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All Are Welcome, by Alexandra penfold (2021) This book has been awarded Bank Street College Education Best Children's Books of the Year Honors, Notable Books for a Global Society, CCBC Choice Award, Washington State Best Picture Book Award, Mathical Honor Award, and Amazon Best Children Book of the Year. I found this book on the Library of Congress Center for the Book website at https://www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/all-are-welcome-at-the-national-book-festival/ and an audio read-aloud on https://youtu.be/O5gia39y5uo?si=9dfDZtvzhPkeq-rU You can also get this book at your local library https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about school and is a beautiful rhyming picture book that talks about how all are welcome in school, and what the students do together, from feeling welcomed into class, to sharing food at lunch together, no matter what background they came from, to playing outside at recess together, making sure all of the students in this school feel welcomed. They also talk about celebrating the Lunar New Year in this storybook. The illustrations in this book are colorful and lifelike and will grab the attention of your young readers.

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All Are Welcome – 🏫 Read aloud kids book about diversity and going to school!

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The World Belonged to Us | Jacqueline Woodson

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The World Belonged to Us, by Jacqueline Woodson (2024) This book can be found on storieslikeme.com and I also found an audio copy on https://youtu.be/ak6lcfy_sjk?si=d9lW6...

You can also get this book at the local library https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book was published by Nancy Paulsen Books on May 10, 2022 and has received many awards including the national book award. It is written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
This book takes place in the 1970's in Brooklyn, NY, and is about children getting out of school for the summer, and what they did during these times. It talks about how the fire hydrants were opened up onto the hot streets and the kids would use soup cans to shoot water at each other and play in the spraying water. The pictures in this book are colorful and bright and very inviting for children.

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READ ALOUD- The World Belonged to Us | Jacqueline Woodson

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Lola Sleeps Over, by Anna McQuinn, Rosalind Beardshaw(Illustrator) (2021)

This book has no award currently, but is listed on this website by an author with many awards https://www.annamcquinn.com/ and can be found at the local library as well https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about two little girls who decide to have a sleepover, one little girl is from a single parent home and has never been to sleepover. The book is a fun book about that many happenings of these two little girls fun night together and their many adventures. The illustrations are colorful and very well drawn that invite children in.

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Too Early, by Nora Ericson and Elly MacKay (Illustrations) (2022) This book has been awarded the Oregon Book Award for Children's Literature (2024) and can be found on your local libraries website at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about a little boy who likes to wake up too early to start his day, and about his families early morning wake-up routine. This books has great pictures that are colorful and look true to life, and is very inviting for young children with common modern-day family themes represented.

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Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell (Illustrator) (2018) This book doesn't currently have any awards but you can find it on the award winning authors site at https://www.lizzyrockwell.com/books or at your local library site https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This story is about a young girl and her family that go hiking up a nearby mountain for the very first time. As they climb up and up the path, they see everything from a friendly toad to a prickly porcupine, tall leafy trees to tiny red berries. Lizzy Rockwell draws pictures in this book that brings the joys of spending an afternoon outdoors to life for children.

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The Dot by Peter Reynolds (2003) is a Borders Original Voices Award for Picture Books (2003), Irma Black Award Nominee (2004) book that can be found on your local library site https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about a young student who asked to paint something in class, and the student tells the teacher that they can't do it. She encourages the student to "start with a dot, and see where it takes you." This book is a lot of fun and encourages students to never give up and try their best, and use your imagination. The pictures are a lot of fun and invite the child into the story.

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Black is a Rainbow Color, by Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) (2020) This book was awarded the

Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee for Younger Children Honor. You can find this book at your local library at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

The book talks about what it means to be black, talked about first-hand in the eyes of a child. I like how she talks about how black can mean a lot of things, including "Black are the bottoms of summertime feet" and references different types of the color black in the book.

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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illustrator) (2021) received the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text (2022), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2021)

This book can be found at your local library at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about a young girl who notices that her eyes look different from her peers. Her eyes "kiss" in the corners and resemble a moon, and many other colorful depictions. She also notices that members of her family have the same shaped eyes. This book offers many colorful pictures and is a warm-hearted story for all children and adults to enjoy.

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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners- Read Aloud

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The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator)

Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator) (1993) This book received the Educational Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism

It can be found on your local library website as well at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about a little racoon who is scared to leave his mama and go to school, so she sends him with a kiss on his hand and tells him it will be with him all through the day. This book is a very sweet story that is a classic and the pictures are beautiful and inviting for young children.

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A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon by Audrey Penn  Illustrated by Barbara Gibson

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The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (1992) received the

American Booksellers Book Of The Year Award for Children (1995), North Carolina Children's Book Award (1995)

You can find this book on your local library website at https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/

This book is about a beautiful fish, who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions. It offers beautiful pictures and can be found in a touch and feel board book type as well.

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[Special Effects] The Rainbow Fish | Read Aloud Books for Children