Kids Book Index
Piece: Ernestine’s Gift for President Roosevelt by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Set during the Great Depression and based on a true story, this book follows a Mexican American girl who makes a meaningful present for the president. She uses wood taken from government food boxes to create it. Her act of making connects gratitude, resourcefulness, and an everyday material from a time of economic hardship.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
The Wild Journey of Juniper BerryChad Morris, Shelly BrownEleven-year-old Juniper Berry lives off the grid with her family in a cabin deep in the woods. She enjoys the wild setting, from confronting growling raccoons with a branch and acorns to thinking she may have seen Bigfoot. When her brother needs hospital care, the family must leave the woods and enter society, encountering electricity, running water, and other people.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Beautiful Noise: The Music of John CageLisa RogersThis book introduces avant-garde composer and musician John Cage, whose approach to music included the ordinary sounds of daily life. Cage created compositions intended to help listeners notice those sounds as music. Jazzy, colorful illustrations accompany this account of an artist whose work invited people to listen differently to the world around them.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Salma Writes a Book (Salma series)Danny RamadanSyrian American Salma is excited to become a big sister and begins writing her own guidebook for siblings. When her uncle visits with his husband, Salma’s ideas about her mother as the best big sister are challenged. The story follows Salma as she prepares for a new sibling while considering family relationships and what it means to be an older sister.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details