Dandelions
10 best books like Dandelions (Eve Bunting): Oskar and the Eight Blessings, All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom, Goin' Someplace Special, The Composition, A Medieval Feast, Daddy, Papa, and Me, Water Dance, Alfie Gets in First, Boxes for Katje, Benno and the Night of Broken Glass
| Author | T.R. Simon |
| ISBN | 1596439491 |
A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his new home...
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.
Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since...
| Author | Patricia C. McKissack |
| ISBN | 0689818858 |
'Tricia Ann is going to her favorite place in the world today. It's the first time she's been allowed to go there all by herself. In a lovely dress that looks like spring, she leaves the house. Her grandmother cautions her to "hold yo' head up and act like you b'long to somebody."
But holding...
| Author | Antonio Skármeta |
| ISBN | 0888995504 |
Winner of the UNESCO Tolerance Awarda and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and an Americas Award Commended Title
Life is simple for Pedro -- he goes to school, does his homework and, most importantly, plays soccer. But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things...
| Author | Aliki |
| ISBN | 0064460509 |
A beautifully illustrated, award-winning, and fascinating look at the Middle Ages by Aliki, the beloved creator of many popular books for children. The King is coming to visit! The lord and lady of Camdenton Manor must work quickly to prepare for his arrival. It will take weeks to ready rooms, set up...
| Author | Lesléa Newman |
| ISBN | 1582462623 |
Not so long ago, we heard about Peter Parnell’s controversial children’s book And Tango Makes Three, a true story about a pair of male Penguins in Central Park Zoo raising a chick. In its wake, many other gay-centric picture books were drawn and penned. Writer Leslea Newman and illustrator Carol...
| Author | Thomas Locker |
| ISBN | 0152163964 |
This novel in verse does an excellent job of explaining the water cycle to a reader. The word choice and usage takes something quite ordinary and lifts it to an extraordinary level. Explaining how water is one thing yet many things all at the same time really paints a picture in the reader’s mind. The...
| Author | Shirley Hughes |
| ISBN | 0099256053 |
We all know and love Alfie right? I do. He's an iconic character, created by the equally iconic Shirley Hughes, and this is one of my favourite titles starring him and his younger sister Annie Rose.
But, before I talk about this, I need to segue slightly. The other day I was discussing comic books...
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 0374309221 |
Simple seeds of friendship grow into something extraordinary
After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the...
| Author | Meg Wiviott |
| ISBN | 0822599295 |
Benno is a cat who doesn't belong to one person. He belongs to a town; to Hans, the Adler family in 3B, the Schmidts in 3A, Moshe the butcher, Frau Gerber, Mitzi Stein, and Professor Goldfarb. He spends his days visiting each person, following the daughters in the Adler & Schmidt family to school, playing...
| Author | Karen Hesse |
| ISBN | 0439435404 |
Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
When Karen Hesse came upon a short article about cats out-foxing the Gestapo at the train station in Warsaw during WWII, she couldn't get the story out of her mind. The result is this stirring account...
| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
| ISBN | 0064434923 |
The stunning picture book collaboration between Newbery Medal–winning author Patricia MacLachlan and acclaimed illustrator Barry Moser.
A young girl comes to terms with the fact that she and her family are leaving the prairie. As she talks herself into acceptance, her Mama helps her...
| Author | Barbara Abercrombie |
| ISBN | 0689801149 |
Charlie, a fuzzy gray cat, walked out of the woods one evening and into Elizabeth's and Sarah's hearts. Now he sleeps on their beds, lets them dress him up in doll clothes, and laps up warm milk on chilly nights. But where does Charlie go during the day?
It's not until a storm keeps Charlie away one night...
A Coretta Scott King Honor Award author offers a fresh look at this pioneering American innovator
Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover Carver's imagination and inspiration in this one-of-a-kind biography.
With imagination and intellect,...
| Author | Nicholas Allan |
| ISBN | 0375830308 |
Never before have the facts of life been presented in such an accessible—or novel—way. Our hero is Willy, a little sperm who lives inside Mr. Browne with 300 million friends. Every day Willy practices for the Great Swimming Race. And when the day arrives, he swims faster than his 300 million friends...
| Author | Richard Van Camp |
| ISBN | 1551436612 |
Review: Welcome Song for Baby
VanCamp, R. (2007). Welcome Song for Baby; A lullaby for newborns. Victoria, B.C., Canada:
Orca Book Publishers.
Why the book was chosen
The book Welcome Song for Baby is beautiful on the outside. The book features a picture
of a newborn...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0786806206 |
Johsnon and his sister, Beebee, seem to be all alone in the world. Their mama has gone away many times before, but something tells them that this time she won't be coming back. Then a social worker comes and takes them to meet their Aunt Gracie. Beebee barely remembers her, and Mama never even told Johnson...
| Author | Amy Hest |
| ISBN | 0763640557 |
Two of our most beloved picture book creators team up to tell a classic story of a child, his new puppy, and a first night home.
On Charley’s first night, Henry carries his new puppy in his old baby blanket all the way to his house. He shows Charley every room, saying, "This is home, Charley." He...
| Author | David A. Adler |
| ISBN | 0152050264 |
I would have to give this story four stars because it really touched my heart. It talked about a real issue like the great depression and showed you what a father will do to keep their family stable. The characters were obviously fictional although it is possible this has happened before. My only criticism...
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
| Author | Deborah Hopkinson |
| ISBN | 0375836101 |
This "Boston Globe Horn Book" Honor Book and ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book provides a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. It s 1930 and times are tough for Pop and his son. But look! On the corner of 34th Street and 5th...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0689714734 |
There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls -- pump! -- from the tree.
Listen. Go to the window. Across the field a light glows. Who else is up so late?...
| Author | Dan Yaccarino |
| ISBN | 0805077243 |
No day is better than Friday!
Friday is my favorite day.
All week long, a boy and his father look forward to their Friday ritual--breakfast at their favorite diner. The leisurely walk through the neighborhood is just as good as the pancakes at the end.
Dan Yaccarino's bright,...
