Kids Book Index
Arlène Elizabeth Casimir
A lyrical text and vivid, luminous imagery transport readers to Haiti through a father’s tales and a child’s imagination—and invite them to tell stories of their own.Lune loves hearing her daddy’s stories—the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love.
Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano ParkMaría Dolores ÁguilaA vivid historical fiction account of the community activism behind San Diego's Chicano Park—home to the largest outdoor mural collection in the U.S.—and just one example of the Mexican American community’s rich history of resistance and resilience.Barrio Logan, one of San Diego’s oldest Chicane neighborhoods, once brimmed with families and stretched all…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest ParadeYohuru Williams, Michael G. LongA moving and inspiring nonfiction picture book about James Weldon Johnson and the first mass all-Black march for civil rights in the United States when 10,000 Black protestors, including children, marched down New York’s Fifth Avenue.James Weldon Johnson was a man of words.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Day Madear VotedWade HudsonA family's first voting day in 1969 sparks hope for a brighter future.Five to NineLexile AD620LATOS 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details