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 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 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 March 14, 2019 by lockehardy
Written by: Kelly Starling Lyons Illustrated by: E.B. Lewis For ages: 6-10 years Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Family, Dementia, Slavery, Love, Cooking, History, African-American Culture & Traditions. Summary: This book is about the relationship between a grandmother and her grandson, Tosh. His favorite thing to do is make tea… Continue Reading “Tea Cakes for Tosh”
Category: Black Culture and Identity, Culture & Traditions, Family, Global Community, Historical Fiction, language, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional LearningTags: african-american culture & traditions, african-american family, cooking, culture and traditions, dementia, E.B. Lewis, enslavement, Family, family dynamics, Kelly Starling Lyons, loss, love, poc-centric narratives, slavery
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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