scary themes
and death. I felt this
could be paired with
the little red riding
hood collection and
the themes could be
explored. It could also
talk about the
different ways
different cultures use
books to show morals.
I felt it was interesting
that there is the oral
red riding hoods, the
movies, and the
books. They are all
different, but they
usually share the same
moral.
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
The Loud Book!
Deborah
Liwska, Renata
Underwood (Illustrator)

2011
picture book,
fantasy, animals,
paired book, loud,
any
BANG! CRACKLE!
BOO!
Just as there are
different kinds of
quiet, there are also
different kinds of
loud: good louds
(HOORAY!), and bad
louds (CRASH!), and
accidental louds that
make you the center
of attention (BURP!).
The Loud Book
presents all these
kid-friendly noises in
a way that is sure to
make readers
CHEER! Now in a
padded board edition
just perfect for little
hands. (Amazon)
ANY: We would pair
this book with the

quiet book. This book
is very interesting as it
not only shows
situations where being
loud is okay, but it
shows accidents where
loudness happens,
and the situations that
should not be so loud
but sometimes are.
Learning about this or
really listening to
noise and sound
would be interesting
for children to do and
allows them to truly
listen to things around
them.
The Quiet Book
Deborah
Liwska, Renata
Underwood (Illustrator)
2016
picture book,
fantasy, animals,
paired book, quiet,
nap time, any
All quiet is not

created equal. In this
irresistibly charming
picture book, many
different quiet
moments are
captured, from the
anticipation-heavy
Top of the roller
coaster quiet to the
shocked-into-silence
First look at your
new hairstyle quiet.
The impossibly sweet
bears, rabbits, fish,
birds, and iguanas
are all rendered in
soft pencils and
colored digitally, and,
as in all of the best
picture books, the
illustrations propel
the story far beyond
the words. A sure-tobe-a-classic bedtime
favorite. (Amazon)
ANY: This could be a

paired book with The
LOUD book! I think
this book is interesting
because it uses
punctuation and
symbols to show
students how to
express quietness.
Students may also
learn indirectly
moments they should
be quiet or use this
book to teach these
moments.
Who Are They?
Tana
Hoban
1994
wordless, pictures,
animals, any,
conversation
Share these animals

and their babies with
your baby.
It is never to early
to look and talk
together! (Amazon)
ANY: This is a
wordless book with

the shadows of the
animals and its baby. I
enjoyed this book
because it helps
children identify
shapes and figures
rather than the
characteristics of
animals. This could
also be interesting to
do with older children.
If a child sees an
outline of a duck and
calls it a chicken, we
could find out the
child has never really
seen a duck. It is
would interesting to
share this and talk
about the animals in
the story.
Hoban, Tana
(Illustrator)
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Little Owl Lost
Chris
Haughton
Haughton,
Chris
(Illustrator)
2013 2010
picture book,
animals, fantasy,
lost, found, family,
any
Uh-oh! Little Owl has

fallen from his nest
and landed with a
whump on the
ground. Now he is
lost, and his mommy
is nowhere to be
seen! With the
earnest help of his
new friend Squirrel,
Little Owl goes in
search of animals
that fit his
description of
Mommy Owl. But
while some are big
(like a bear) or have
pointy ears (like a
bunny) or prominent
eyes (like a frog),
none of them have all
the features that
make up his mommy.
Where could she be?
A cast of adorable
forest critters in
neon-bright hues will
engage little readers
right up to the storys
comforting, gently
wry conclusion.
(Amazon)
ANY: This story has
beautiful artwork, the

colors of the images
being very contrasted
and interesting for
younger readings.
Children may also
recognize the pattern
in explaining physical
features of items
which could match
another, thus mixing
it up. The ending is
very sweet, as the little
owl finds home.
Children may identify
with feelings of lost
and found and it
would be interesting
to ask children about
it.
How My Parents Ina R.

