Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 25, 2021
Bad Dog
Written & Illustrated by Mike Boldt
When a little girl finally gets the dog she wanted for her birthday she tries to teach it all the dog tricks she know. But Rocky is a bad dog. Rocky doesn’t listen or obey like a dog should. Instead of running and barking, Rocky lies in the sun and howls. What is the problem? You will have fun reading this story of Rocky who, although his new owner insists is a dog, is really a cat!
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 25, 2021
Be You!
Written and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Everyone of us is unique! And everyone of us is special. Be You! reminds us to be who we are and to be patient and persistent as everyday, little by little, we become who we were meant to be!
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 25, 2021
Boxitects
Written and Illustrated by Kim Smith
If you like building and creating things you will enjoy reading this story. Meg builds extraordinary things out of ordinary cardboard boxes. She wows all her friends at her Maker School. But then Simone, another creative boxitect, joins the class! Meg and Simone quickly become rivals until the day they have to work as a team for the final class project. Will they be able to cooperate and work together?
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 24, 2021
Fast Friends
Written by Heather M. O’Connor,
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila
Tyson can be disruptive. His teacher is always saying, “Too fast, Tyson!” And his classmates don’t want to play with him. So when a new girl, Suzie, arrives in a wheelchair no one thinks it’s a good idea to let him play with her. Soon it becomes apparent that these two kids understand each other’s special needs and their own speeds!
Drawing Lesson with Heather M. O’Connor & Claudia Dávila
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 24, 2021
Going Up!
Written by Sherry J. Lee,
Illustrated by Charlene Chua
Sophie and her dad have baked cookies to take to a birthday party in their building. As the elevator stops on each floor everyone going up to the party happily squeezes in with special food that illustrates the many different cultural backgrounds of their building’s multicultural community.
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 23, 2021
Grandmother School
By Rina Singh, Illustrated by Ellen Rooney
Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, a school that was built just for the grandmothers in her village. Here they learn to read and write. This beautifully illustrated book is based on a true story from the village of Phangane, India. For the first time the women are allowed to get an education. Grandmother School celebrates women and the power of education.
Rina Singh Talks about her book Grandmother School
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 23, 2021
My Day with Gong Gong
By Sennah Yee, Illustrated by Elaine Chen
My Day with Gong Gong is a story about a little girl and her grandfather who spend a day together in Chinatown. Little May isn’t having much fun with her grandpa, Gong Gong, who speaks very little English. But as the day progresses May realizes that Gong Gong understands much more than she imagined and the two end up having a wonderful day together.
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 22, 2021
The Proudest Blue
By Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali,
Illustrated by Hatem Aly
Ibtihaj Muhammad was the first Muslim American woman to compete for the United States in the Olympics while wearing a hijab. In this her first book, she tells the story of two sisters dealing with a day of their own firsts. Faizah is going to her first day of school, and Asiya is wearing a hijab to school for the first time.
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 22, 2021
Salma the Syrian Chef
By Danny Ramadan, Illustrated by Anna Bron
Salma and her mother have come to Canada but her father is still in Syria. While Salma is learning English and making new friends, her mother is busy attending job interviews and English classes. Salma knows how much they both miss Syria and her father. With a little help from her new friends Salma prepares a special, traditional Syrian dish to cheer up her mother and learns just how multicultural her new home is.
Posted by west prep library goddess | Posted in Blue Spruce | Posted on January 17, 2021
The Truth About Wind
Written by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert,
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Jesse finds a toy horse someone left behind near his backyard. He imagines it is the fastest horse in the world so he names him Wind. With Wind by his side Jesse’s imagination runs wild. Wind races across the prairie (the kitchen table) and over deep canyons (the bathtub). There’s just one problem: Wind doesn’t actually belong to Jesse and Jesse knows his owner is looking for him. Read how Jesse deals with his conflicting emotions as he spins a web of make believe he knows is not true. Will Jesse do the right thing?
Bad Dog
