Hi Kid Lit Friends,
It’s a rainy spring day here in New York City. The rain is very much welcomed because pollen and dirt are being washed off the city streets and sidewalks, and the air smells fresh and clean. Who else can’t believe it’s May?
Bookish Mug
Teachers and librarians should be appreciated each day, every day, and how best to show our love for them than to be grateful for all the ways they open our minds to books and stories! This is a perfect gift for that book loving teacher or librarian in your life!
New Releases
Super You! Power of Flight by Hena Khan and Andrea Menotti, art by Yancey Labat
This exciting pick-your-own-path book lets you – the reader – choose whether you want to be the hero or the villain! When a weird bird scratches your hand and you gain the power of flight, you get a chance to decide your future!
Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
Two sixth graders are determined to make it through the school year achieving their goals. For Isaac, the best basketball player in the school, it means keeping up his grades up and hopefully preventing his parents from fighting. For star student Marco, it means making the basketball team and finally giving his dad a reason to be proud of him. Can these two sixth graders help each other through the year?
Riot Recommendations
According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, a staggering 2.5 million children experience homelessness every year. Here are some children’s books that address this issue.
Pigeon and Cat by Edward Hemingway (picture book) (Little Brown, June 21, 2022)
Cat lives in a box in an abandoned lot in the city. He only leaves the lot to get food and scratches any animal that gets near him. Then one day he discovers an abandoned egg, and to his surprise out comes Pigeon! Cat takes care of Pigeon, and once Pigeon learns to fly, Pigeon brings back all sorts of gifts to Cat. But Pigeon doesn’t come back one day. Will Cat get the courage to leave his safe, comfortable home to find his friend?
Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki (picture book)
This sweet picture book details the work that goes into preparing food for a community meal. As someone who volunteers regularly at my church’s soup kitchen, I loved this book and how it celebrates food, full bellies, and community.
A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser (middle grade)
This middle grade book is told from the perspective of two sixth graders, one who is just entering a family homeless shelter and one who has lived there for three years. When a harmful government policy threatens the shelter, they need to work together to enact change for their community. (Disclaimer: I wrote this book!)
What are you reading these days? Let me know! Find me on Twitter at @KarinaYanGlaser, on Instagram at @KarinaIsReadingAndWriting, or email me at KarinaBookRiot@gmail.com.
Until next time,
Karina
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