Learned to Eat
Friedman
(Sandpiper
Houghton
Mifflin books)
Say, Allen
(Illustrator)
1987 1984
picture book,
realistic fiction,
Japan, American,
multicultural,
diversity, love,
untraditional
families, any
An American sailor
courts a young
Japanese woman and
each tries, in secret,
to learn the other's
way of eating.
(Amazon)
ANY: This books
promotes interaction
racial marriages. This
is something I find
interesting as there
are more and more
mixed race children in
the world now than
ever. I want to show
the different
relationships between
love. I think it would
introduce different
ways of eating in the
classroom while
reading this book.
2006
picture book,
fantasy, animals,
fish, sea,
individuality,
growth, beginning
There's only one you

in this great big
world. Make it a
better place. Adri's
mama and papa
share some of the
wisdom they have
gained through the
years with their eager
son. Their words,
simple and powerful,
are meant to comfort
and guide him as he
goes about exploring
the world. This
exquisitely illustrated
book explodes with
color and honest
insights. Kranz's
uniquely painted
rockfish, set against
vibrant blue seas,
make an
unforgettable and
truly special
impression. Only
One You will inspire
parents and children
of all ages as they
swim through the sea
of life. (Amazon)
BEGINNING: The
artwork is very color

and even shiny. It is a
very interesting book
to look through, even
if it is just the pictures
for younger children.
The main message is
individuality. There is
only of you. And each
person is special, even
if it is just to say that
they are here. Also,
that children can do
anything they want to
do. And the only thing
that they must do it
truly want to and fully
believe they are
capable and are
willing to try.
Only One You
Linda
Kranz
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Title
Author
It's Okay To Be
Different
Todd Parr
Fill a Bucket: A
Guide to Daily
Happiness for
Young Children
Carol
McCloud
Ish (Creatrilogy) Peter H.

Reynolds
Summary
Comments
2009 2001
picture book,
fantasy, diversity,
multicultural,
emotional issues,
growth, confidence,
acceptance,
understanding,
individuality,
beginning
It's Okay to Be
Different cleverly
delivers the
important messages
of acceptance,
understanding, and
confidence in an
accessible, childfriendly format
featuring Todd Parr's
trademark bold,
bright colors and silly
scenes. Targeted to
young children first
beginning to read,
this book will inspire
kids to celebrate their
individuality through
acceptance of others
and self-confidence.
It's Okay to be
Different is designed
to encourage early
literacy, enhance
emotional
development,
celebrate
multiculturalism, and
promote character
growth. (Amazon)
BEGINNING: The
colorful artwork draws

attention, and it
allows an easy way for
children to interact
with the book. It gives
children a new way of
looking at people, as it
colors people all sorts
of colors, and it
embraces the idea of
differences rather
than focusing only on
the similarities, It also
promotes children
focus on honoring
differences and people
rather than simply
accepting. I enjoyed
this book through
color and the high
engagement levels.
2008
picture book,
fantasy, happiness,
self, capable,
valuable, special,
any
When children have

their buckets filled
and learn how they
can fill other people's
buckets too, they
understand how
special, valuable, and
capable they are.
(Amazon)
ANY: People have bad

days, and we need to
show children that it
is okay to feel their
emotions. This book
helps students learn
how to express
themselves and to
help others. It also
brings imagery to the
idea that being kind
can spread happiness.
It also creates a warm
environment with
rainbows being
describe as happiness.
This could also add
onto having students
draw their
happiness.And it
could also bring the
question "What is
happiness?"
Reynolds, Peter 2004

H. (Illustrator)
picture book,
realistic fiction, art,
self-discovery,
expression,
encouragement,
kindness,
creativity, personal
style, male main,
beginning
Ramon loved to
draw. Anytime.
Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what
Ramon does. Its
what makes him
happy. But in one
split second, all that
changes. A single
reckless remark by
Ramon's older
brother, Leon, turns
Ramon's carefree
sketches into joyless
struggles. Luckily for
Ramon, though, his
little sister, Marisol,
sees the world
differently. She opens
his eyes to something
a lot more valuable
than getting things
just "right."
(Amazon)
BEGINNING: This
could be paired with

The Dot (also by the
author). We could also
show that saying "I
like to ___" does not
have to mean you have
to be good at it. You
just have to enjoy
doing it. We need to
instill certain ideals
inside of them so they
have the chance for
confidence in
exploring the different
subjects.
Messing, David
(Illustrator)
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
The Dot
Peter H.
Reynolds
Reynolds, Peter 2003 2003

H. (Illustrator)
picture book,
realistic fiction, art,
self-discovery,
expression,
encouragement,
creativity, personal
style, female main,
beginning
Her teacher smiled.

