Elizabeti’s Doll ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
This was a beautiful story about a young girl with a brand new baby brother. She watches how her mother cares for her baby brother and decides that she wants her very own baby to care for.
Toys
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.
Golden Bear ~ Ruth Young
This a cute little rhyming book about a little boy and his golden bear. The boy and his special playmate do all kinds of things together.
My Pal Al ~ Marcia Leonard
This is an easy reader book about a girl and her bunny pal, Al. The girl describes Al and some of the fun things they do together.
Corduroy ~ Don Freeman
I can remember reading Corduroy as a little girl. However, I had not remembered that this beloved story featured Lisa, a little "brown like me" girl! Needless to say, we absolutely love Corduroy!
Daisy and the Doll ~ Michael Medearis and Angela Shelf Medearis
Growing up on a farm in Vermont in the late 1800s, eight year old Daisy Turner didn't notice skin color until her end-of-school program.
If I Had a Raptor ~ George O’Connor
This is a cute story about a girl who imagines what it would be like if she acquires a pet raptor.
Galimoto ~ Karen Lynn Williams
Galimoto, which means "car" in the language of Malawi, is also the name for a push toy made by children. Kondi went around his African village in search of wires to make a galimoto.
The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll ~ Patricia C. McKissack
Laura Nell only wanted one thing for Christmas, a Baby Betty doll. It was during the depression and her two sisters were quite sure that she would not receive the doll for Christmas.