Children/Picture Books Archives - Page 9 of 41

Ira’s Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

27 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Biography, Black/African American, British, Children/Picture Books, Nonfiction

When their own country wouldn't allow American artists of color the freedom of expression, many found stupendously appreciative audiences on distant shores, including such entertainment legends as dancer/singer Josephine Baker and actor Anna May Wong. Europe, and parts of Africa and Asia, welcomed expatriates-of-color throughout the...

Once Upon a Time in Japan, translated by Roger Pulvers and Juliet Winters Carpenter, illustrated by Manami Yamada, Tomonori Taniguchi, Nao Takabatake, and Takumi Nishio

21 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Audio, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Short Stories, Translation

A "cheapskate" who longs for a wife who will work hard but never eat, a greedy young man who attempts to steal his brother's good fortune, a magic "hood" that allows the wearer to understand animals, a boy whose nap lasts three years, a wily fox who...

For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George, illustrated by Janna Bock

12 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Biography, Children/Picture Books, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Pakistani

As deemed in 2011 by the United Nations, October 11 is the International Day of the Girl. BookDragon is officially whoo-hooo-ing a day later (although I'm all for every day being IDG anyway!). Perhaps the world's most recognized 'girl' is Malala Yousafzai who, at 15, was shot three times...

I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien

07 Oct, by SIBookDragon in African, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Latina/o/x

Meet Maria, Jin, and Fatimah. They're new – not only to their classroom, but to the language, culture, and country that is our United States. Maria, who left behind an unnamed Spanish-speaking nation, longs for the constant conversations with her friends when their "voices flowed like water and flew...

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

05 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, British, Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Middle Grade Readers, Young Adult Readers

Wonderstruck. I know, I know – that's the title of Brian Selznick’s previous jaw-dropping accomplishment on the page ...

Maya’s Blanket | La manta de Maya by Monica Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, translated by Adriana Domínguez

30 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Jewish, Latina/o/x, Translation

We're right in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month – now through October 15. Do you know where your books are? If you're looking for a delightful, heart-tugging, bilingual even (!) picture book, this is it! Monica Brown, creator of the rollicking Marisol McDonald series, introduces...

Zen Socks by Jon J. Muth

23 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Who knew ...

Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng, translated by Elisa Amado

21 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latin American, Latina/o/x, Translation

A young girl and her father are traveling, with little more than a backpack each. She counts what she sees to pass the time: cows, hens, a bored donkey, the clouds ...

The Inker’s Shadow by Allen Say

14 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Japanese, Japanese American, Memoir, Nonfiction

Caldecott Medalist author/illustrator Allen Say introduced his personal portrait-of-an-artist-as-a-young-man in the one title he didn't illustrate, the autobiographical middle-grade novel, The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice, originally published in 1979. More than three decades later, in 2011, Say returned to his early artistic journey, reworking his Apprentice into a...

Dalia’s Wondrous Hair/ El cabello maravilloso de Dalia by Laura Lacámara, translated by Gabriela Baeza

10 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Cuban, Cuban American, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Translation

One night as Dalia sleeps, her hair grows "straight up to the sky, tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree." Delighted, Dalia decorates her gorgeous locks with "wild tamarind, violet and coontie leaves," then requests that her mother guess "what kind of tree I...

Colossal Paper Machines created by Phil Conigliaro, text by Theo Baker

07 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction

Labor Day already? How about some working fun – literally??!! The directions are right on the cover: pop out, fold, glue. It really is that straight-forward to create these "10 giants models that move!" They're not exaggerating on size: the book alone is a few pounds of heavy...

The Beast in My Belly by Grzegorz Kasdepke, illustrated by Tomek Kozłowski, translated by Agnes Monod-Gayraud

03 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Translation

You know those days you forget to eat because you're running around here and there, and your belly LOUDLY (usually at inopportune moments) reminds you to "FEEEEEED MEEEE!!!"? Those grumbles and rumbles DO sound just like a hidden beast! If you're an inquisitive kid who hasn't...

The Little Tree by Muon Van, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi

01 Sep, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, South Asian American, Vietnamese American

Somewhere in an old forest, a little tree grows. But the forest is shrinking, the rains shower less often, and the little tree knows that her precious seed cannot flourish there. With the help of a brown bird who has flown far into the blue skies, she sends...

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Sally Derby’s Sunday Shopping

27 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Chris Barton’s The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

21 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Hapa/Mixed-race, Middle Grade Readers, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015

Ally-Saurus & the First Day of School by Richard Torrey

13 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

The new school year has apparently already begun in certain parts of the country, including Hawai'i (which started in July!), parts of Alabama and Indiana, too. I'm sure other states, too, have begun to herd the masses back to classrooms, with the rest of the...

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Kate Schatz’s Rad American Women A-Z

03 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Hapa/Mixed-race, Jewish, Latina/o/x, Middle Grade Readers, Native American/First Nations/Indigenous Peoples, Nonethnic-specific, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015, Young Adult Readers

The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton: Poet by Don Tate

29 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Biography, Black/African American, Children/Picture Books, Nonfiction

Remarkable is indisputably the operative word here. Born into slavery, George Moses Horton didn't become a free man until he was 66. Even enslaved, Horton managed to teach himself to read – by eavesdropping on the master's children's lessons, then studying a book of songs and an...

In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van, illustrated by April Chu

27 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, South Asian, South Asian American, Vietnamese, Vietnamese American

As minimal as the text might initially appear, Muon Van’s debut picture book is as deep as the Sea she references in her title. The resplendently rendered story seems simple: a family awaits for the safe return home of the fisherman father. But, of course,...

Discover WeNeedDiverseBooks with Roseanne Greenfield Thong’s ‘Twas Nochebuena

27 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Bilingual, Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Latina/o/x, Poetry, WeNeedDiverseBooks, WNDB.SummerReadingSeries2015

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