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What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Swartz
One rainy day the young bunny asks his friends to explain how rainbows are made. Children learn colors using clever ribbons. Ages 2-preschool. Citation: Schwartz, B. (2000). What Makes a Rainbow. Atlanta: Piggy Toes Press. -
My Many Colored Days by Doctor Suess
Dr. Suess uses rhyme, vivid colors and animals to introduce a emotions to young people. Age 3-5. Citation: Seuss D.,(1998). My Many Colored Days. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. -
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner.
Young readers imagine the excitement snowmen face when the sun goes down and snowmen games begin. Preschool-3rd grade. Citation: Buehner, C. (2002) Snowmen at Night. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. -
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
The queen, duke, knight and court all try to get King Bidgood to leave his bathtub. But it’s the page who solves the problem. Preschool-2nd grade. Citation: Wood, A. (1985). King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. Orlando: Fla.: Harcourt Children's Books. -
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The mouse tells forest animals about the pretend Gruffalo. But when his made-up beast becomes reality he must think quickly. Kindergarten-3rd grade. Citation: Donaldson, J. (2011). The Gruffalo. New York: MacMillan Children's Books. -
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Heidi It lives with her disabled mother and neighbor. When she finds a long-lost picture she goes on a trip across the country in search of answers about her past and who she is. Grades 5-8. Citation: Weeks, S. (2005) So B. It. New York: Scholastic. -
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Two children in the South Sudan, separated by decades, endure struggles. Salva flees the civil war and ultimately becomes a Lost Boy of the Sudan. Nya must walk miles and miles each day in search of water for their family. Grades 7-10. Citation: Park, L. (2009). A Long Walk to Water. New York: Clarion Books. -
Bloody Times by James Swanson
Swanson traces the days of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis as the Civil War draws to an end. Lincoln, assassinated, is taken home for burial and Davis is on the run. Grads 8-10. Citation: Swanson, J. (2010). Bloody Times. New York: Collins. -
Sarah's Key
As journalist Julia Jarmond learns more and more about the Vel’d'Hiv, a round-up of French Jews in World War II, she finds her life intertwined with that of Sarah, who lost her family in the Holocaust. Late Adolescence. Citation: De Rosnay, T. (2008). Sarah's Key. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. -
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship by Jeffery Zaslow
This is the true story of a group of women whose childhood friendship withstands the test of time and distance. Late adolescence. Citation: Zaslow, J. (2010). The Girls from Ames. New York: Gotham.
