Tag Archives: Culture

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

Author and Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh Publisher and Year: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014 Number of pages: 40 Genre: Biography This story is about desegregation in 1940s California, anti-Latinx racism, and how one one girl’s family decided to never give … Continue reading

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Gracias / Thanks

Author: Pat Mora Illustrator: John Parra Publisher and year: Lee & Low Books, 2009 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The book Gracias/Thanks is about the celebration of family, friendship, and many other things in life we can … Continue reading

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The Keeping Quilt

Author: Patricia Polacco Illustrator: Patricia Polacco Publisher and Year: Aladdin, 2001 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The Keeping Quilt tells the story of a handmade quilt and a remarkable family. This quilt was made of Uncle Vladimir’s shirt, Aunt … Continue reading

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White Socks Only

  Title: White Socks Only Author: Evelyn Coleman Illustrator: Tyrone Geter Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Year: 1996 Number of Pages: 32 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Emotion, Family, Historical fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Historical Fiction Children’s Book Analysis: … Continue reading

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Happy to Be Nappy

Title: Happy to Be Nappy Author: bell hooks Illustrator/Photographer: Chris Raschka Number of Pages: 33 Publisher and Year: Hyperion Books, 1999 Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: Happy to Be Nappy is a celebration of all the different hairstyles that Black girls … Continue reading

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Ron’s Big Mission

Author: Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden Illustrator: Don Tate Publisher and Year: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2009 Number of pages: 32 Tags:   Analysis: This book’s setting takes place in South Caroline in the 1959. The main character … Continue reading

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The Matchbox Diary

  Title: The Matchbox Diary Author: Paul Fleischman Illustrator: Bagram Ibatoulline Publisher: Candlewick Press Year: 2013 Number of Pages: 40 Tags: Culture, Emotion, Family, Fiction, Historical fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Historical Fiction Children’s Book Analysis: This book … Continue reading

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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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The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred

The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred Written by Samantha R. Vamos Illustrated by Rafael Lopez Charlesbridge, 2011 28 pages, Nursery Rhyme In The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred, children can follow along with the process of making a … Continue reading

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