ReaderKidZ is pleased to celebrate Dr. King through several of the wonderful books that capture the boy, the man, and the pastor who inspired us to stand up and lead with words, not fists. MARTIN’S BIG WORDS: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier (Hyperion Books for… Read more »
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Imani’s Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
In Imani’s Moon written by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Hazel Mitchell (Charlesbridge, 2014), Imani has big dreams. She wants to touch the moon but she’s the smallest child in her village, and her peers make her feel even smaller with their mean taunts. Imani’s mother shares stories with her daughter about Olapa, goddess of the… Read more »
Grandfather Gandhi Giveaway
Have you ever felt mad enough to strike? Angered to the boiling point? Frustrated inside like a tangled ball of yarn? This year Grandfather Gandhi, by Arun Gandhi with Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014), came along at just the right time and helped readers understand anger. Like young… Read more »
Pumpkin Time!
Growing up on the Canadian plains, I have fond memories of gardening alongside my mother and grandmother and reveling in the sheer magic of seeing vegetables sprout from once tiny seeds. My brother and I used to hide behind towering corn stalks and pluck pea pods off vines and author Erzsi Deàk and illustrator Doug… Read more »
On The Wing by David Elliott, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
David Elliott takes us soaring with On the Wing, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander, the latest in the award-winning series On the Farm/In the Wild/In the Sea by Candlewick. His witty verses feel like velvet as they roll off the tongue. “Music lovers fast await the first duet of summer. Oriole is vocalist. Woodpecker is drummer.”… Read more »
This Orq. (he cave boy.)
This Orq. (he cave boy.) written by David Elliott, illustrated by Lori Nichols (Boyds Mills Press, 2014) is the cutest-darn-story about two pals that I’ve seen in a long time . Elliott brilliantly captures the adoration and camaraderie between a boy and his pet wooly mammoth. Their friendship is utterly charming. Me like. Told in… Read more »
Grandfather Gandhi
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi with Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014) is Arun’s story about living on the Sevagram with his grandfather, the Mahatma Gandhi. The Sevagram in India is dirty and dusty. Young Arun doesn’t like eating mushy, boiled pumpkin. He doesn’t speak Gujarati well, and he… Read more »
