Books written for Grades 1-4 (Ages 6 – 9 years)

Title: The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark Author: Deborah Diesen Illustrator: Dan Hanna Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Publication Date: 2017 ISBN: 978-0-374-30402-7 Audience: 4-8 Summary: In the newest Pout-Pout Fish book, our main character is playing with his...

Name of Book:  Who Is My Neighbor? Author:  Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrator:  Denise Turu Publisher:  Flyaway Books ISBN:  9781947888074 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  In a retelling of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, two communities, the Blues and the...

Title: The Visitor Author: Antje Damm Illustrator: Antje Damm Publisher: Gecko Press Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-776571-88-8 Audience: Ages 5 to 10 Summary: An older woman named Elise lives alone as a recluse, scared of everything outside her home.  The play of a little...

Title: The Funeral Author: Matt James Illustrator: Matt James Publisher: Groundwood Books Publication Date: April 3, 2018 ISBN: 978-1554989089 Audience: Ages 4 – 7 Summary: The telephone rings and Norma’s mother learns that Great Uncle Frank has died. A tear rolls down her...

Title: Little People, Big Dreams: Rosa Parks Author: Lisbeth Kaiser Illustrator: Marta Antelo Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books Publication Date: October 17, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-78603-018-4 Audience: Ages5-10 Summary: This book (and others in the series like it) provides a...

Title: Quiet Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 978-1481477543 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: A grandfather walks with his granddaughter, grandson, and their dog in an...

Title: The Bad Seed   Author: Jory John Illustrator: Pete Oswald Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: August 29,2017 ISBN: 978-0-06-246776-8 Audience: 4-8 years old Summary: The main character is a sunflower seed who is behaves badly but eventually decides he doesn’t want...

Title: The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language Author: Robin Currie Illustrator: David Kurtz Williams Publisher: Beaming Books Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-5064-3811-5 Audience: 5 years old and up Summary: This book tells the gospel story...

Name of Book:  What Do You Do with a Problem? Author:  Kobi Yamada Illustrator: Mae Besom Publisher: Compendium, Inc. ISBN: 978-1943200009 Audience: 5-6 years old, but I believe the book would serve better as a conversation starter for older children and youth Summary: A young...