Written by Renée Watson Illustrated by Christian Robinson Reviewed by Una O’Donnell-King (LC MAT 2019-2020) I love biographical picture books so much, I use them in my classroom all the time and I am always looking for one that show diverse people and the change they made. Harlem’s Little Blackbird is the true story of […]
Category: Class Reviews 2019-2020
Between Us & Abuela: A Family Story from the Border
Written by Mitali Perkins Illustrated by Sara Palacios Reviewed by Allison Johnson Think of the last time you were reunited with a long, lost loved one. Had it been a few weeks or several years? Did you meet at a coffee shop or on a street corner? The circumstances don’t matter. To be reunited with […]
Dreamers
We are dreamers. Soñadores of the world.
The Might Heart of Sunny St. James
Written by Ashley Herring Blake Reviewed by Nicolina Hansen (2019-2020) Sunny St. James is a 12-year-old girl who hasn’t had her first kiss yet–and she’s due for a heart transplant any day. Among other items on her list of new life activities once she gets her new heart is to find a boy to kiss. […]
Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker
Reviewed by Quin Nelson (2019-2020) What will you do to protect your home? Greta Thunberg has shown the world what she will do, and this book takes her fight into the slightly fantasized realm of children’s literature. In Greta and the Giants, Greta’s forest home is threatened by the Giants, “huge, lumbering oafs” that are […]
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders
“Assemble. Take action. Create Allies.”