"Just make a mark
and see where it
takes you." Art class
is over, but Vashti is
sitting glued to her
chair in front of a
blank piece of paper.
The words of her
teacher are a gentle
invitation to express
herself. But Vashti
cant draw - shes no
artist. To prove her
point, Vashti jabs at a
blank sheet of paper
to make an
unremarkable and
angry mark. "There!"
she says.That one
little dot marks the
beginning of Vashtis
journey of surprise
and self-discovery.
(Amazon)
BEGINNING: Many
times students come

into the classroom not
believing they can do
something. In order to
create a safe
environment, we have
to be able to invite
students to do things,
to try new things, to
create their own work
and style.
Anna Hibiscus'
Song
Atinuke
Tobia, Lauren
(Illustrator)
2011
picture book,
realistic fiction,
multicultural,
Africa, female
main, happiness,
emotional issues,
any
This is the first

picture book
featuring Anna
Hibiscus and she is
very happy in it! So
happy, in fact, that
she can't quite decide
what to do with
herself!! So she turns
to her grandparents,
her aunties, her
cousins Chocolate,
Angel and Benz, her
uncle Tunde and her
father, who each
offer her a way to
express her
boundless joy. But
being around the
people she loves so
much only makes her
happiness grow and
grow; she is SO
happy, she is going to
EXPLODE! It is her
mother who finally
helps her to channel
her brimming
happiness. Sitting in
her mango tree Anna
sings an amazing
song. Amazing is
Africa. Amazing is
Anna Hibiscus.
(Amazon)
ANY: Children will
often feel a very strong

emotion, whether this
is sadness, happiness
or anger, they should
be encouraged to feel
their feelings rather
than hide or be
ashamed of them. This
book shows them how
to handle emotions, in
this case, she is happy.
She wants to share it,
so she asks what
people do. We could
use this as an activity
to find out different
ways students express
happiness.
Pretty Salma: A
Little Red
Riding Hood
Story from
Africa
Niki Daly
2007
picture book,
folktales,
multicultural,
animals, Africa,
female main, little
red riding hood,
any, animal
When Granny asks

Pretty Salma to go to
the market one day,
she warns her not to
talk to strangers. But
cunning Mr. Dog
tricks Salma, and
before she knows it,
hes wearing her
stripy ntama, her
pretty white beads,
and her yellow
sandals. And hes on
his way to Grannys
house! African
culture and flavor
infuse this inventive
retelling of a favorite
fairy tale, and the
vibrant lively
illustrations bring it
to life. The result is a
story that combines
new and old and
spans cultures as
successfully as it has
spanned the
centuries. (Amazon)
ANY: Students will
explore different
cultures and their
takes on little red
riding hood. This
could be placed in a
text set with other
little red riding hood
books to get perserves
on how many different
stories could all lead
to the same morals
and different cultures
and traditions see
books slightly
different. This could
also be used to talk
about oral traditions.
It shows the different
stories told in
different countries,
but they all must have
heard it and took their
own take on it.
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Title
Author
What Can You

Do With a
Rebozo?/Qu
puedes hacer
con un rebozo?
(English and
Spanish
Edition)
Carmen
Tafolla
Cordova, Amy
(Illustrator)
Summary
Comments
2009
picture book,
realistic fiction,
informative,
bilingual, Spanish,
female main, any
A cradle for baby, a

superhero's cape, a
warm blanket on a
cool night--there are
so many things you
can do with a rebozo.
Through the eyes of a
young girl, readers
are introduced to the
traditional shawl
found in many
Mexican and
Mexican-American
households.
(Amazon)
ANY: students can
explore language or
see their own
represented. It would
add a Rebozo into the
classroom and then a
few days later, read
this book and
introduce this Rebozo
as the artifact. Then
view what students
do, if they do play
with, the Rebozo later
on. The artwork is also
very representative of
Spanish speaking
families and explores
the culture and family
dynamics.
Uno, Dos, Tres: Pat Mora

