Kids Book Index
Tasha Spillett-Sumner, illustrated by Salini Perera
While curled up on Mama’s lap one evening, Izzy sees something new about their appearances. Izzy’s skin is described as chocolate-colored, whereas Mama’s is sand-colored. The book centers this moment of recognition between mother and child, placing the difference between their skin colors within a close family setting during their nighttime cuddle.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Little Black Girl: Oh, the Things You Can Do!Kirby Howell-Baptiste, illustrated by Paul DaveyWritten by Kirby Howell-Baptiste, this picture book addresses little Black girls with a message of confidence and possibility. It encourages them to reach for their most ambitious dreams while presenting that encouragement in a joyful, affirming mode. The book centers Black girlhood, self-belief, and dreams of what might be achieved.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Little Homesteader: A Summer Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and WisdomAngela Ferraro-Fanning, illustrated by AnneliesDrawsThis summer collection gathers cooking, crafting, and gardening projects alongside seasonal wisdom and facts about nature. Activities include making natural shampoo, learning about honey harvesting, decorating a picnic blanket with handprints, creating a sun catcher, and preparing summertime treats such as watermelon popsicles. Its projects focus on hands-on ways to explore summer, food, plants, and materials from the natural world.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Because ClaudetteTracey Baptiste, illustrated by Tonya EngelBecause Claudette traces a chain of events begun when a student who had been learning about Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth refused to surrender her seat to a white woman. Her arrest came before Rosa Parks’s sit-in nine months later and the organization of the Montgomery movement. The account links classroom learning about abolitionists to resistance against racial segregation and its wider consequences.Teacher Favorites — K–2nd GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details