Amazing Faces
Amazing Faces, poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet This book is a great collection of poems that really reflect diversity and America. Diversity in race as well as...
View ArticleOf Thee I Sing: Obama’s Picture Book
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama, illustrated by Loren Long I was very leery of this book, because in my experience politicians and celebrities rank about equal for successful...
View ArticleReview: West of the Moon by Margi Preus
West of the Moon by Margi Preus Astri lives with her stepmother, stepsisters and younger sister until she is sold to the cruel goat farmer. He takes her to his home, refuses to ever let her bathe,...
View ArticleReview: The Quite Contrary Man by Patricia Rusch Hyatt
The Quite Contrary Man: A True American Tale by Patricia Rusch Hyatt, illustrated by Kathryn Brown In 19th-century New England when people lived and dressed plainly, Joseph Palmer most certainly did...
View ArticleReview: Seed by Seed by Esme Raji Codell
Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman by Esme Raji Codell, illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins Two modern children are transported back in time from the busy highways filled...
View ArticleBlue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (9780803737006, Amazon) Very simple patriotic text allows the illustrations by Nelson to shine on the page. The text moves...
View ArticleAmerica My Love, America My Heart by Daria Peoples-Riley
Cover image for America My Love, America My Heart. America My Love, America My Heart by Daria Peoples-Riley (9780062993298) America is our country, but does it love everyone? Does it love people of...
View ArticleI Is for Immigrants by Selina Alko
I Is for Immigrants by Selina Alko (9781250237866) This alphabet book is a celebration of diversity and the immigrants who come to America. The book is a series of double-page illustrations that...
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