One, Two, Three
2000
picture book,
numbers, counting,
bilingual, Spanish,
female main, any
Pictures depict two

sisters going from
shop to shop buying
birthday presents for
their mother.
Rhyming text
presents numbers
from one to ten in
English and Spanish.
(Amazon)
ANY: student could
explore a different
language or their own
language. It would
represent some part of
the class if any were
Spanish speaking. I
think one of the
interesting points
would also be reading
to children and
opening myself up to
correction. I enjoyed
the artwork, as it was
very clean and
southwestern.
A Tale of Two
Mommies
Vanita
Blanc, Mike
Oelschlager (Illustrator)
2011
picture book,
realistic fiction,
LGBTQIA,
homosexual couple,
untraditional
family, safe place,
diversity,
acceptance,
feminism, love,
male main,
beginning
A Tale of Two
Mommies is a beach
conversation among
three children. One
boy asks another boy
about having two
mommies. A young
girl listening in asks
some questions too.
(Google Books)
BEGINNING:
students would then
understand that
untraditional families
function differently
from traditional but
provide all the same
needs that any child
has for their parents.
The children ask
practical questions
and are shown that
things should not be
gender roles. The
images in this book
were very neat.
Jacob's New
Dress
Sarah
Hoffman
2014
picture book,
realistic fiction,
LGBTQIA, gender,
gender identity,
non-gender
confirming, safe
place, diversity,
acceptance,
feminism, love,
male main,
beginning
Jacob loves playing

dress-up, when he
can be anything he
wants to be. Some
kids at school say he
can't wear "girl"
clothes, but Jacob
wants to wear a dress
to school. Can he
convince his parents
to let him wear what
he wants? This
heartwarming story
speaks to the unique
challenges faced by
boys who don't
identify with
traditional gender
roles. (Google Books)
BEGINNING:
students will be able

to connect to different
gender identities. I
enjoyed this book
because it shows
children they "should
be who they are." I
strongly believe in the
story. I also love the
acceptance the
parents have and the
teacher's method of
handling it.
Case, Chris
(Illustrator)
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Title
Author
Heather Has
Two Mommies
Lesla
Newman
Cornell, Laura
(Illustrator)
Summary
Comments
2016 1989
picture book,
realistic fiction,
LGBTQIA,
homosexual couple,
untraditional
family, safe place,
safety, diversity,
acceptance, love,
feminism, female
main, beginning
Heathers favorite
number is two. She
has two arms, two
legs, and two pets.
And she also has two
mommies. When
Heather goes to
school for the first
time, someone asks
her about her daddy,
but Heather doesnt
have a daddy. Then
something
interesting happens.
When Heather and
her classmates all
draw pictures of their
families, not one
drawing is the same.
It doesnt matter who
makes up a family,
the teacher says,
because "the most
important thing
about a family is that
all the people in it
love one another."
(Amazon)
BEGINNING:
students are able to

connect to different
families and accept
diversity. A nice
activity would again
be drawing pictures of
their families. I would
also read this book to
talk about acceptance
and make the room a
safe place for students
and families.
The Squeaky
Door
Maggie's
Chopsticks
Margaret
DePalma, Mary
Read
Newell
MacDonald (Illustrator)
2006
picture book,
realistic fiction,
cuba, global, fun,
feminism, male
main, beginning
Grandma tucks Little

Boy in tight. She
kisses him good
night. She turns out
the light. And he's
not scared! No, not
him!But when
Grandma shuts that
door . . . Squeeeak!
How can Grandma
keep that spooky,
squeaky door from
scaring her little boy
awake at night?
(Google Books)
BEGINNING: this
shows students that

they are loved and
their family does what
it can to make them
comfortable. It is also
a sweet and fun. The
story has a nice beat.
Alan Woo
Malenfant,
Isabelle
(Illustrator)
2012
picture book,
realistic fiction,
china, global,
chopsticks,
cultural, female
main, any
Poor Maggie
struggles to master
her chopsticks it
seems nearly
everyone around the
dinner table has
something to say
about the "right" way
to hold them! But
when Father reminds
her not to worry
about everyone else,
Maggie finally gets a
grip on an important
lesson. (Google
Books)
ANY: children would

benefit from learning
about this as a larger
scheme of "you CAN
do it, and you CAN do
it the way you want
to." The children
would learn how to
use chopsticks at
lunch or snack instead
of a fork.
Taro and the

