Kids Book Index
Weatherford, Carole Boston; Illustrated by Jamey Christoph
When he was a child, Gordon Parks’s all-Black class was told by their white teacher: “‘You’ll all wind up porters and waiters.’ What did she know?” Gordon CCBC Choices 2016 The Arts 41 worked odd jobs as a teenager and young man—including porter and waiter.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead CalaverasDuncan TonatiuhNew York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year * Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner * Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book Funny Bones tells the story of how calaveras came to be.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin AileyLesa Cline-RansomeA boy discovers his passion for dance and becomes a modern hero in this inspiring picture book biography of Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How Jelly Roll Morton Invented JazzWinter, Jonah; Illustrated by Keith MallettIn this unusual and inventive picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, noted picture book biographer Jonah Winter (Dizzy, Frida, You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?) turns his focus to one of America's early jazz heroes in this perfectly pitched book about Jelly Roll Morton.Gorgeously illustrated…The ArtsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details