Kids Book Index
Deidre Havrelock
Author Deidre Havrelock’s and illustrator Aphelandra’s The Heartbeat Drum is an uplifting picture book biography of a Cree activist and musician who founded an Indigenous hand drumming group, led by women and children, that spreads joy, healing, and unitynisôhkisinân (We are strong) . . .ninikamonân (We are singing) . . .mîna nika-âhkamêyimonân…
Vigdís: A Book About the World’s First Female Presidentwritten and illustrated by Rán Flygenring, translated from the Icelandic by Jonas MoodyFrom the acclaimed winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature PrizeVigdis Finnbogadóttir made history in 1980 when she became the world’s first woman to be democratically elected president.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
TumblebabyAdam RexBoss Baby meets Forrest Gump in this madcap adventure starring one very intrepid and very asleep baby.It’s evening and Baby is asleep.Five to NineWord count 850On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The HoysKes GrayBut what is a hoy, and why can Pirate Jake never see one?! No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details