Sango
Magic Pencil
Morimoto
(The Adventures
of Taro)
Morimoto,
Sango
(Illustrator)
2010
graphic novel,
fiction, friendship,
hero, adventure,
comic book,
drawing, male
main, any
Before the day his

comic book drawings
came to life, Taro was
an ordinary boy. Now
his characters are in
danger and it's up to
him to save them!
With the flick of a
magic pencil, Taro
transforms into Terry
(a terrier) and enters
his comic book
world. The
adventures ahead are
more amazing than
anything he ever
imagined. (Google
Books)
ANY: I would
recommend this to
children who love to
draw or simply love
comics. I would also
give this to kids who
may not like to read
because these are
short books with
large, charming
pictures.
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Fatty Legs
Christy
JordanFenton
Amini-Holmes,
Liz (Illustrator)
2010
chapter book,
pictures,
autobiography,
Canada, global,
Aboriginal, Inuit,
boarding schools,
Catholic school,
female main,
winter
Eight-year-old
Margaret Pokiak has
set her sights on
learning to read, even
though it means
leaving her village in
the high Arctic. At
school Margaret soon
encounters the
Raven, a blackcloaked nun with a
hooked nose and
bony fingers that
resemble claws. She
immediately dislikes
the strong-willed
young Margaret.
Intending to
humiliate her, the
heartless Raven gives
gray stockings to all
the girls -- all except
Margaret, who gets
red ones. In an
instant Margaret is
the laughingstock of
the entire school. In
the face of such
cruelty, Margaret
refuses to be
intimidated and
bravely gets rid of the
stockings. In the end
it is this brave young
girl who gives the
Raven a lesson in the
power of human
dignity. (Google
Books)
WINTER: this would

be a good book to pair
with the weather to
really appreciate and
understand the
setting. I would
recommend this to
students who want to
read about Native
American/Aboriginal
history. I would also
say this is the type of
book to give to kids
who may need a hero;
she is strong hearted,
strong willed child.
This book also has a
huge theme of human
dignity which is really
heart warming. This
book has very artistic
illustrations which are
both art and real
photographs. The
book is made in a way
it appears like a
scrapbook.
Alvin Ho:
Allergic to
Babies,
Burglars, and
Other Bumps in
the Night
Lenore
Look
Pham, LeUyen
(Illustrator)
2014
series, chapter
book, pictures,
fiction, USA,
Chinese american,
elementary school
trouble, adventure,
male main, any
Alvin, an Asian
American second
grader who's afraid of
everything, has
started to notice his
mother getting bigger
. . . and bigger.
Alvin's sure it's all
the mochi cakes she's
been eating, but it
turns out she's
pregnant! There are
lots of scary things
about babies, as
everybody knows.
There's learning CPR
for the newborn and
changing diapers (no
way). But the scariest
thing of all is the fact
that the baby could
be a GIRL. As a result
of the stress, Alvin
puts on a few pounds
andin one hilarious
misunderstanding
worries that he might
actually be pregnant,
too! (Google Books)
ANY: I would
recommend this to
students who do not
enjoy reading. This
book is action-packed
and has a lively
representation of
children of color. This
character shows how
many children may
feel when their
parents are expecting.
I would also
recommend this book
to students who's
family dynamics are
very important to
their way of life.
Alvin Ho:
Allergic to Girls,
School, and
Other Scary
Things
Lenore
Look
Pham, LeUyen
(Illustrator)
2009 2008
series, chapter
book, pictures,
fiction, USA,
Chinese american,
elementary school
trouble, adventure,
male main, any
Alvin, an Asian
American second
grader, is afraid of
everything
elevators, tunnels,
girls, and, most of all,
school. Hes so afraid
of school that, while
he s there, he never,
ever, says a word. But
at home hes a very
loud superhero
named Firecracker
Man, a brother to
Calvin and Anibelly,
and a gentleman-intraining, so he can be
just like his dad.
(Google Books)
ANY: I would
recommend this to
students who do not
enjoy reading or are
very quiet. Many
times main characters
are loud and outgoing
and while he may be
that at certain points,
he is often shy, quiet,
and timid because he
does not speak in the
classroom and is
"afraid of everything."
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Title
Author
The Princess
and the Pony
Kate
Beaton
We Shall
Overcome: The
Story of a Song
Debbie
Levy
Miss Lina's
Ballerinas and
the Wicked
Wish
The Best Thing

