Written by: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Illustrated by: Luisa Uribe Reviewed by: Erin Healy Genre: Realistic Fiction Picture Book Did you know that all names are songs? That’s right. They each have their own unique flow, beat, and melody. Like many kids who have gone through school with names that cannot be found on gift store license […]
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My First Day
Written and illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang and Hunỳnh Kim Liên Reviewed by Lucie Wharton-Moeur Early Elementary Picturebook The first day of school is an event every child around the world experiences. In this story, a young boy who lives along The Mekong Delta begins his journey to school on the first day. This is […]
The Name Jar
by Yangsook Choi Published by Dragonfly Books Across the globe from where she was born, Unhei bravely begins school in the United States. After an unpleasant first encounter with students on the bus leaves her feeling embarrassed and hesitant to share her name, Unhei decides to tell her class she will choose a name in […]
Out Of My Mind
Out Of My Mind Written By Sharon M. Draper Out Of My Mind is a beautiful fictional story from Sharon M. Draper about the life, triumphs, and struggles of an almost 11 year old Melody Brooks, a bright young girl with Cerebral Palsy. This 33 chapter long story paints a very clear picture of Melodys […]
All Are Welcome
Written By: Alexandra Penfold Illustrated By: Suzanne Kaufman Reviewed By: Hannah Robles (2020-2021) “In our classroom safe and sound. Fears are lost and hope is found. Raise your hand, we’ll go around. All are welcome here.” All Are Welcome shines light into a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated! As I began reading this […]
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The Day You Begin written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Rafael López Reviewed by Sarah Conley “There will be times when the world feels like a place that you’re standing all the way outside of…” The Day You Begin is a bright and colorful book despite its initially sober tone. We follow several characters […]
The Day You Begin
There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you.