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Age: Preschool-1st grade
Emotions: Bragging, showing off
Family: Dad and son
Sports: Wrestling
Kid Coach wrassles his dad off the couch and into the ring where dad's pride and talent get the better of him. Kid Coach takes a new challenge on as he reals in his showboating dad and tells him that a true champion leads with their heart, inspires, and makes everyone feel like a winner. But will flowers and a high five heal his opponents wounded spirits? Or will a sincere apology do the trick?
Silly with a purpose.
Emotions: Bragging, showing off
Family: Dad and son
Sports: Wrestling
Kid Coach wrassles his dad off the couch and into the ring where dad's pride and talent get the better of him. Kid Coach takes a new challenge on as he reals in his showboating dad and tells him that a true champion leads with their heart, inspires, and makes everyone feel like a winner. But will flowers and a high five heal his opponents wounded spirits? Or will a sincere apology do the trick?
Silly with a purpose.
Age: Toddler-Preschool
As satisfying as the original, Bonnie and Ben are now reciting their favorite rhymes to their babysitter, instead of the other way around like in the first book Good Night Sleep Tight. Repetition makes the longer story more appealing to a younger audience.
As satisfying as the original, Bonnie and Ben are now reciting their favorite rhymes to their babysitter, instead of the other way around like in the first book Good Night Sleep Tight. Repetition makes the longer story more appealing to a younger audience.
Age: K-3rd grade
A hard topic dealt with such warm finesse. Through the lightness of a child's hopeful imagination, Maclear still depicts the hard challenges and downcast emotions of a group of people forced to search for a new home. The mood is complex, rightfully so, but the story's conclusion is hopeful and reassuring. The artwork is equally as balanced between a child's perseverance and the hardship's that this group of people are up against.
A hard topic dealt with such warm finesse. Through the lightness of a child's hopeful imagination, Maclear still depicts the hard challenges and downcast emotions of a group of people forced to search for a new home. The mood is complex, rightfully so, but the story's conclusion is hopeful and reassuring. The artwork is equally as balanced between a child's perseverance and the hardship's that this group of people are up against.
Age: Toddler-Preschool
Counting
Animals: Chicks
Each chickie falls prey to the cozy comforts of their animal friends. Rhyming readaloud perfect for all ages.
Counting
Animals: Chicks
Each chickie falls prey to the cozy comforts of their animal friends. Rhyming readaloud perfect for all ages.
Age: Middle School-High School
Activism: Menstrual Movement
Frustrated by her high school's understocked tampon and pad machine, Abby tries to make true change at her school for the betterment of her classmates and friends. Keeping a blog, Abby pieces out period stigma in history and modern day while trying to figure out how she can make a difference. Always supportive, Brit, Christine, and the new girl Sasha, follow Abby's lead until she takes it a little too far.
While Abby's activist journey is a large part of the plot, Williams maintains a relatable friendship story for readers, providing an accessible bridge to an unfortunately taboo subject for middle and high school girls.
Fans of realistic graphic novels get important exposure to a subject they may feel ashamed about discussing.
Activism: Menstrual Movement
Frustrated by her high school's understocked tampon and pad machine, Abby tries to make true change at her school for the betterment of her classmates and friends. Keeping a blog, Abby pieces out period stigma in history and modern day while trying to figure out how she can make a difference. Always supportive, Brit, Christine, and the new girl Sasha, follow Abby's lead until she takes it a little too far.
While Abby's activist journey is a large part of the plot, Williams maintains a relatable friendship story for readers, providing an accessible bridge to an unfortunately taboo subject for middle and high school girls.
Fans of realistic graphic novels get important exposure to a subject they may feel ashamed about discussing.
Age: Middle School
Recognition: 2019 Vernon Area Library booktalk for 6th/7th grade, 2021 Caudill nominee
History: 1950s
LGBTQ:
Math: Logic puzzles and riddles
Tough Issue: Racism
Although there was so much going on, Johnson manages to round everything up for a really impactful ending. I would absolutely recommend this to a strong reader with diverse reading tastes who doesn't mind a challenge and/or enjoys classic literature. Personally as a slower reader, there were some lagging moments and the deluge of tough issues weigh the story down for a reader that is more accustomed to fast-paced thrillers and sci fi.