about
Kindergarten
Summary
Comments
2015
picture book,
fiction, gifts,
appreciation,
jealous, envy,
happy, female
main, feminism,
any
Princess Pinecone
knows exactly what
she wants for her
birthday this year. A
BIG horse. A
STRONG horse. A
horse fit for a
WARRIOR
PRINCESS! But
when the day arrives,
she doesn't quite get
the horse of her
dreams... (Amazon)
ANY: this book is
really shows the

diversity of warriors.
There are huge, blocky
warriors v. thin, tiny,
pudgy baby warriors.
There is also a
connection of being
named/called a
WARRIOR, and then
feeling you do not look
like one. The
illustrations were cute
for the pony and made
the older characters
very muscular and
despite genders.
BrantleyNewton,
Vanessa
(Illustrator)
2013
picture book,
historical fiction,
unfair/fair, social
justice, inequality,
music, diversity,
beginning
It only takes a few

words to create
change. It only takes
a few people to
believe that change is
possible. And when
those people sing out,
they can change the
world. "We Shall
Overcome" is one of
their songs. From the
song's roots in
America's era of
slavery through to
the civil rights
movement of the
1960s and today, "We
Shall Overcome" has
come to represent the
fight for equality and
freedom around the
world.
BEGINNING: to show
the seriousness of the
concept "fair/unfair"
for a developmentally
appropriate method of
talking about
inequality and social
justice. It also
provides a music
method of listening or
reading, where I could
read the book and
then listen to the song
as a class.
Grace
Maccarone
Davenier,
Christine
(Illustrator)
2012
picture book,
realistic fiction,
ballerinas, envy,
jealousy, be careful
what you wish for,
friendship,
appreciation,
female main, any
Miss Lina's ten

ballerinasChristina,
Edwina, Sabrina,
Justina, Katrina,
Bettina, Marina,
Regina, Nina, and
Tony Farinaare
thrilled by the chance
to be in the City
Ballet's production of
Sleeping Beauty. But
when nervous Regina
is given the
undesirable part of
the rat while all the
other girls gets to
dance the waltz, she
starts turning green
with envy. If only
someone would get
sick, she wishes, then
she would get to
dance the waltz, as
well!
ANY: this books
shows that our friends

matter more than not
being the star all the
time. The idea of "Be
careful what you wish
for" is also present.
Showing the children
that its okay to think
bad thoughts and its
natural, and we
should stop ourselves
and think "that's not
good, I wouldn't want
that." is more realistic
than saying "don't
ever think that!"
Jennifer
Lloyd
Leng, Qin
(Illustrator)
2014
picture book,
realistic fiction,
kindergarten, last
day of school,
opinions, value,
suggestion, ending
It's the last day of the

school year and Ms.
Appleby asks her
students, 'What is the
best thing about
school?' They all have
an answer - and
every answer is
different. But Ms.
Appleby has a secret
answer that will
surprise them all!
ENDING: children
should know their

opinion is valued and
that their ideas
matter. If you start
early, they will be
more open to speaking
to you. As an adult, we
should also be open to
suggest from our kids.
2014
picture book,
fantasy, emotional
issues, trust,
troubles, safe
space, safety,
balance, friendship,
animals, beginning
Friendship is a little
bit like a seesaw.
When a seesaw is
even on both sides, it
is balanced. But
sometimes you might
feel up in the air
when your friend
feels low. Other
times, you might feel
low when your friend
is up. So how is it
possible to get a
balanced friendship...
BEGINNING: let
children know you are

