Hello, friends! Our book today is Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates, written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Steffi Walthall, a fascinating look at a lesser-known hero of the Civil Rights Movement. Growing up in Jim Crow Florida, Alton Yates saw, time and time again, how black … Continue reading Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates (Chris Barton)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Keep Your Head Up, written by Aliya King Neil and illustrated by Charly Palmer, a beautiful story about dealing with bad days. D’s morning is not starting off well. No one greeted him when he woke up, his sister used up all his favorite toothpaste, and he forgot his … Continue reading Keep Your Head Up (Aliya King Neil)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Laura Freeman, a picture book biography of the beloved US Congressman and equality advocate. In 1962, at eleven years old, Elijah Cummings joined a protest march against a segregated city … Continue reading The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Fly, written by Brittany J. Thurman and illustrated by Anna Cunha, a joyful tale of a little girl ready to show the world what she’s made of. On Africa’s inner arm is a birthmark in the shape of her name. It inspires and guides her; today it leads her … Continue reading Fly (Brittany J. Thurman)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Cat Dog by Mem Fox and Mark Teague, a seemingly-simple yet surprisingly intriguing look at narratives and point of view. There are two things the reader can be sure of: 1) there is a dog in this book, and b) there is a cat in this book. Beyond that, … Continue reading Cat Dog (Mem Fox & Mark Teague)
The Baby Bookworm 