Last year, for the 5 year anniversary of #ClassroomBookADay, the concept evolved a bit to include curated monthly recommendations to support deeper book knowledge, support of BIPoC book creators, and common books for educators to discuss. If you missed the first round this year, and to learn a bit more, visit the original post here.
*In order to be able to be responsive and sensitive to the times we are in, this year I released titles three months at a time.* I hope you find titles you are excited about, some new to you, and ones that will support your efforts with your students this fall!
Here are the next three months of the 2020-2021 #cbadSpotlight selections!
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| March 2021: The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story Standing on Her Shoulders: A Celebration of Women Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars She Was the First: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm. |
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| April 2021: The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals You Are Home Zonia’s Rain Forest |
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| May 2021: Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away LIFT I Got Next I Am the Storm |
You can shop this list at Bookshop to support independent bookstores + my work.
If you missed the previous months, you can still catch up now!
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| February 2021: Black is a Rainbow Color M is for Melanin Eyes that Kiss in the Corners My Rainbow |
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| January 2021: Freedom Soup I Can Write the World Fauja Singh Keeps Going I Talk Like a River |
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| December 2020: Can I Give You a Squish? When We Are Kind What Is Given From the Heart The Paper Kingdom |
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| November 2020: We Are Water Protectors Binny’s Diwali The Arabic Quilt Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala |
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| October 2020: I Am Every Good Thing What Riley Wore The Next President Gustavo the Shy Ghost |
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| September 2020: You Matter A Friend for Henry Your Name is a Song Danbi Leads the School Parade |
If you missed the inaugural #cbadSpotlight books from the 2019-2020 school year, don’t miss checking these #OwnVoices books out!
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| September 2019: The King of Kindergarten, Alma and How She Got Her Name, The Day You Begin October 2019: Let Me Finish!, Mixed A Colorful Story, The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh November 2019: Bilal Cooks Daal, The Field, Fry Bread December 2019: Don’t Touch My Hair!, Saturday, The Patchwork Bike January 2020: I Will Be Fierce!, A Big Bed for Little Snow, When Aidan Became a Brother February 2020: My Papi Has a Motorcycle, The Roots of Rap, The Proudest Blue March 2020: At the Mountain’s Base, Festival of Colors, Astro Girl April 2020: Prince & Knight, I Wonder, Where Are You From? May 2020: Under My Hijab, The One Day House, Our Favorite Day |
