Tag Archives: K-5

Big Hair Don’t Care

Author: Crystal Swain-Bates Illustrator: Megan Bair Published: Goldest Karat Publishing 2013 Pages: 30 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Realistic Fiction, k-5, Picture Book, Multicultural, Fashion, Diversity, Crystal Swain-Bates Genre: Fiction Analysis: Lola is a young African American girl with big curly hair. She … Continue reading

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This is the Dream

Author: Diane Z. Shore & Jessica Alexander Illustrator: James Ransome Published: Harper Collins 2009 Pages: 40 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Historical Fiction, Family, Culture, Diversity, Juvenile Fiction, k-5,Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander, Award Winning Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis: The story is … Continue reading

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Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue Published: Puffin Books 2007 Pages: 32 Tags: Family, Culture, Realistic Fiction, historical Fiction, picture book, k-5, Race, Carole Boston Weatherford Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: The story follows a brief time period in Connie’s childhood … Continue reading

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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: David Roberts Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2013 Pages: 40 Tags: Adventure, Diversity, Science, Fiction, K-5 Genre: Fiction Analysis: The main character is a girl, Rosie, who has dreams of being an engineer. She is … Continue reading

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Mirror

Author: Jeannie Baker Illustrator/Photographer: Jeannie Baker Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2010 Number of pages: 48 Tags: Culture, Family, Realistic Fiction, Jamal Jackson, k-5, Genre: Realisitic Fiction Analysis: Mirror is a wordless picture book that uses pictures to go through … Continue reading

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I am Mixed

Author: Garcelle Beauvias, Sebastian A. Jones Illustrator: James C Webster Published: Stranger Kids September 2014 Pages: 52 Tags: Jamal Jackson, Realistic Fiction, k-5, Picture Book, Multicultural, Diversity, Family Genre: Fiction Analysis: This book is about Jay and Nia, who are … Continue reading

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One Plastic Bag

Title: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia Author(s): Miranda Paul Illustrator/Photographer: Elizabeth Zunon Publisher and Year: Millbrook Press, 2015 Number of pages: 28 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Non-Fiction Analysis:  This … Continue reading

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Just Like Josh Gibson

Title: Just Like Josh Gibson Author(s): Angela Johnson Illustrator/Photographer: Beth Peck Publisher and Year: Simon & Schuster, 2004 Number of pages: 28 Tags: Morgan Houk, K-5, Diversity, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book Genre: Historical Fiction Analysis: This story is about … Continue reading

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Each Kindness

Title: Each Kindness Author(s): Jaqueline Woodson Illustrator/Photographer: E.B. Lewis Publisher and Year: The Penguin Group, 2012 Number of pages: 30 Tags: Award Book, Diversity, Emotion, Picture Book, Fiction, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: This book is told from … Continue reading

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Where the Shadbush Blooms

Title: Where the Shadbush Blooms Author(s): Carla Messinger Illustrator/Photographer: David Kanietakeron Fadden Publisher and Year: Tricycle Press, 2007 Number of pages: 27 Tags: Culture, Diversity, Family, K-5, Morgan Houk Genre: Realistic Fiction Analysis: This story is about a little girl … Continue reading

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