Kids Book Index
Charlene Chua
From Stonewall Award–winning illustrator Charlene Chua comes a tender, heartfelt story about love, loss, and the innumerable ways to carry someone in your heart, always, as a young girl honors her aunt’s memory by wearing the pink pajamas she sewed for her.There are many ways of saying, “I love you.” For Ah Yi, it’s with her sewing machine, making extra...
How to Love the Whole World: A Story About Artist Agnes MartinHenry MartinA powerful, poetic picture book biography about artist Agnes Martin and how she painted to show her love for the world In simple, poetic language, How to Love the Whole World tells a story of an artist and answers the question, “How do we love the whole world?” We slow down, pay attention, seek beauty and truth, feel it all, maybe even joy.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Polar Bear and the BallerinaEric VelasquezHow does a bear go to the ballet? A polar bear escapes into New York City in this heartfelt picture book from award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez.A wordless story of unlikely friendship that celebrates art and its ability to connect us.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Prince of Stars: Ulugh Beg’s Quest to Map the Stars and SeasonsM. O. YukselYuksel, author of In My Mosque, One Wish, and Ramadan Kareem, comes the first picture book biography of Ulugh Beg, an extraordinary Muslim man who charted the stars and discovered why seasons change and the length of a year, illustrated by Zelma Firdauzia.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details