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Loops
by Jashar Awan
Solid-colored backdrops and bold, chunky artwork invite readers to focus on the sole character in this story: a child who's determined to tie the laces on his first pair of big-kid shoes. For fans of: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Touch the Sky, another upbeat tale of persistence in the face of frustration.
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We the People Is All the People: A Picture Book
by Howard W. Reeves
Who are the we of we the people? This collaboration between award-winning artist Duncan Tonatiuh and author Howard W. Reeves celebrates inclusion, exploring what the preamble to our United States constitution leaves unsaid.Three starred reviews We the People Is All the People is a clearly rendered tribute to community care and unity that's anchored in hues of red, white, and blue. (Publishers Weekly)We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union . . . Who are the we the people mentioned in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution? They are our neighbors next door, down the street, or across the country. They live in different places, worship in different ways, come from different backgrounds and histories. They struggle, achieve, and overcome. They are you, and me, and us. Because, as we strive to create a more perfect union, we should mean all.This beautiful picture book celebration of the best of America includes the preamble to the United States Constitution as well as notes from the author and artist.
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The Future Book
by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Shawn Harris
In this picture book from two popular creators, the future is here, and it's goofier than anyone imagined. Oranges are now "bloranges," "Charlie Cheese Face" is a common name, and saying thanks involves…a fish? This "solemnly silly look at social norms" (Publishers Weekly) is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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Barbed Wire Between Us
by Mia Wenjen
A breathtaking reverso poem about two girls--separated by barbed wire, connected across generations. In Barbed Wire Between Us, a single poem holds two lives, separated by decades yet bound by the same stretch of barbed wire. Read forward, a Japanese American girl is uprooted and sent to an incarceration camp during World War II, her world reduced to dust, distance, and longing. Read in reverse, and the poem transforms: now a Latina girl stands in that same place, detained generations later, her story echoing across time.With language as spare as it is powerful, Mia Wenjen shapes a reverso poem that reveals how history can fold in on itself--how loss, resilience, and hope repeat in new forms. Violeta Encarnaci n's evocative artwork deepens the emotional landscape, illuminating both the quiet tenderness and the stark realities of life behind the wire.Together, they create a book that reads like a mirror held up to the past--and the present.A luminous and unflinching meditation on memory, injustice, and the fragile promise of belonging, Barbed Wire Between Us lingers long after the final line--asking not only what happened, but what we choose to see, and what we dare to change.
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Mama Loves It
by Raffi
A family tidies up the house together in this heartwarming sing-along picture book from beloved children's musician and performer Raffi. Set the table, clean the sink, make your bed, and sweep the floor.Mama loves it when you help her do the chores, Mama loves it when you lend a hand. It's clean up time Mama and Papa are picking up around the house until a small voice cries out, how can I help? Follow one jubilant kid as they spend the day helping their family with age-appropriate chores, and learns that tidying up together makes for a happy, loving home. Full of rhythm and repetition, Raffi's catchy song is perfect to sing along to as one family comes together to care for their home.
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It Takes a Family to Serve: A Tribute to Military Families
by Lisa Wheeler
Celebrate military families and all they do when their loved ones are away on duty in this lyrical and timeless tale.Whether in the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Army or Marines, the brave people serving the country also have family serving in important ways back home. With beautiful text and gorgeous watercolor paintings, It Takes a Family to Serve shines a light on the work and dedication of families waiting for their loved ones to come back to them, while they take care of a beloved pet, attend a special event or raise a grandchild.
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Judgy Bunny and the Terrible Beach
by Scott Rothman
A highly critical bunny finds everything at the beach unpleasant until she meets a friendly bunny who invites her to join the fun.
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Here comes ocean
by Meg Fleming
A family and their dog share a fun-filled day at the beach marked by a big sand bucket, imagination and treasures that wash up on the shoreline, from a sand dollar to a sandpiper feather.
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The big beach cleanup
by Charlotte Offsay
Cora's sandcastle-building contest is canceled due to litter on the beach, but determined to save her favorite place, she and her friends get to work picking up single-use plastics that have washed ashore.
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The line in the sand
by Thao Lam
In this wordless story, a monster walks down a beach, leaving a line in the sand, while a group of friends who are perplexed by this line find themselves divided by a series of misunderstandings until the conflict is resolved.
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Hum and swish
by Matt Myers
Jamie wants to quietly work on an art project near her friend, the sea, but people keep disturbing her by asking questions.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E Jefferson St
Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837
(517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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