Important and incredibly well written (probably why so many adults are into it) but with a narrow audience.
Recognition: 2019 Vernon Area Library booktalk for 6th/7th grade, 2021 Caudill nominee
History: 1950s
LGBTQ:
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gay father, gay friendMath: Logic puzzles and riddles
Tough Issue: Racism
Although there was so much going on, Johnson manages to round everything up for a really impactful ending. I would absolutely recommend this to a strong reader with diverse reading tastes who doesn't mind a challenge and/or enjoys classic literature. Personally as a slower reader, there were some lagging moments and the deluge of tough issues weigh the story down for a reader that is more accustomed to fast-paced thrillers and sci fi.
Important and incredibly well written (probably why so many adults are into it) but with a narrow audience.
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Great vocabulary for different ways to be kind. Each key word is written in an elaborate font that takes up the whole page but also serves as interactive objects that are related to the word or the setting. For PATIENT, a slide dips through the 'n' while a zebra sits on the 'a.' Although you may not immediately read the word, the reward of a little extra effort is fun. Crisp illustrations, a reflection of tomorrow, and a sweet bedtime read make this stand out amidst the SEL kindness books.
Great vocabulary for different ways to be kind. Each key word is written in an elaborate font that takes up the whole page but also serves as interactive objects that are related to the word or the setting. For PATIENT, a slide dips through the 'n' while a zebra sits on the 'a.' Although you may not immediately read the word, the reward of a little extra effort is fun. Crisp illustrations, a reflection of tomorrow, and a sweet bedtime read make this stand out amidst the SEL kindness books.
Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Concept: Colors
Eight colors are seen in different and similar ways across cultures. Textured collage artwork, a bold presentation of each color, and diverse surroundings make this great for practicing colors and discussing our shared and varied experiences; rhyming text and a similar poetic meter make this great as a read-aloud.
Concept: Colors
Eight colors are seen in different and similar ways across cultures. Textured collage artwork, a bold presentation of each color, and diverse surroundings make this great for practicing colors and discussing our shared and varied experiences; rhyming text and a similar poetic meter make this great as a read-aloud.
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Community Helper: Janitor
Identity, author: Korean American
When the babysitter cancels, Daniel's parents pull him from his cozy bed and drag him to the corporate building that they clean at night. Although reluctant and dreary-eyed, Daniel's parents make up imaginative fairytales to pass the time during an otherwise unpleasant experience for their son.
Rhee reimagines her own childhood experience to highlight an important mirror story for working class families.
Community Helper: Janitor
Identity, author: Korean American
When the babysitter cancels, Daniel's parents pull him from his cozy bed and drag him to the corporate building that they clean at night. Although reluctant and dreary-eyed, Daniel's parents make up imaginative fairytales to pass the time during an otherwise unpleasant experience for their son.
Rhee reimagines her own childhood experience to highlight an important mirror story for working class families.
Age: Infant-Preschool
Emotions: Excitement, nervousness, shyness, fear, perseverance
Familiar Experience: Social anxiety, first time at a class
Clothing: leggings, slippers, tutu
LGBTQ: gender norms
Sports: Ballet
No harping, no deep lesson for this young of an age group--just a bear wanting to have fun at his first ballet class but feeling nervous in a new setting (especially when he feels different). A quick story, a myriad of toddler/preschool emotions, and a glad, glad ending offer this story up to a wide audience. Parents who desire to offset society's insistence on gendered norms for pre-k children will appreciate this story for their little ones.
Emotions: Excitement, nervousness, shyness, fear, perseverance
Familiar Experience: Social anxiety, first time at a class
Clothing: leggings, slippers, tutu
LGBTQ: gender norms
Sports: Ballet
No harping, no deep lesson for this young of an age group--just a bear wanting to have fun at his first ballet class but feeling nervous in a new setting (especially when he feels different). A quick story, a myriad of toddler/preschool emotions, and a glad, glad ending offer this story up to a wide audience. Parents who desire to offset society's insistence on gendered norms for pre-k children will appreciate this story for their little ones.