Tag Archives: Family

A Blind Guide to Stinkville

Author: Beth Vrabel Publisher and Year: Sky Pony Press, 2015 Number of pages: 246 Genre: Realistic Fiction This story is about a young girl named Alice, who has albinism and is legally blind.  Her family moves to Sinkville, South Carolina … 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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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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Families, Families, Families!

Author: Suzanne Lang and Max Lang Illustrator: N/A Publisher and Year: Random House Books, 2015 Number of pages: 32 Tags: K-1, 2-3, Fiction, Diversity, Family, Amy Sanchez, Award Book Analysis: This book explores what different families could look like. The … Continue reading

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Death Is Stupid

Author and Illustrator: Anastasia Higginbotham Publisher and Year: The Feminist Press, 2016 Number of Pages: 65 Genre: Realistic fiction This book is about a little boy whose grandmother has just died, and the narrator discusses with the boy the different … 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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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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Knit Together

Author: Angela Dominguez Illustrator: Angela Dominguez Publisher and year: Dial Books, 2015 Number of pages: 32 pages Genre: Picture Book The book Knit Together uses illustration board with gouache, tissue paper, ink, colored pencil, and a dab of digital to … Continue reading

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