Kids Book Index
Vivian Kirkfield
Nonfiction Silver Honor Award (California Reading Association)A Bank Street Best BookSuffragist and abolitionist Lucy Stone, a pioneer in the 19th century’s two greatest movements for equality, finds her voice in this STEAM picture book for budding activists.Lucy Stone grew up in a world where men’s voices rang out, but women swallowed their words.
The Camel Library: A True Story from PakistanMarzieh AbbasAlongside warm and soft illustrations by Anain Shaikh, Marzieh Abbas lovingly weaves the heartfelt true story of Pakistan's first camel library, which reconnected Pakistani children to the light of books in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing After World War IIDebbie Levy, illustrated by Boris KulikovAfter World War II, American children and families load the Friendship Train with food for hungry people across Europe.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Persisted: Kamala HarrisRaakhee Mirchandani with introduction by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. ClarkThis chapter-book biography follows Kamala Harris from childhood community organizing to work as a lawyer and senator and her election as the first woman vice president of the United States.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details