Classroom Library by https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt Made with serendipity en-us 2021-11-26 16:22:50 UTC 2025-12-18 18:10:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914757290 Imaginative boy named Morris loves tigers, elephants, adventure, painting, and wearing an orange dress that is in the dress-up center at school. Lexile level 530L converts to GR levels H, I, J.

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. by Christine Baldacchino (2014). Groundwood Books. Children’s Social Themes. Canada.

Awards: Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature, 2017, Picture Book

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2015, Finalist, Children's Literature

Prix TD De Litterature Canadienne Pour L'Enfance et la Jeunesse, 2015, Finalist, English Language

Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2015, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2015, Finalist, Children's Literature

ALA’s Rainbow Project Book List

OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award Nominee (2015)

For reviews and additional information see:

Barnes and Noble.
Author's Page or Facebook

]]> 2021-11-26 19:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914757290 A Different Pond wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914781076 A Different Pond. by Bao Phi, Thi Bui (Illustrator). (2017). Picture Window Books, Capstone. Narrative Nonfiction. Realistic Fiction. Vietnamese American author. The United States. Lexile Level 620L

A refugee boy goes fishing with his father very early in the morning so that they can catch fish for dinner. His father and mother work to make enough money, but they have trouble making ends meet. He is the youngest of several siblings. While fishing, his father tells him of another pond in Vietnam, his father’s homeland.

Awards:

Caldecott Medal Nominee (2018)

Charlotte Zolotow Award (2018)

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Nominee for Illustrator (2018)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Picture Book (2018)

Monarch Award Nominee (2019)

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Picture Books (2017)

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Picture Book (2018)

For reviews and additional information see:

Social Justice Books

Kirkus Reviews

Bao Phi – Spoken Word Artist and Writer

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-26 19:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914781076 I Am Not a Number wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914784075 I Am Not a Number. by Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer, Gillian Newland (Illustrator). 2016. Second Story Press. Canada. Narrative Nonfiction, Biography. Indigenous True Story.

A young Anishinaabe girl is taken by an Indian agent with her two younger brothers to go to a residential school in Canada. After a year of abuse and neglect, she and her brothers return home for the summer. When the agent comes back to the family’s home to take the children again, the family has a plan to hide the children in the father’s workshop so that he cannot take them back to the school.

Awards:

Diamond Willow Award (2017)

2018 Red Cedar Award for Information Book Winner - British Columbia's Young Readers' Choice Award
2018 Hackmatack Award Winner - Atlantic Children's Choice Book Award
2016 Selection American Indians in Children's Literature Best Books of the Year
2018 Silver Birch Express Award Finalist - Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading
2018 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalist - Alberta's Children's Choice Book Award
2017 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Finalist - TD Canadian Children's Book Awards
2017 Information Book Award Finalist - Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada
2017 Selection Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year
2016 Selection The Ontario Library Association's Best Bets - Junior Nonfiction

For reviews and additional information see:

Second Story Press

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-26 19:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914784075 One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914788255
One of a Kind, Like Me / Único como yo. by Laurin Mayeno, Robert Liu-Trujillo (2016). Blood Orange Press. Bilingual in English & Spanish. Based on a True Story. United States.

Danny wants to be a princess for the school parade. Danny sketches a beautiful purple gown and silvery crown. His family is supportive. On parade day, a friend tells him he’s never seen a boy princess before. Danny responds, “I’ve never seen a walking pineapple or a talking butterfly.”

For reviews and additional information see:

http://oneofakindlikeme.com/
School Library Journal
Book Review from Latinos in KidLit
Barnes and Noble

]]> 2021-11-26 19:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914788255 Con Tango Somos Tres wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914798590 In the zoo, there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others. This illustrated children's book fictionalizes the true story of two male penguins who became partners and raised a penguin chick in the Central Park Zoo.

And Tango Makes Three / Con Tango Somos Tres. by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator). (2005). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Publisher of Spanish edition: Kalandraka. Children’s Social Themes. The United States. Lexile Level AD520L.

Awards:

American Booksellers Association Book Sense Kid's Picks, Fall 2005

American Library Association Notable Children's Book, 2005

ASPCA Henry Bergh Award, 2005

Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005

Cooperative Children's Book Council Choices, 2006

Gustavus Myer Outstanding Book Award, 2006

Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2005

Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year

Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 2005

For reviews and additional information see:

Simon & Schuster (English)

Con Tango son tres - Kalandraka (Publisher of Spanish edition)

Advance eBook in Spanish

And Tango Makes Three Teaching Guide (pdf)

Amazon.com (Spanish Edition)

]]> 2021-11-26 20:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1914798590 Sirenas wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916818071 Julián is a Mermaid / Sirena by Jessica Love. (2018) Candlewick. Spanish Edition published by Editorial Kókinos. Lexile 190. United States.

Julián is enchanted when he sees three women in mermaid costumes on the subway with his Abuela. When he gets home, he wants to create costumes just like theirs. He wonders what his grandmother will think of his mess - and of his wish to dress like that. The art in this book is mesmerizing.

Awards:

For reviews and additional information see:

Julián is a Mermaid - Jessica Love

Social Justice Books

Kirkus Reviews

Amazon.com (Spanish Edition)

]]> 2021-11-29 01:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916818071 Areli es una Dreamer wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916858661 Areli is a Dreamer /Areli es una Dreamer. By Areli Morales, Luisa Uribe (Illustrations). 2021. Penguin Random House. United States. Narrative Nonfiction. Immigration. DACA.