a safe place. Children
go through emotional
issues and troubles,
and we have to be
there to support them.
We should also let
them know many
people are on their
side.
Friendship Is
Shona
Like a Seesaw
Innes
(Big Hug Books)
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Title
Author
Summary
Comments
Marilyn's
Monster
Michelle
Knudsen
Phelan, Matt
(Illustrator)
2015
picture book,
fantasy, monsters,
do anything you set
your mind to,
patience,
independent,
female main,
beginning
A lot of Marilyn's
friends have
monsters. It's the
latest thing. Each one
is just right for its
boy or girl. Marilyn
really wants a
monster, too, but
despite her efforts to
be the kind of girl no
monster could resist,
hers just doesn't
come. What could be
taking it so long?
Everyone knows you
just have to wait for
your monster - but
the spunky and
determined Marilyn
thinks there may just
be other ways that
things can work.
BEGINNING: it sets
the tone that you can

do anything as long as
you put your mind to
it. Although this book
doesn't teach patience,
it does show as long as
the kids want
something, they
shouldn't wait for
someone else to give it
to them. If they can,
get it themselves. They
are independent and
able to.
Oliver's Tree
Kit Chase
Chase, Kit
(Illustrator)
2014
picture book,
fantasy, animals,
inclusive,
friendship, any
Oliver, Charlie, and

Lulu love to play
outside together.
Their favorite game
is hide-and-seek, but
its not fun for Oliver
when his friends hide
in the treeshe cant
reach them! So the
friends set off to find
a tree that Oliver can
play in. (Google
Books)
ANY: this book is very

special because it has
a message that can be
told all year long. Be
nice. Be inclusive. Do
your best to do
everything you can for
your friend to be
happy and
comfortable because
then someone will do
that for you.
Immi's Gift by
Karin
Littlewood
Karin
Littlewood
2014
picture book,
fiction, Canada,
Alaska, Inuit,
Aboriginal, artistic,
around the world,
global, female
main, any
Way, way up north in

a snow-covered
frozen world, a young
Inuit girl breaks a
hole in the ice and
fishes for her supper.
But instead of a fish,
at the end of the line
is a small, brightly
painted wooden bird.
She ties it onto her
necklace, next to a
small wooden bear.
(Amazon)
ANY: this book is
open ended in the way

that children feel
afterward. It is
heartwarming and
surprising, and it
opens the door for
many artistic and
written projects.
I Know Here
Laurel
Croza
2013 2010
picture book,
realistic fiction,
Canada, home, first
day
The little girl in this

story lives in a trailer
near a forest in
Saskatchewan, where
her father is building
a dam. She knows
and loves everything
about the place, but
the dam is nearly
finished, and when
summer comes the
family will move to
Toronto a city
marked by a big red
star on the map at
school. Have the
people in Toronto
seen what Ive seen?
the little girl asks,
thinking of her road,
her school, the forest
where she plays hideand-seek and where
the wolf howls at
night, the hill where
she goes tobogganing
in winter And with
her teachers help,
she finds a way to
keep everything she
loves about home.
(Amazon)
FIRST DAY: it can
open new doors to

children who have
recently moved for the
school year. It could
be a great way to open
up conversation and
talk about our own
special places and
people and how that is
different from child to
child.
James, Matt
(Illustrator)
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Title
Summary
Comments
Little Treasures: Jacqueline

Endearments
Ogburn
from Around the
World
Author
Raschka, Chris
(Illustrator)
2012
picture book, nonfiction,

informational,
multicultural,
global, language,
name, nickname,
self, valentine day
All over the world,

people express their
love for their children
through
endearments, such as
sweetie pie or
peanut. A child
might be called little
angel, angelito, in
Spanish or precious,
bao bei, in Chinese or
my sweet little moon,
mera chanda, in
Hindi. (Amazon)
VALENTINE DAY:
how does your parents

