Kids Book Index
Arlene Rosenfeld Shenker, Gebyanesh Addisu, illustrated by Chiara Fedele
After moving from Ethiopia to Jerusalem, seven-year-old Gebyanesh is assigned a different name at school and learns, with her family's help, to defend the name and heritage that shape her identity.
The Pink Pajamas: A Story About Love and LossCharlene ChuaFrom Stonewall Award–winning illustrator Charlene Chua comes a tender, heartfelt story about love, loss, and the innumerable ways to carry someone in your heart, always, as a young girl honors her aunt’s memory by wearing the pink pajamas she sewed for her.There are many ways of saying, “I love you.” For Ah Yi, it’s with her sewing machine, making extra...Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Chidori: A Story of One Thousand BirdsJennifer Maruno“Sato’s signature mixed-media artwork has a three-dimensional feel, well suited for young readers; it deftly evokes the power of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on the town, as well as the people’s quiet sadness and recovery.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Circus of ShadowsLidia BrankovićThis evocative follow-up to Brankovic’s acclaimed debut, The Grand Hotel of Feelings, takes children on a fantastical journey of reflection and self-acceptance.Lika has never given much thought to her shadow.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details