Kids Book Index
Angela Pham Krans
Mai and her mother leave Vietnam years after her father has gone to America to establish a life for the family. Their effort to reunite with him requires a dangerous journey. Based on the author’s own experience, this picture book traces a child and her mother as they travel toward a long-delayed reunion with Papa.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Dear YesteryearKimberly Annece HendersonThis poetic tribute connects Black history with the present through archival photographs and handlettering. Its images portray everyday African Americans from the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Black-and-white and sepia photographs are arranged in the manner of a family album, creating a record of Black American lives across generations. The book brings together historical portraiture, family-photo-album presentation, and a message addressed from the past to the present.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Hanukkah Upside DownElissa Brent WeissmanSeparated by an ocean, cousins Noah and Nora set up a contest during Hanukkah. Noah celebrates from New York while Nora takes part from New Zealand. Each cousin is determined to show that their own holiday celebration is the better one. Their competition gives them eight opportunities to make their case as they live on opposite sides of the globe.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I'm an AmericanDarshana Khiani, illustrated by Laura FreemanA classroom of children from varied races, cultures, and backgrounds considers what being American means. Each child shares part of a family history and explains how that past shapes a personal experience of America. Their accounts include newly arrived immigrants, families that came to the country generations earlier, and other circumstances. Together, the children’s histories show a range of cultures and values within the nation’s identity.Kindergarten to Second GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details