Kids Book Index
Sylvia Chen, illustrated by Fanny Liem
Jenny’s cousin Victor has an upcoming birthday party, and it coincides with the Chow family’s annual chopsticks challenge. Jenny wants to learn to use the utensils before the family challenge so that she will not remain the only Chow who has not mastered them. Sylvia Chen wrote the 40-page book, which Atheneum Books for Young Readers published on March 19, 2024.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to SchoolTraci Huahn, illustrated by Michelle Jing ChanThis biography introduces Mamie Tape, an eight-year-old Chinese American girl who sought the right to attend school in 1880s San Francisco. Her effort challenged school segregation and led to the California Supreme Court case Tape v. Hurley. The book places Mamie’s story within a period when visible minorities faced discrimination and when ordinary people pursued equality through determined action.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeLexile Text Measure AD620LATOS Book Level 4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Plate of HopeErin Frankel, illustrated by Paola EscobarA picture-book biography of chef José Andrés follows his early love of cooking in Spain. As a boy, he gathered wood for a fire to cook paella and delighted in olive oil, chopped vegetables, and saffron. The book also focuses on Andrés and his World Central Kitchen organization, connecting his cooking story with helping in communities.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Are the Builders!Deepa Iyer, illustrated by Romina GalottaWe Are the Builders! is told in rhyme and introduces the idea of community organizing. It considers how a person can find a place within a movement. The book includes a welcome to a Community Day. Its title describes builders as a collective “we.” Deepa Iyer wrote the book, which Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers published on September 17, 2024.Kindergarten to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details