Tag Archives: Culture

The Three Lucys

Title: The Three Lucys Author: Hayan Charara Illustrator: Sara Kahn Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2016 Number of pages: 36 Tags: Animal, Culture, Family, Fiction, Award Book, Picture Book, Non-fiction, Emotion, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction The story begins with … Continue reading

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Peter and the Wolf

Title: Peter and the Wolf Author: adaptation from Sergei Prokofiev Illustrator: Erna Voigt Publisher: David R. Godine, 1979 Number of pages: 26 Tags: Adventure, Animals, Culture, Fiction, Fine Arts, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction This retelling of Prokofiev’s symphonic … Continue reading

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A Boy Called Slow

Title: A Boy Called Slow Author: Joseph Bruchac Illustrator: Rocco Baviera Publisher: PaperStar, 1994 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Culture, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Historical Fiction This is the story of Sitting Bull as a child … Continue reading

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Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic

Author: Ginnie Lo Illustrator: Beth Lo Publisher and Year: Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2012 Number of pages: 32  Genre: Realistic Fiction This book tells the story of a Chinese-American family having soybean picnics with their cousins, friends, and neighbors. … Continue reading

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Yoko Writes Her Name

Author and Illustrator: Rosemary Wells Publisher and Year: Hyperion Books for Children, 2008 Number of pages: 22 Genre: Fantasy The main character of this book, Yoko, is a Japanese-American cat, and she encounters a lot of racial prejudice from some … Continue reading

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Maya’s Blanket/ La Manta de Maya

Author: Monica Brown Illustrator: David Diaz Publisher and Year: Children’s Book Press, 2015 Number of pages: 32 Tags: K-1, 2-3, Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Family, Amy Sanchez Analysis: This book is bilingual (English-Spanish). Maya’s grandma stitched her a special blanket, or … Continue reading

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Apple Pie 4th of July

  Author: Janet S. Wong Illustrator: Margaret Chodos-Irvine Publisher and Year: HMH for Young Readers, 2006 Number of pages: 40 Tags: K-1, 2-3, 4-5 Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Family, Amy Sanchez Analysis: This book is about a young Chinese-American girl. Her … Continue reading

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The Princess and the Warrior

Author: Duncan Tonatiuh Illustrator: N/A Publisher and Year: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2016 Number of pages: 40 Tags: K-1, 2-3, 4-5 Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Family, Amy Sanchez Analysis: The Princess and the Warrior is about the origin of the … Continue reading

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I Hate English

  Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Steve Bjorkman Publisher and Year: Scholastic Inc., 1989 Number of pages: 32 Tags: 2-3, 4-5 Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Amy Sanchez Analysis: This book is about a young girl named Mei Mei who just moved to … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About Race

Author: Julius Lester Illustrator: Karen Barbour Publisher and Year: Amistad Pres, 2005 Number of pages: 32 Tags: 4-5, Fiction, Diversity, Culture, Amy Sanchez Analysis: This book explores the idea that we are all the same under our skin. The author … Continue reading

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