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One Family

  Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Blanca Gomez Publisher: Frances Foster Books, 2015 Length: 24 pages Genre: Realistic fiction Analysis: One Family is a book which, at first, seems like a simple counting book. But it is so much more than … Continue reading

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Halmoni and the Picnic

Author: Sook Nyul Choi Illustrator: Karen M. Dugan Length: 26 pages Genre: Realistic fiction Analysis: Halmoni and the Picnic is a touching book about Yunmi and her grandmother Halmoni, who immigrated from Korea. Yunmi’s class was having a field trip … Continue reading

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Girls Hold Up This World

Author: Jada Pinkett Smith Photos by: Donyell Kennedy-McCullough Publisher: Scholastic, Cartwheel Books, 2005 Length: 30 Genre: Non-fiction Analysis: Girls Hold up this World is a beautiful book which uses poetry to convey the message that girls are strong, capable, and … Continue reading

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Journey

Author: Aaron Becker Illustrator: Aaron Becker Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2013 Length: 38 pages Genre: Fantasy Tags: Adventure, Award Book, Fantasy, Picture Book, K-5,  Rebecca Cauthorn Analysis: Journey is a picture narrative which outlines the adventure of a young girl who is … Continue reading

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A Place Called Freedom

Title: A Place Called Freedom Author: Scott Russell Sanders Illustrator/Photographer: Thomas B. Allen Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Year: 1997 Number of Pages: 32 Tags: Culture, Emotion, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Picture Book Historical … Continue reading

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And Tango Makes Three

Title: And Tango Makes Three Author: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Illustrator: Henry Cole Publisher: Simon & Schuster Year: 2005 Number of Pages: 32 Tags: Animals, Award Book, Diversity, Family, Friendship, Non-fiction, Picture Book, K-1, 2-3, Taylor Krueger Genre: Non-fiction … Continue reading

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Locomotive

Title: Locomotive Author: Brian Floca Illustrator/Photographer: Brian Floca Publisher: An imprint of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Year: 2013 Number of Pages: 64 Tags: Adventure, Award Book, Non-fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Picture Book Non-Fiction Analysis: This book … Continue reading

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Same, Same but Different

Same, Same but Different Written and illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw Henry Holt and Company, 2011 32 pages, Realistic Fiction In Same, Same but Different, Elliot, from Australia, and Kailash, from India, write letters to each other, describing their worlds … Continue reading

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Peter’s Chair

Peter’s Chair Written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats Harper Collins, 1967 28 pages, Realistic Fiction In Peter’s Chair, the protagonist of Snowy Day, Peter, learns that he has to make some changes to his life because of his new … Continue reading

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The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle

The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle Written by Jewel Grutman and Gay Matthaei, illustrated by Adam Cvijanovic Lickle Publishing, 1994 71 pages, Historical fiction The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle is the story of a young Lakota Sioux boy who … Continue reading

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