Author Archives: jjackson

Big Hair Don’t Care

Author: Crystal Swain-Bates Illustrator: Megan Bair Published: Goldest Karat Publishing 2013 Pages: 30 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Realistic Fiction, k-5, Picture Book, Multicultural, Fashion, Diversity, Crystal Swain-Bates Genre: Fiction Analysis: Lola is a young African American girl with big curly hair. She … Continue reading

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My Friends

Author: Taro Gami Published: Chronicle Books 2005 Pages: 34 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Fiction, Preschool- 3rd, Picture Book, Friendship Genre: Fiction Analysis: This book is about a young girl who goes on a fun filled adventure in which she learns many … Continue reading

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This is the Dream

Author: Diane Z. Shore & Jessica Alexander Illustrator: James Ransome Published: Harper Collins 2009 Pages: 40 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Historical Fiction, Family, Culture, Diversity, Juvenile Fiction, k-5,Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander, Award Winning Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis: The story is … Continue reading

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On Market Street

Author: Arnold Lobel Illustrator: Anita Lobel Published: Harper Collins 1981 Pages: 40 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Fiction, Award Winning, Preschool- 3rd, Alphabet, Anita Lobel, Arnold Lobel Genre: Fiction Analysis: A boy wakes up and goes down to Market Street to buy … Continue reading

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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue Published: Puffin Books 2007 Pages: 32 Tags: Family, Culture, Realistic Fiction, historical Fiction, picture book, k-5, Race, Carole Boston Weatherford Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: The story follows a brief time period in Connie’s childhood … Continue reading

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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: David Roberts Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2013 Pages: 40 Tags: Adventure, Diversity, Science, Fiction, K-5 Genre: Fiction Analysis: The main character is a girl, Rosie, who has dreams of being an engineer. She is … Continue reading

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Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream For Me

Author: Daniel Beaty Illustrator: Bryan Collier Published: Little, Brown and Company 2013 Pages: 40 Tags: Award Books, Culture, Diversity, Family, Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Father, Emotion, 2-3, 4-5, Jamal Jackson, Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: The story follows a young African American … Continue reading

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Mirror

Author: Jeannie Baker Illustrator/Photographer: Jeannie Baker Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2010 Number of pages: 48 Tags: Culture, Family, Realistic Fiction, Jamal Jackson, k-5, Genre: Realisitic Fiction Analysis: Mirror is a wordless picture book that uses pictures to go through … Continue reading

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Ish

Author/Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Publish: Candlewick Press 2004 Pages: 32 Tags: Fiction, Fine-Arts, 4-5, Jamal Jackson Genre: Fiction Analysis: The story is about Ramon, a boy that loves to draw anything at any time. Ramon is excited about his drawings … Continue reading

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I am Mixed

Author: Garcelle Beauvias, Sebastian A. Jones Illustrator: James C Webster Published: Stranger Kids September 2014 Pages: 52 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Realistic Fiction, k-5, Picture Book, Multicultural, Diversity, Family Genre: Fiction Analysis: This book is about Jay and Nia, who are … Continue reading

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