Kids Book Index
Laura Renauld, illustrated by Brigette Barrager
This picture-book biography turns to Fred Rogers’s early years, before he became known through Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred is portrayed as a quiet, shy, emotional boy with strong feelings. He comes to understand how deeply one person can affect someone else, an awareness that shaped the work he later chose in life.
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KAMALA HARRIS: ROOTED IN JUSTICENikki Grimes, illustrated by Laura FreemanThis picture-book biography traces Kamala Harris from her childhood as the daughter of immigrants to her election as U.S. vice president. It identifies that election as historic: she was the first woman, the first Black person, and the first South Asian American elected to that office. The book presents her life in relation to justice and public leadership.BIOGRAPHYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed EverythingAnnette Bay PimentelThis picture-book biography follows Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, who was born with cerebral palsy and encountered barriers in everyday life, including crossing streets in her wheelchair and attending kindergarten only in the afternoon. As a young child, she joined disability-rights meetings and protests with her parents. At eight, she traveled to Washington, D.C., during debate over the Americans with Disabilities Act and joined the Capitol Crawl, climbing the Capitol steps to demonstrate the lack of access.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Astronauts: Women on the Final FrontierJim OttavianiThis nonfiction graphic novel follows women whose work changed the history of spaceflight. It includes Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel into space, and Mary Cleave, alongside the women of NASA’s Group 9, its first astronaut class to include both women and men. Their stories show women confronting resistance to their place in the space program while pursuing new milestones. The book also considers what NASA needed to learn to make space travel work for everyone, and includes author’s notes, references, and material about its creation.BIOGRAPHYOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details