Kids Book Index
Bryan Collier
This picture book places the lyrics of the civil rights anthem alongside collage illustrations. It connects events and struggles from the twentieth-century Civil Rights movement with a contemporary Black child’s day, as well as present-day protests and demonstrations. The book traces the song’s role in nonviolent civil rights activism and the continuing pursuit of justice.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
The Cot in the Living RoomHilda Eunice BurgosA Dominican American girl in New York City resents the children who stay overnight with her family while their caregivers work night shifts. She envies their place on the living-room cot, their access to her parents, and their view from the window. But when she finally sleeps there herself, the unfamiliar bed and nighttime shadows make her uneasy. Her experience helps her understand the visiting children’s anxiety and homesickness, especially when another child returns to stay.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD490LATOS Book Level 2.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Amira’s Picture DayReem FaruqiRamadan has ended, and Amira eagerly anticipates celebrating Eid with new clothes, goody bags at the mosque, and the festivities she loves. Then she notices that school picture day falls on the same day. Amira wants to be home for Eid and at school for the photograph, leaving her to wish she could be in both places. The story features her celebration at the end of Ramadan and the conflict created by the overlapping school event.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Are Your Words?: A Book about PronounsKatherine Locke, illustrated by Anne PasschierIn What Are Your Words?, Katherine Locke uses Ari's neighborhood search to introduce gender-inclusive pronouns. Ari moves through their neighborhood while trying to find their words. The book connects the search to its discussion of pronouns, using Ari's movement through the local setting as its frame. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers published the 40-page book on May 25, 2021.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details