Kids Book Index
Anika Aldamuy
When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land.
Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma MankillerDoreen Rappaport"A picturebook biography of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation." --Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s GardenHeather Smith★ “Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada’s large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story’s restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."—School Library Journal When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . .…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Some Places More than OthersRenée WatsonA birthday trip to Harlem reveals family secrets and unexpected connections.Nine to TwelveLexile 750LATOS 4.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details