Kids Book Index
Howard Schwartz
A girl from China grows up and becomes an artist. The book follows her creative journey from childhood in China to studying art in New York, while its text considers the small, important things needed for a rich life, including a planet, sunlight, and warmth. Watercolor illustrations tell the story alongside the text.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Like a Diamond in the Sky: Jane Taylor’s Beloved Poem of Wonder and the StarsElizabeth BrownThis book tells the story behind Jane Taylor’s well-known poem, later associated with the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” It follows Taylor’s persistence as she wrote in an era when women faced the shadow of male writers, eventually becoming one of England’s prominent poets for children. Realistic artwork evokes the Romantic period, and extensive back matter adds context to her life and work.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the BorderStephen BriseñoBased on true events, this story follows Noemi and her mother after they are refused entry to the United States from Mexico. They seek the person responsible for a notebook, an unofficial record of people waiting to cross the border, and add their own names to it. Their experience of waiting at the border is framed through compassion and generosity among people facing the same uncertainty.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD490LATOS Book Level 2.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Alone Like MeRebecca Evans, illustrated by Rebecca EvansLiling moves with her parents from a rural area to a city in China. In her new urban environment, she is lonely and is taunted while longing to find a friend. She eventually finds comfort through an unexpected friendship with someone like her. Muted watercolor illustrations accompany this story of relocation, isolation, and finding connection in a new place.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details