This book begins with Omu (AH-moo) in her top floor apartment cooking a thick red stew in a big fat pot for her nice evening meal. Just before she sits down to eat it, there’s a knock at the door. It’s a little boy asking about the delicious smell. What do you think Omu does?…
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My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver
Lu is the daughter of Argentinian immigrants, living in Alabama. She's in sixth grade, in a recently integrated school and feeling like an outsider of her own because she's Latina. For the most part, white students and black students sit on opposite sides of the room, are only friends with people who look like them.…
Look at Me: How to Attract Attention in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins
Everyone loves learning about camouflage in the animal world, and nonfiction books are a great way to learn about it. However, animals don't only use camouflage. Sometimes it is just as important to stand out! Changing colors, leaping, dancing, odors, inflating like a balloon, or even screaming are quite useful to signal a warning or…
Business Pig by Andrea Zuill
Jasper the pig was born on a farm, but didn’t feel that he was too much like the other pigs. He drew graphs and charts, walked around in a suit holding a briefcase, and refused to be so messy like his sloppy little siblings. Read this book and see how Jasper found his place around the farm.…
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
A young child uses her imagination when dressing up in mommy’s khimar, also sometimes called a hijab. She loves looking through mommy’s closet at all the beautiful colors and patterns. When she puts on the khimar, she can become a regal queen, a bright sun, or even a superhero. This book will be both a…
Drum Roll Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Melly and her best friend, Olivia, are all set for rock-'n'-roll summer camp and on their way when Melly's parents announce that they are getting a divorce. Then Melly and Olivia get placed in different cabins and bands...but Melly has only ever played with Olivia. Everyone else in her band has a different style of…
Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
In Kate DiCamillo’s 2016 book entitled Raymie Nightingale, we were introduced to Louisiana Elephante. She’s a sweet girl, with a beautiful singing voice and trapeze artist parents! In 2018 we get the pleasure of an entire book revolving around her in Louisiana’s Way Home. It can be read as a standalone, but I really enjoyed reading it as…
The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection edited by Colby Sharp
The Creativity Project, edited by Colby Sharp, is a written and visual collaboration of innovative ideas using words, art, poetry and stories from various professionals about how writers and illustrators think,explore, and their ideas evolve to a completed work. Each short segmented chapter initiates the process by submitting a conceptual prompt and then another resourceful contributor submits their idea…
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Award-winning author and illustrator Grace Lin’s newest picture book is a delicious way to learn about the phases of the moon. Mama makes a mooncake but instructs Little Star not to touch it until Mama tells her to. Little Star remembers for a while… but then she falls asleep, and when she wakes up in…
The Manic Panic by Richa Jha
When the internet breaks, what do you do? You can't watch TV or play video games or stare at your phone...this is what happens for one family, and the parents are freaking out. It turns out to be their daughter who saves the day, with the help of an amused grandma, forcing her parents to…
