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Title: Each Kindness Author:Jacqueline Woodson Illustrator: E.B. Lewis Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books; First Edition (October 2, 2012) ISBN:: 978-0399246524 Audience: 5 – 8 years, Kindergarten – 3 Summary: Maya is the new girl in Chloe’s class and she wants to make

Name of Book:  My Heart Will Not Sit Down Author:  Mara Rockliff Illustrator:  Ann Tanksley Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf ISBN:  9780375845697 Audience:  Ages 5 and up. Summary:  It is 1931 in a village in Cameroon.  Kedi’s American teacher tells the students that children are

Name of Book:  City Dog, Country Frog Author:  Mo Willems Illustrator:  Jon J. Muth Publisher:  Hyperion Books for Children ISBN:  9781423103004 Audience:  Age 3 and up Summary:  It is a beautiful spring day when City Dog first visits the country.  By the time the reader sees him

Name of Book:  The Easter Story Author:  Brian Wildsmith Illustrator:  Brian Wildsmith Publisher:  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 5 and up Summary:  This book is a retelling of the gospel Easter stories with the addition of the Palm Sunday donkey throughout the

Name of Book:  That’s What Friends Do Author:   Kathryn Cave Illustrator:   Nick Maland Publisher:  Hyperion Books for Children Audience:  Children ages 3-5 Summary:  Two animals who are the main characters in this story give the reader concrete examples of things that friends

Name of Book:  Almost to Freedom Author:  Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Illustrator:  Colin Bootman Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. Audience:  ages 6+ Summary:  A rag doll tells the story of a slave family’s escape to find freedom “in a place called North.”  The doll tells of being sewn by

Name of Book: The Face of Our Past Author: Kathleen Thompson and Hilary Mac Austin Publisher: Indiana University Press Audience: Girls 5-17.   This book will capture the attention of African American girls and teenagers. Summary: This book creates a visual and written history of

Name of Book: Left to Tell Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza Publisher: Hay House Inc. Publisher’s Intended Audience: High school/Adult Summary: This book tells the true story of an African young girl who tells her account of her genocide survival in Rwanda.  In 1994, Immaculee

Name of Book: Yes We Can Author:Sam McBratney Illustrator:Charles Fuge Publisher:Scholastic Publisher’s Intended Audience: Preschool/younger elementary.  Message is important for all ages but text is most appropriate for a young audience. Summary: Yes We Can tells the story