Kids Book Index
Paul B. Janeczko (selector)
Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille — Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire.Today I walked outside and spied a hedgehog on the hill.
Beast RiderTony Johnston, Maria Elena Fontanot de RhoadsTwelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider”—someone who hops on a train.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired GenerationsKelly Starling LyonsLyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. . . .Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and FamilyIbtihaj Muhammad with S. K. AliA powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details