Tag Archives: Emotion

We came to America

Title: We came to America Author(s): Faith Ringgold Illustrator/Photographer: Amy Bates Publisher and Year: Random House Children’s Books 2016 Number of pages: 32 Genre:  Fiction, Family, Diversity Analysis: 1)    Summary: This book is about different cultures and races coming over … Continue reading

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Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace

Title: Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace Author(s): James Proimos Illustrator/Photographer: James Proimos Publisher and Year: Little Brown Books for Young Readers 2009 Number of pages: 40 Genre: Fiction, Family Analysis: 1)    Summary: Paulie Pastrami is a seven year old boy … Continue reading

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Visiting Day

Title: Visiting Day Author(s): Jacqueline Woodson Illustrator/Photographer: James E. Ransome Publisher and Year: Scholastic Press2002 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, Family, Diversity Analysis: 1)    Summary: The story is about a young African American girl that lives with her grandmother … 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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Creepy Carrots

Title: Creepy Carrots! Author(s): Aaron Reynolds Illustrator/Photographer: Peter Brown Publisher and Year: Simon & Schuster Books 2012 Number of pages: 30 Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Analysis: Each analysis should be about 350 to 500 words and include the following information: … Continue reading

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Playing from the Heart

Title: Playing from the Heart Author(s): Peter H. Reynolds Illustrator/Photographer: Peter H. Reynolds Number of Pages: 32 Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2016 Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: Playing from the Heart is the story of a boy named Raj and … Continue reading

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The Invisible Boy

  Author: Trudy Ludwig Illustrator: Patrice Barton Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 Length: 30 Genre: Realistic fiction Analysis: This book is about Brian, a boy who feels invisible at school. He is ignored by the teacher and his classmates, never … 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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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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