Tag Archives: Award Book

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Author: Meg Medina Illustrator: Angela Dominguez Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2015 Number of pages: 32 Tags: K-1, 2-3, Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Family, Amy Sanchez Analysis: Mia’s abuela comes to stay with her and her family from a faraway place. … Continue reading

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Working Cotton

Author: Sherley Anne Williams Illustrator: Carole Byard Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1992 Length: 28 pages Genre: historical fiction Analysis: This book outlines the story of a family working in the cotton fields from before the sun comes up until … Continue reading

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Oh, Brother!

  Title: Oh, Brother! Author(s): Nikki Grimes Illustrator/Photographer: Mike Benny Publisher and Year: Greenwillow Books 2007 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, Family 1)    Summary: Xavier’s mom marries Chris’s stepdad, Xavier does not like Chris because he acts like a … Continue reading

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Bad News for Outlaws: The remarkable life of Bass Reveves.

Title: Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal Author(s): Vaunda Micheaux Illustrator/Photographer: R. Christie Publisher and Year: Carolrhoda Books 2009 Number of pages: 40 Genre: Adventure, Non-Fiction Analysis: 1)    Summary: The reading went … Continue reading

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My Friend Rabbit

Title: My Friend Rabbit Author(s): Eric Rohmann Illustrator/Photographer: Eric Rohmann Publisher and Year: Scholastic Inc. 2002 Number of pages: 31 Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Friendship Analysis: 1)      Summary: A rabbit and a mouse are playing with a toy air plane. It … 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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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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Many Moons

Title: Many Moons Author: James Thurber Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin Publisher: Voyager Books, 1943 Number of pages: 43 Tags: Award Book, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction   The story opens with a young princess, Lenore, falling ill … Continue reading

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They All Saw a Cat

Author: Brendan Wenzel Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel Publisher and year: Chronicle Books (August 30, 2016) Number of pages: 44 pages Genre: Picture Book Analysis: They All Saw a Cat is about how different a cat can be in different animals’ eyes. … Continue reading

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