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Dandelion’s Dream

Tanaka, Yoko. Dandelion’s Dream. Candlewick Press, 2020. Dandelion’s Dream is written and illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. The book is a story of dandelion’s dream of exploring the world. It is targeted to readers in grades pre-K to 2.

The Bear in My Family

Tatsukawa, Maya. The Bear in My Family. Penguin Random House, 2020. The Bear in My Family is written and illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa. The book is a story of how a younger siblings views an older one. It is targeted to readers in grades pre-K to 3, which seems appropriate.

Not So Different

Burcaw, Shane. Not So Different: What You Really Want To Ask About Having A Disability. Roaring Brook Press, 2017. Not So Different is written by Shane Burcaw and includes photographs by Matt Carr. It is a 2018 Sibert Honor Book. The book is an informational picture book giving readers information about someone who has aContinue reading “Not So Different”

Finding Winnie

Mattick, Lindsay. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear. Little Brown, 2015. Finding Winnie is written by Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. It tells the story of a bear who served as inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh. It is a 2016 Caldecott Medal winner. It is written for children aged 3-6,Continue reading “Finding Winnie”

Full of Beans

Holm, Jennifer L. Full of Beans. Random House, 2016. Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm’s is a historical fiction book about life in Key West in the 1930s. The story recounts how it became a vacation destination by design. Readers also witness the story’s main character, Beans Curry, experience his own transformation. It isContinue reading “Full of Beans”

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

Hoose, Phillip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Farrar, Straus, Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2015. Phillip Hoose tells the biographical account of a group of Danish teens who opposed the German occupation of Denmark in 1940. The story begins with an image of a leaflet announcing the German occupation.Continue reading “The Boys Who Challenged Hitler”