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Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in.
They didn't have much, but they had each other.
After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box...
They didn't have much, but they had each other.
After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: In a celebration of delayed gratification, New York Times bestselling duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell give readers a new self-help book for kids that explains why waiting can be wonderful-and can give you a reason to cheer all year round, from New Year's Day to Kwanzaa, and all the holidays in between.
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
A kind and generous grandparent-grandchild duo nourish their neighborhood in this new picture book from critically acclaimed author Toni Buzzeo
Pa and his grandchild, Jelly Bean, have a sidewalk library filled with stories. Anyone can bring donations or take something to read. Jelly Bean loves the sidewalk library! But what about when their neighbors might need something more than books?
Together, Pa and Jelly Bean build a sidewalk...
Pa and his grandchild, Jelly Bean, have a sidewalk library filled with stories. Anyone can bring donations or take something to read. Jelly Bean loves the sidewalk library! But what about when their neighbors might need something more than books?
Together, Pa and Jelly Bean build a sidewalk...
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a house full of grandmothers tries to determine who is the "best" grandma, a hilarious hullabaloo ensues
When a mysterious yellow envelope arrives at Hollyhock House, it causes quite the hubbub. It's addressed simply to "the greatest grandmother in the world." The trouble is, there are a lot of grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and even a great-great-grandmother living at Hollyhock House. So who is the best grandmother?...
When a mysterious yellow envelope arrives at Hollyhock House, it causes quite the hubbub. It's addressed simply to "the greatest grandmother in the world." The trouble is, there are a lot of grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and even a great-great-grandmother living at Hollyhock House. So who is the best grandmother?...
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 3
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series' exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist.
BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN
Excerpt:
When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Nội help me?
Thoughtful
...10) Maybe a Whale
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved.
The trip will do them good, Mom says, but the girl isn't sure. How can that be true when Grandpa isn't there? And how will they find a whale in all that water, anyway?
There is so much to see as they paddle through white-tipped waves and calm coves: glowing moon
...11) Go be wonderful!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When Daisy is born, her parents tell her to 'go be wonderful,' and by being herself, she is! Each year presents new milestones with humor and love"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After Granny dies, she leaves something behind for everyone in the family. She leaves Father her tuba and Mother her locket. Sister receives her microscope and brother her record collection. But our main character receives something special that unlocks cherished memories of Granny through a world of imaginative play. Through spare prose, award-winning author Heather Smith has crafted a beautiful story about memory, loss and grief, and how we can...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between children and their grandmothers, all against the backdrop of Chinese mythology and holiday celebration. A must-read for fans of Drawn Together or I Dream of Popo!
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong"--
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 2
Publisher
Annick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in.
I touch my earrings and feel a rush of wind. I can almost hear Grandma Nội's laughter through them.
Spontaneous and energetic Liz, the middle Nguyen sibling, grew up hearing stories from her Grandma
...16) Forever cousins
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amanda and Kara are cousins and best friends in an intertribal Native American family; but Kara's family leaves the city and moves back to the Rez, making both girls sad--but the summer reunion reminds them that they will always be cousins.
17) We dream a world
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivers a stirring tribute to her grandparents that speaks to children everywhere about her hopes for a new future"--
19) Salsa Magic
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
BEST OF THE YEAR:
Chicago Public Library - Kirkus
A magical debut middle-grade novel filled with loud but loving family members, santería, and powerful orishas, set in New York City.
Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon has vivid recurring dreams where she hears the ocean calling her. Mami's side of the family is known as "Los Locos," so maybe she actually is going crazy. But no...
Chicago Public Library - Kirkus
A magical debut middle-grade novel filled with loud but loving family members, santería, and powerful orishas, set in New York City.
Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon has vivid recurring dreams where she hears the ocean calling her. Mami's side of the family is known as "Los Locos," so maybe she actually is going crazy. But no...
Author
Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Nguyen kids are going on vacation!
It's their first time in Vietnam and staying in Grandma Nội's childhood home, so they should be excited. As soon as they enter the house, though, something doesn't feel right. Why is the door to the ancestors' room always closed? And why can't they connect with Grandma Nội using their gifts, the way they can at home?
The Nguyen kids are back for the fourth book, this one told in alternating perspectives,...
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