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New Kid

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Title- New Kid Author/Retold- Jerry Craft Illustrator- Jim Callahan  Genre- Graphic Novel Grade level- 3rd-8th grade Awards- Newbery Medal The book starts of with Jordan about to start his life at a new school. He experiences the adjustment to a new school and a new grade, as well as navigating the types of stereotypes given to kids of color. At first, Jordan isn’t comfortable at all being there and the interactions in the school make him want to change school again. He meets many interesting characters along the way like Alexandra, Dean, and his art teacher, Ms. Slate. By the end of the book, he had a very close group of friends, makes peace with one of the protagonists, and he feels a new sense of comfortability and higher sense of self in the end.  This graphic novel is an amazing representation oh how stereotypes affect they way people see others. It is also an amazing example of how hard it can be for someone to adjust to a new school, how someone looks at themselves, and how you
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All My Stripes

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  Title- All My Stripes Author/Retold- Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer Illustrator- Jennifer Zivoin Genre- Special Needs topics  Grade level- 1st-3rd Grade The story begins with Zebra Zane coming home from school. He explains to her how nobody gets him. He talks about how all the zebras made fun of him because he wasn’t painting with his hoofs because he didn’t want to get dirty and how the fire alarm rang and he hid under the desk because of the loud noises until the firemen found him. He also told his mother about how some of the zebras were talking about a game, but and he started to talk about the game to, but no one noticed him because he was just staring down at the floor. Zane also talked about how his teacher asked him to draw a planet and I drew my own planet. The teacher loved his planet and said, “whatever floats your boat.” Zane spent the rest of the period looking for a boat to float. He asked his mom why does everyone my autism stripe. Zane’s mom said I see many differe
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What Makes A Rainbow

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Title- What Makes A Rainbow  Author/Retold- Betty Schwartz Illustrator- Dona Turner Genre- Paper Engineered  Grade level- prekindergarten - 1st grade The story begins with a rabbit and his mother under a red flower petal. The bunny asks his mother “what makes a rainbow?” The mother told him to ask his friends and he asked a ladybug. The ladybug said “You need red to make a rainbow.” He then asked the orange fox and he said “You need orange to make a rainbow.” The bunny asked a little chick and then chick said, “You need yellow to make a rainbow.” He then asked the grasshopper and he said, “You need green to make a rainbow.” He then asked the blue bird and the blue bird said, “You need blue to make a rainbow.” Mama rabbit told the child now you know what makes a rainbow and a big rainbow shown overhead. I think this is a great book for introducing the colors to students or practicing what other objects are different colors. On every page, there is a ribbon and everytime the book mention
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The Sweetest Fig

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Title- The Sweetest Fig Author/Retold- Chris Van Allsburg Illustrator- Chris Van Allsburg Genre- Blue Bonnet Book Grade level- kinder-3rd grade The story begins with Monsieur Bibot and he was a dentist. He was a very fussy man and he was very mean to his dog Marcel. One morning an old lady came with a tooth ache with no appointment. Bibot begrudgingly took out the messed up tooth because he wanted to make some extra money. When it was time to pay, the lady pulled out two figs and said that they were figs that would make Bibots dreams come true. He didn’t believe her and shoved the lady out the office without giving her the pain medicine for her tooth. When he went home, he ate one fig as a snack before bed. When he woke up the next day, he took Marcel on a walk and he forced Marcel to walk down the stairs, he didn’t want his fur on his nice blue suit. When he went outside, they were looking at him funny and he thought they were admiring his suit, but it was because he was in his underw
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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

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  Title- Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment Author/Retold- Parker and Jessica Curry  Illustrator- Brittany Jackson  Genre- Multicultural book Grade level- kinder-3rd grade The book starts with Parker in her favorite pink tutu. Her mother tells her she’s going to the museum  and Parker and her sister, Ava, are excited! When they get to the museum, Parker sees her best friend Gia. They start to go through all the exhibits seeing the art pieces and they are gushing with amazement. They were there for a while and their mothers said It was time to go. They started dancing to their mothers as if they were ballerinas wearing tutu’s and then Parker froze as she saw a painting of Michelle Obama. When she saw the portrait, she was reminded of herself, her mother, grandmother, and even her sister. She was filled with inspirational words that Parker wanted to embody. Her sister Ava broke Parker out of her trance by holding her hand. Parker left feeling powerful and inside she was dancing. Th
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Freedom Soup

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Title- Freedom Soup Author/Retold- Tami Charles Illustrator- Jacqueline Alcantara  Genre- Multicultural book Grade level- 1st-3rd grade The story begins with Belle and Ti Gram in the kitchen preparing the freedom soup. Belle helps Ti Gram to the beat of the Haitian Music. Belle asks why is the soup called freedom soup. Ti Gram tells Belle about how her ancestors were slaves and their lives were taken from them and how they would have to make soup for for their masters. Only freedom soup is only for people who are free. The Haitians decided they wanted their freedom back so they revolted against their masters. When they were finally free, they ate soup to celebrate their freedom and end of slavery. They both said “Haiti is free! Freedom Soup for Everyone!” They finish cooking the soup and Ti Gram told belle that this story has been passed down generations. Belle asked if she was going teach it to her children and Ti Gram says yes. Their whole family came into the house and finished the
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Those Shoes

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Title- Those Shoes Author/Retold- Maribeth Boelts Illustrator- Noah Z. Jones Genre- Multicultural book Grade level- kinder-3rd grade The story starts with Jeremy and he’s looking up a billboard that has an advertisement of shoes he wants to own. He asks his grandma for them but they have no money for them, they only have money for what they need. All of his friends have the shoes and they’re always showing them off  at school. One day his shoe broke, and Mr. Alfrey gave him a free pair of Velcro shoes. All of his friends laughed at him when he came in the room, except for Antonio. Grandma said I have some money set aside and they go to the store to buy the shoes. One look at the price and they didn’t buy them. Jeremy suggested they go to a thrift store because a kid might have gotten two pairs or out grew one really fast. They went to two thrift shops with no luck, but at the third one, they found them. They were only $2.50 but they fit Jeremy to tight and his grandma wouldn’t buy shoe
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