Who Will I Be, Lord? ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
We really enjoyed this book. It is a lyrical story about a girl who looks back through her family tree as she ponders the future.
Love to Langston ~ Tony Medina
Love to Langston is a tribute to poet, Langston Hughes. It is a biography of poems written by Tony Medina that capture glimpses into the life of Langston Hughes based on Hughes' own poetry and Medina's own imagination of what Hughes' life was like.
Love is a Truck ~ Amy Novesky
This is an adorable book about a child and their love of trucks...all kinds of trucks. From fire trucks to dump trucks. Ice cream trucks to rolling cement mixers.
Cats Add Up! ~ Dianne Ochiltree
This book is part of the Hello Math Reader Books set and the math concept addressed is addition and subtraction. It is about a girl, her mother, and their ONE cat. However, they quickly acquire more and more cats until they have ten cats.
Let Freedom Sing ~ Vanessa Newton
Using the uniting power of song, this book documents many of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement in the fight for freedom.
Bein’ With You This Way ~ W. Nikola-Lisa
A little girl and a group of her friends have fun at the park. While they play, they discover that despite their differences they are all really the same.
Kindergarten is Cool! ~ Linda Elovitz Marshall
This is a cute rhyming story about the first day of kindergarten. From story time to recess; from lunch time to clean up, kindergarten is cool!
Bigger Than Daddy ~ Harriet Ziefert
My boys absolutely loved this book! It is about a little boy (Edward) who want to be big...as high as an airplane, as tall as a tree, as fast as a firetruck.
Baby Blessings: A Prayer for the Day You Are Born ~ Deloris Jordan
I love this book! In fact, I think it is a wonderful gift idea for a newborn or a mom/dad-to-be! This is a beautiful prayer for the day that a child is born.
Luke Goes to Bat ~ Rachel Isadora
Luke, is too young to play stickball with the bigger boys. The one day he got his big chance, he struck out...twice and was certain that he would never be able to play again.
No Two Snowflakes ~ Sheree Fitch
Follow along as a young boy tries to describe snow to his pen-pal in Africa. This is an ideal book to use if you are working on a lesson on senses.
Dream Dancer ~ Jill Newsome
This book is about a girl and her love of dancing! She dances everywhere, even in her dreams! But, her dream turned into a nightmare when she fell and hurt her leg.
Julius ~ Angela Johnson
Julius is a pig that came to live with Maya. While Maya's parents were not happy with having a pig in their home, Maya couldn't be more thrilled.
Ten, Nine, Eight ~ Molly Bang
This is a sweet little counting book about a young girl getting ready for bed...from "10 small toes all washed and warm" all the way to "1 big girl all ready for bed." My kids and I enjoyed reading this book!
A Lunch With Punch ~ Jo S. Kittinger
This is a Rookie Reader book about a little boy who helps pack his lunch. However, once he gets to school he realizes that his friend forgot his lunch, so he decides to share.
My Pop Pop and Me ~ Irene Smalls
This is a sweet story about a boy and his grandfather. The boy and his pop pop, who happens to be a chef, spend time together baking a lemon cake.
My Brother Charlie ~ Holly Robinson Peete
My Brother Charlie is about a young boy diagnosed with autism. It is told from the viewpoint of Charlie's twin sister, Callie. She describes some of the challenges that her brother faces as well as some of the difficulties in understanding him.
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom ~ Bettye Stroud
Hannah is a young slave girl on a southern plantation. When her Papa decides that it is time to run to freedom, Hannah is scared.
Did I Tell You I Love You Today? ~ Deloris Jordan
My kids really enjoyed this book! It is a wonderful story about a mother expressing her love for her son. The book documents the many tangible ways that she shows that she loves him each day.
Ten Tiny Babies ~ Karen Katz
This is a cute little rhyming, counting book with babies of all different colors. I liked that it reinforced counting with my little ones as they wanted to count up the babies on each page to make sure that I was "reading the right numbers"!