Children’s Books Worth Sharing
THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN: A TRUE STORY OF HELPING AND HEALING AFTER WORLD WAR II written by Debbie Levy and illustrated by Boris Kulikov
I relieved my depression about the present-day turbulence and inhumanity by journeying to the past...
MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES, A TALE OF WORLD WAR II written by Adam Gidwitz and read by Euan Morton
I listened to the first in Adam Gitwitz’s duology MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES...
WHERE ARE YOU, BRONTE? written by Tomie dePaola and illustrated by Barbara McClintok
WHERE ARE YOU, BRONTE? is the last manuscript Tomie dePaola wrote, it’s a tribute to...
A SCRUB IN THE TUB written and illustrated by Jan Thomas
Author-illustrator Jan Thomas has a gift for combining silly words and comic illustrations to dramatize...
SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES written by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee
Rajani LaRocca’s SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES is a...
ALL ABOUT BRAINS: A BOOK ABOUT PEOPLE written by Lake Bell, illustrated by Rachel Katstaller
Lake Bell’s ALL ABOUT BRAINS: A BOOK ABOUT PEOPLE is a portrait of neurodiversity, focusing...
THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan
My pages of Shaun Tan’s remarkable wordless book THE ARRIVAL has been falling apart since...
GEO’S FORTUNE by Amy Mucha
Amy Mucha’s GEO’S FORTUNE is a mix of heart and humor, distrust and faith, magic...