or guardians show
affection? What
languages are spoken
at home? How does it
directly translate?
What do you know
about your language?
It shows students that
romance isn't about
an s/o but your family.
Its artwork is very
light and focuses
heavily on crayon-like
work.
My Name Is
Elizabeth!
Forsythe,
Matthew
(Illustrator)
2011
picture book,
fiction, name, self,
respect,
communication,
relationships,
female main, first
day
Meet Elizabeth. She's

got an excellent pet
duck, a loving
granddad and a first
name that's just
awesome. After all,
she's got a queen
named after her! So
she's really not
amused when people
insist on using
nicknames like ?
Lizzy? and ?Beth.?
She bears her
frustration in silence
until an otherwise
ordinary autumn
day, when she
discovers her power
to change things once
and for all. In the
process, Elizabeth
learns about
communication and
respect --- and their
roles in building
better relationships
with family and
friends. (Amazon)
FIRST DAY: help

children understand
the importance of
their name. We, as a
classroom, should
respect each others
and the names they
want to go by.
Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman

Alexie
Morales, Yuyi
(Illustrator)
2016
picture book,
fiction, native
american/american
indian, name, self,
male main, first
day
Thunder Boy Jr. is

named after his dad,
but he wants a name
that's all his own.
Just because people
call his dad Big
Thunder doesn't
mean he wants to be
Little Thunder. He
wants a name that
celebrates something
cool he's done, like
Touch the Clouds,
Not Afraid of Ten
Thousand Teeth, or
Full of Wonder. But
just when Thunder
Boy Jr. thinks all
hope is lost, he and
his dad pick the
perfect name...a
name that is sure to
light up the sky.
(Amazon)
FIRST DAY: it is a
name book which will
help children and
myself as an educator
the importance the
background of the
names that come
along with the
children. I enjoy the
artwork, as it is
colorful and comiclike in certain scenes.
Heat Wave
Lewin, Betsy
(Illustrator)
2007
picture book,
fiction, weather,
heat, hot
day/weather
The mercury is
climbing in
Lumberville, and the
folks are doing
everything they can
to keep cool. Officer
McGinnis spends the
day in a cold bath,
Lottie Mims does her
housework in her
bathing suit, and
Abigail and Ralphie
Blue sell ice cubes.
When the
temperature refuses
to relent, the entire
community seeks
solace by the river-where everyone
dreams of cool relief.
(Amazon)
HOT
DAY/WEATHER: this
could be a book to
really talk about
weather. We could go
the whole year
without a cool day,
and I would bring this
book out and talk to
the kids about what
they do to cool off.
They truly use color to
depict the artwork,
warm colors for the
heat and cooler colors
later when things do
cool down. It would be
interesting to use this
book with kids and
ask them to use a set
of colors, cools or
warms and how it
changes the pictures.
Annika
Dunklee
Eileen
Spinelli
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Title
Author
Ragged Bear
Brigitte
Marks
Weninger,
Alan
Where the
Grace Lin
Mountain Meets
the Moon
Summary
Comments
1998 1996
picture book,
fantasy, stuffed
animals,
winter/holidays
Teddy bears are

meant to be loved, no
matter how old and
ragged they may be.
But sadly, some
children don't realize
this. That's what
happens to one
particular honeybrown bear.
Fortunately, some
children do know the
truth about teddy
bears. (Amazon)
WINTER/HOLIDAYS:
I think this kind of
book is the type of
book we should read
when we are
appreciate what we
have. The art was very
soft, very grey and
white, and it appeared
disheartening in some
scenes to set the mood
of the beginning.
2011
chapter book,
fantasy, folktales,
Asia, female main,
ending
In the valley of
Fruitless Mountain, a
young girl named
Minli lives in a
ramshackle hut with
her parents. In the
evenings, her father
regales her with old
folktales of the Jade
Dragon and the Old
Man on the Moon,
who knows the
answers to all of life's
questions. (Amazon)
ENDING: This book is

the type of book that is
"springy." It is colorful
and beautiful and
exciting. I want
children to enjoy this
book outside under a
tree or in the grass. I
also want them to
connect to the book
emotional and
through the
environment, as Minli
does through travel. I
would also like to add
an artwork part of this
project, maybe having
the children draw
something inspired by
the literature.
2009-07-01
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