Areli was just a baby when her mama and papa moved from Mexico to New York with her brother, Alex, to make a better life for the family--and when she was in kindergarten, they sent for her, too. Everything changed when she came to New York. Areli's limited English came out wrong, and schoolmates accused her of being illegal. Now Areli has been approved through DACA and is living her American Dream. Available in both English and Spanish.

No awards yet because it’s brand new.

For reviews and additional information see:

Listen to a sample on the publisher’s page

Anti-Defamation League - ADL
Google Play Areli Es Una Dreamer
Latinos in Kid Lit Video Review

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 01:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916858661 Only One You/Nadie Como Tu wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916897219 Only One You/Nadie Como Tú by Linda Kranz 2014. Taylor Trade Publishing. United States. Bilingual Spanish and English. Lexile Measure: AD480L, GR Level I

Adri's mama y papa share their life experiences with him to guide him as he explores the world. Beautifully illustrated.

For reviews and additional information see:

Google Play

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 02:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916897219 Lola (Spanish) / Islandborn (English) wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916899948 Islandborn / Lola by by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa. 2018. Dial Books (Parent Company is Penguin Random House). United States. Available in English or Spanish. Dominican author. Lexile AD570L

School-aged Lola is worried when her teacher asks the students to draw a picture of wherever their family immigrated from because she doesn’t remember the island where she was born.

Awards

Pura Belpré Award Nominee for Illustrator (2019),

Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Picture Books (2018)

For reviews and additional information see:

Publisher’s website with audio sample

Author Website

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 02:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916899948 Me Llamo Gabriela/ My Name Is Gabriela: La Vida de Gabriela Mistral / The Life of Gabriela Mistral wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916938774 Me Llamo Gabriela/ My Name Is Gabriela: La Vida de Gabriela Mistral / The Life of Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown and John Parra. 2005. Rising Moon Books. United States. Set in Chile. Bilingual book. GR Level L

Narrative nonfiction about acclaimed Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.

Awards

International Latino Book Awards for Best Interior Illustrations

For reviews and additional information see:

Author Monica Brown

Barnes and Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 02:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1916938774 Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua. wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917008450 Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua. By Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. 2021 Abrams.United States.

Striking pre-Columbian illustrations provide a vivid play-by-play of the life of Luz Jiménez, who modeled for Diego Rivera and others, but whose ultimate mark was in helping to preserve the stories, language, and traditions of her Nahua culture. The Nahua were direct descendants of the native Aztecs. Essential reading about the impacts of colonialism.

Awards (more may be coming, it’s a new book):

SLJ Best Nonfiction 2021

For reviews and additional information see:

Abrams Publishing

Gloria Amescua

Kirkus Reviews

School Library Journal

Kids Ink Books

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 03:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917008450 My Day with the Panye. wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917020141 My Day with the Panye. By Tami Charles, 2021. Candlewick Press. United States. Setting: Haiti. Poetic.

A mother is planning a special day for her daughter, Fallon, in the markets of Port-au-Prince. Charles sprinkles Haitian words into the text of this loving book, which is part interpersonal story and part travelogue. There are metaphors for carrying the panye (a large woven basket) that extend to Haiti itself—that it sways under the weight of sad events but is not crushed.

Awards (more may be coming, it’s a new book):

School Library Journal Best Picture Books 2021

For reviews and additional information see:

]]> 2021-11-29 03:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917020141 In My Mosque wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917045118 In My Mosque. by M.O. Yuksel. Illustrated by Hatem Aly. 2021. HarperCollins. United States. Religion: Islam. Poetic.

A welcoming book on mosques, Muslims, and Islam to discover the rituals and beauty of the mosque. This lyrical picture book has accessible text and stunning artwork. If you like All Are Welcome and The Proudest Blue, check this out!

Awards (more may be coming, it’s a new book):

School Library Journal Best Picture Books 2021

For reviews and additional information see:

M.O. Yuksel Author Page

I'm Your Neighbor Books

Publishers Weekly

Barnes & Noble

]]> 2021-11-29 03:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917045118 My Papi Has a Motorcycle / Mi papi tiene una moto wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917068162 My Papi Has a Motorcycle / Mi papi tiene una moto by by Isabel Quintero. Illustrated by Zeke Peña. 2019 by Kokila. Realistic Fiction. Latinx author & Illustrator. AR: 3.7.

Awards

Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Nominee for Illustrator (2020),

Pura Belpré Award Nominee for Illustrator (2020),

Monarch Award Nominee (2021),

Américas Award Honoree (2020)

For reviews and additional information see:

]]> 2021-11-29 04:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917068162 The Life of / La Vida de Celia wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917080918 The Life of / La Vida de Celia by Patty Rodríguez, Ariana Stein, Illustrated by Citlali Reyes. 2018. Lil’ Libros. United States.

This bilingual book is for beginning readers--it only has one word on each page. Has a short biography on the back of the book, only in English.

For reviews and additional information see:

A Mighty Girl

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]]> 2021-11-29 04:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917080918 The Life of - La Vida de Selena wiesel4 https://padlet.com/wiesel4/smyfbhtorkdf6gqt/wish/1917090128 The Life of - La Vida de Selena: A Bilingual Picture Book Biography. by Patty Rodríguez, Ariana Stein, Illustrated by Citlali Reyes. 2018. Lil’ Libros. United States.

This bilingual book is for beginning readers. It has one sentence (in English and the same sentence in Spanish) on each page.

For reviews and additional information see:

Publisher Page

BookPeople

Barnes & Noble

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