Kids Book Index
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
On his seventh birthday, a Muslim boy receives a salat, or prayer, rug. The gift becomes part of a story about his faith and how he feels about it. The book also centers family, community, and acceptance as he grows more empowered in his religious belief. It addresses celebrating beliefs and cultural traditions without fear of judgment by other people.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Finding PapaAngela Pham KransMai and her mother leave Vietnam years after her father has gone to America to establish a life for the family. Their effort to reunite with him requires a dangerous journey. Based on the author’s own experience, this picture book traces a child and her mother as they travel toward a long-delayed reunion with Papa.Under FiveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
That FlagTameka Fryer BrownKeira and Bianca are close friends at school, but Bianca’s family displays a Confederate flag at home. The friends understand the flag differently, and those differences strain their relationship. After a tragedy affects their community, they confront what the flag represents, including its racist history and the harm it causes. The story follows their friendship as they grapple with a symbol that reaches beyond their school lives.Five to NineWord Count 599On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Science, Matter and the Baseball ParkCatherine CiocchiAt a baseball game, rhyming text and action-filled illustrations introduce matter in its solid, liquid, and gaseous forms. The book uses things seen around the ballpark to connect a sports setting with basic science ideas. Its central point is that the many objects and substances at the game are all forms of matter. The illustrations portray movement as the text links scientific concepts to play on the field.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details