The Mole Sisters is a collection of stories perfectly matched to a toddler’s way of thinking. The small five-inch square books are excellent to snuggle up with.
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SYLVIA and AKI by Winifred Conkling
Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu were two American girls in California whose paths crossed during World War II. This book is a fictionalized account of the feelings behind the events in their lives. It’s a story of the exploration of identity in a society that imposes unjust restraints.
THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW – Norton Juster and Chris Raschka
I was drawn to The Hello, Goodbye Window not because of the star-studded author-illustrator pair, but because it depicts two interracial couples and a biracial girl.
CLEVER JACK TAKES THE CAKE – Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas
The mixture of traditional storytelling and newfangled whimsy in this book delights all ages. Jack’s plucky optimism lends a humorous air to disastrous circumstances, very much in the spirit of Remy Charlip’s Fortunately, Unfortunately.
LANGSTON HUGHES edited by D. Roessel and A. Rampersand, illustrated by B. Andrews
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes is a volume of poetry that should be in every child’s and in every classroom’s library.
IF YOU WERE BORN A KITTEN by Marion Dane Bauer and JoEllen McAllister Stammen
If You Were Born A Kitten is a perfect bedtime book. It has the calming cadences of Reeve Lindbergh’s The Midnight Farm and it speaks to every youngster’s interest in their own coming-into-the-world story. The book shows the universality of being born while emphasizing the unique connection between the one giving birth and the one being born.
KID PRESIDENTS: TRUE TALES OF CHILDHOOD FROM AMERICA’S PRESIDENTS by D. Stabler and D. Horner
This book is chock full of lesser-known facts about the beginnings of our nation’s leaders.
AS GOOD AS ANYBODY by Richard Michelson and Raul Colon
Use As Good As Anybody to relate current events in race relations to the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery 50 years ago. This book is also a good one to share in honoring King’s birthday on January 15th.
FATHER BEAR GOES FISHING by Beverly Randell and Isabel Lowe
SNOWED IN WITH GRANDMOTHER SILK by Carol Fenner
This is an excellent book for tracking character development with beginning chapter book readers.
Laura Hulbert 