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

Title: This House, Once Author: Deborah Freedman Illustrator: Deborah Freedman Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Kids Publication Date: February 28, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-4814-4284-8 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: As the inside jacket of the book suggests, the text “asks readers to...

Name of Book: A Cat Named Swan Author: Holly Hobbie Illustrator: Holly Hobbie Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 2017 ISBN: 9780553537444 Audience:  4-7 years Summary:  “Then he was alone.” With that opening sentence, Holly Hobbie begins her tale of an abandon little gray...

Title: Who Counts? 100 Sheep, 10 Coins, 2 Sons Author: Amy-Jill Levine & Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrator: Margaux Meganck Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Publication Date: May 17, 2017 ISBN: 9780664262747 Audience: Ages 5-10 Summary: This book places the three...

Name of Book: Wolf in the Snow Author:  Matthew Cordell Illustrator: Matthew Cordell Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, NY ISBN: 978-1-250-07636-6 Audience: Ages 3 – 7 Summary: A red-hooded little girl finds an abandoned wolf pup on her way home from school in the snow. She...

Name of Book:  Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Day Author:  Emily Pearson Illustrator: Fumi Kosaka Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 9780879059781 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary: One young girl, Mary, finds some blueberries along her way one morning and shares them with others. The...

Title: Hello World: A Celebration of Languages and Curiosities Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: L’Atelier Cartographik Publisher: 360 Degrees Publication Date: September 1, 2016 ISBN: 9781944530006 Audience: Ages 7-10 Summary: “Hello starts friendships.  Hello opens doors. ...

Name of Book: Thunder Boy, Jr. Author: Sherman Alexie Illustrator: Yuyi Morales Publisher: Little Brown Publication Date: 2016 ISBN: 9780316013727 Audience:  4-7 years Summary: Sherman Alexie set out to write a children’s book featuring a non-white child. He did that and more in...

Name of Book: The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist Author:  Cynthia Levinson Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley Newton Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (1/17/2017) ISBN: 978-1-4814-0070-1 Audience: 5-10 years old Summary:...

Name of Book:  Horrible Bear! Author:  Ame Dyckman Illustrator: Zachariah OHora Publisher: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN: 978-0-316-28283-3 Audience:  Early primary (Would be appropriate for 4-5 year olds also.) Summary: A young girl finds herself feeling very angry when her...