Kids Book Index
Zetta Elliott
After a difficult and disappointing day, Melena wakes to a rain-washed morning and learns that she has been forgiven. She treats this forgiveness as an opportunity to change how she acts for the rest of the day. Determined to do better, Melena also tries to keep hold of joy. Her renewed outlook reaches the people around her, including family and friends.
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PondJim LaMarche, illustrated by Jim LaMarcheThree children work on a brook clogged with years of trash, transforming it into a pond that wildlife can enjoy. Matt imagines the pond that existed there before: bright in early spring, frozen for winter skating, and available for summer swimming. The children’s work connects the restored waterway with the animals that return to it. Soft acrylic, colored-pencil, and opaque-ink illustrations accompany the story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Night in the Planetarium: A True Story about a Child, a Play, and the Art of Resistance.Innosanto Nagara, illustrated by Innosanto NagaraSeven-year-old Innosanto spends a night with his mother beneath the stars at the Jakarta Planetarium. His father is a playwright, and Innosanto learns lines while actors rehearse. The actors invite him to take part in the performance, which later travels around the country. Against the background of Indonesian history, authorities seek to arrest his father for protesting, and Innosanto hides in the planetarium. Full-color illustrations accompany this true story.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary GarberSue MacyThis illustrated biography tells of Mary Garber, among the first women sports journalists in the United States. In the 1940s, she encountered restrictions that kept women out of press boxes at sporting events, requiring her to sit with coaches’ wives instead. The book follows the challenges she faced as a sports reporter and notes that she later gained recognition and respect. Mixed-media illustrations use caricaturelike figures.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details