A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Supriya Kelkar, author of #cbadspotlight pick The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh and also middle grade novels Ahimsa and coming in March 2020: American as Paneer Pie Harpreet Singh loves his colors—but when his family moves to a new city, everything just feels gray. Can he find a way to make life bright again? Harpreet Singh has a different… Read More
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Isabel Roxas, illustrator of #cbadspotlight pick Let Me Finish! When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story. But ruin it they do. And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own!… Read More
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Minh Lê, author of #cbadspotlight pick Let Me Finish! and also Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Picture Book Drawn Together and the upcoming picture book The Perfect Seat & graphic novel Green Lantern: Legacy When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending… Read More
As part of my #classroombookaday partnership with Follett Classroom, I get the opportunity to curate recommended book lists each month this school year. I share the recommended books in a blog post at the Follett Community site explaining more in depth my thoughts in creating the list and why I chose those specific titles, and the lists are available in… Read More
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Juana Martinez-Neal, author/illustrator of #cbadspotlight pick & Caldecott Honor book Alma and How She Got Her Name and also illustrator of La Princesa and the Pea, La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Lost Niños, Babymoon & Frybread: A Native American Family Story What’s in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells… Read More
Today I’m shining the spotlight on multiple time Pura Belpré & Américas Illustrator Honor & Award Winner Rafael López, illustrator of #cbadspotlight pick The Day You Begin and also Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music, We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood, Book Fiesta!, The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred, Bravo!: Poems… Read More
Today I’m shining the spotlight on Derrick Barnes, author of #cbadspotlight pick The King of Kindergarten and also #classroombookaday favorite Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, a Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Author & Illustrator Honor book A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten. The morning sun blares through your window like a million… Read More
As part of my #classroombookaday partnership with Follett Classroom, I get the opportunity to curate recommended book lists each month this school year. I share the recommended books in a blog post at the Follett Community site explaining more in depth my thoughts in creating the list and why I chose those specific titles, and the lists are available in… Read More
