Posted on April 17, 2020 by lockehardy
Written by: Loretta Garbutt Illustrated by: Carmen Mok For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Loss, Grief, Death, Intergenerational Relationships, Grandparents, Social-Emotional Learning. Summary: A Stopwatch from Grampa begins right as our main character’s grandfather has passed away, leaving them his stopwatch. Grampa used to time all… Continue Reading “A Stopwatch from Grampa”
Posted on March 18, 2020 by lockehardy
Written by: Traci Sorell Illustrated by: Weshoyot Alvitre For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Military, Women Pilots, Family, Grief, Culture & Traditions, Historical Fiction, Global Community, Own Voices. Summary: This is one of the most beautiful and emotional books that I’ve read in a long time. The story… Continue Reading “At the Mountain’s Base”
Category: BIPOC, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Family, feminism, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Indigenous Voices, Own VoicesTags: culture and traditions, Family, feminism, Girls Outdoors, grief, historical events, Historical Fiction, Indigenous Voices, military, Own Voices, Traci Sorell, Weshoyot Alvitre, women pilots
Posted on March 9, 2020 by lockehardy
Written by: Elana K. Arnold Illustrated by: Elizabet Vukovic For ages: 4 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Social-Emotional Learning, Grief, Loss of Pet, Cochlear Implant Visibility, Home Birth, Childbirth, Love. Summary: Wow. Wow wow wow. This book is absolutely breathtaking and caught me by surprise upon… Continue Reading “An Ordinary Day [released March 10]”
Posted on January 13, 2020 by lockehardy
Written by: Lyla Lee Illustrated by: Dung Ho For ages: 6-9 years Language: English & some Korean Topics Covered: Parent Loss, Korean-American Experience, New Experiences, Moving, Growing Up, Family, Social-Emotional Learning, Friendship, Single-Parent Families. Summary: This is an adorable early chapter book that we are so excited to bring… Continue Reading “Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business”
Category: Asian-American Experience, Culture & Traditions, Family, friendship, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning, young adultTags: Asian-American Experience, coping, Dung Ho, Family, friendship, grief, growing up, Korean, Korean-American Experience, Lyla Lee, moving, new experiences, parent loss, single-parent family, social-emotional development, Social-Emotional Learning, young adult
Posted on December 29, 2019 by lockehardy
Written by: Matt Mendez Cover Art by: Dana Ledl For ages: Young Adults Language: English Topics Covered: Growing Up, Latinx Identities, Racism, Sports, Alcohol & Marijuana Use, Family, Incarceration, Filmmaking, Friendship, Police Brutality, Pregnancy. Summary: This book was one of those stories that everything I anticipated to happen did not… Continue Reading “Barely Missing Everything”
Category: BIPOC, Family, Global Community, Independent Thought, latinx, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning, Sports, young adultTags: Dana Ledl, Family, family dynamics, filmmaking, grief, growing up, incarceration, latinx, latinx family, Matt Mendez, poc-centric narratives, police brutality, pregnancy, racism, single-parent family, Sports, young adult
Posted on December 26, 2019 by lockehardy
Written by: Jason Reynolds Cover Art by: Vanessa Brantley-Newton For ages: YA Middle Grades Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Family, Grief, Death, Social-Emotional Growth, Sports, Women in Sports, Growing Up, Coping, Friendship, Black Culture & Identity. Summary: Patina is just trying to do her best at a new school and on… Continue Reading “Patina”
Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, friendship, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning, SportsTags: african-american culture & traditions, african-american family, Black Culture and Identity, coping, Death, Family, family dynamics, grief, growing up, Jason Reynolds, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning, Sports, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, women in sports
Posted on November 28, 2019 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Sang Miao For ages: 5-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Grief, Loss, Love, Social-Emotional Growth & Development, Death. Summary: This is a beautiful book in both storyline and artwork. Our main character is a small boy who is told about a jellyfish that… Continue Reading “The Immortal Jellyfish”
Posted on September 26, 2019 by lockehardy
Written by: Kacen Callender Cover Art by: Tonya Engel For ages: YA Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Family, LGBTQ, Death, Relationships, Friendship. Summary: We got this book from a friend who received a pre-release copy from the ALA Conference! We are so excited to have been able to both… Continue Reading “King and the Dragonflies”
Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, friendship, Independent Thought, LGBT, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Self ExpressionTags: african-american family, Black Culture and Identity, coming out, Death, Family, friendship, grief, homophobia, Independent Thought, Kacen Callender, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Community, lgbtq relationships, lgbtq youth, poc-centric narratives, relationships, self-expression, Tonya Engel
Posted on December 29, 2018 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Aaron Becker For ages: 5 and up Language: English Topics Covered: Family, POC-Centric Narratives, Loss, Grief, Historical Fiction, Love, Pets. Summary: This book actually has no words, just pictures. A family loses their dog, Sascha, just before going on vacation. While on vacation at the beach,… Continue Reading “A Stone for Sascha”
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