Tag Archives: Family

All My Stripes

Title: All My Stripes Author(s): Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer Illustrator/Photographer: Jennifer Zivoin Publisher and Year: Magination Press, 2015 Number of pages: 26 Genre: Fiction Analysis: Zane the zebra has a lot of stripes, but there is one stripe that makes … Continue reading

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One Family

  Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Blanca Gomez Publisher: Frances Foster Books, 2015 Length: 24 pages Genre: Realistic fiction Analysis: One Family is a book which, at first, seems like a simple counting book. But it is so much more than … 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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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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Last Stop on Market Street

Last Stop on Market Street Written by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson Putnam’s Sons, 2015 28 pages, Realistic Fiction Last Stop on Market Street follows a young boy named CJ and his grandmother as they take … Continue reading

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Ella the Elegant Elephant

Title: Ella the Elegant Elephant Author: Carmela and Steven D’Amico Illustrator: Carmela and Steven D’Amico Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2004 Number of pages: 49 Tags: Adventure, Animals, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction   This story … 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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The Journey

The Journey Written and illustrated by Francesca Sanna Flying Eye Books, 2016 40 pages, Realistic Fiction The Journey is a story about a family who lives in a country plagued with war and the consequences of wars. The narrator, a … Continue reading

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