BE A KING By Carole Boston Weatherford
Author Carole Boston Weatherford encourages readers to
"be a king." One way, she says is to, "stamp out hatred. Put
your foot down and walk tall." The author uses words and phrases from
King's life and shows young readers how they can be like King, they can
"Be a King" by doing the things that Martin Luther King did.
BRAVE by Stacy
McAnulty
You don't have to have superpowers to be a hero. You can
"save the world, just by being brave." Author Stacy McAnulty shows
readers how they can change their worlds by being brave in the face of
adversity. They can try new things, confront bullies and stand up for what they
think is right.
Written like short letters to a girl, each two-page spread
begins, "Dear Girl." The letters are encouraging notes to a girl to
help her in her everyday activities. For instance, one letter reads: "Dear
Girl, Make your room awesome. Make your room you. And while you're at it, make
your bed!" This is the kind of book that any young girl could relate to and
it is the perfect gift, for any occasion, for mothers, big sisters and others
to give to their "dear" girls.
For all of us, no matter how big we end up, we all start the
same way: "Life begins small, then grows..." This is a touching book
about life, the good things and the bad things. Author Cynthia Rylant uses
thought-provoking sentences to make the reader think about their life:
"Life is not always easy." And, "there is always a new road to
take." Brendan Wenzel illustrates the book beautifully with nature scenes
that greatly enhance the text.
LOVE IS by Diane Adams
A young girl gets a baby duck for a pet, and as the baby duck grows up, the young girl learns what love really is. The book starts out with this line, "Love is holding something fragile, tiny wings and downy head." The story progresses as the baby duck grows up and "leaves the nest." The young girl goes through all the stages of love with her baby duck that parents do with their human babies.
LOVELY by Jess Hong
No matter what we look like, whether we are big or tall, we
have curly or straight hair, we are young or old, we are ALL
lovely in our own way.
MOST PEOPLE by Michael Leannah
This book celebrates the idea that "most people"
are good people, that they want to be kind and helpful. Yes, there are some bad
people in the world, but if "you line up all the people who want to be
good and all the people who want to be bad, the good line would stretch from
here to the tallest mountain. All the people in the bad line could crowd
together in a dark and gloomy room."
"Peace is an offering.
A muffin or a peach.
A birthday invitation.
A trip to the beach."
So begins this lovely book about being a community and being
good neighbors and finding love - and peace - in the everyday things around
you. The lyrical verse and softly shaded illustrations combine to make a
beautiful book for all to enjoy.
WHY AM I ME? by Paige Britt
Two characters ask the same question: "Why am I
me?" Then they explore the answers separately until they come together in
the end. The idea is that there is no you or me, just an us and we, that we are
all human and we need to show compassion and love for each other.
YOU HOLD ME UP by Monique Gray Smith
"You hold me up when you are kind to me, when you share
with me, when you learn with me." So begins this touching book giving
children examples of simple ways to show their love and support for each other.
Just six sentences and 68 words, paired with colorful, expressive text, create
a picture book that is worth sharing.
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