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Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children’s Books
If Marcus still rules the roost, here’s a high-stepping alternative for younger readers.
Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington
For budding artists who are searching for a bridge between Barb Rosenstock's Vincent Can't Sleep and Javaka Steptoe's Radiant Child.
Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books
This title is a fun read-aloud with multiple curricular connections. A stellar introduction to "the father of children's literature," and a glorious example of dynamic bookmaking. Huzzah!
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead
A beautifully produced, if excessively laudatory, biography of a significant contemporary political figure; recommended for general collections.
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
K-Gr 3—Ukrainian immigrant Clara Lemlich began working at a textile factory a mere two weeks after arriving in New York, working 11 hours a day, six days a week, for a pittance...
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
K-Gr 3—This picture-book biography of Clara Lemlich, a spitfire who fought hard for better working conditions, is an engaging, informative introduction to her activism as well as to the deplorable state of the U...
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
PreS-Gr 3–Drawing on the naïve techniques found in the paintings of the 19th-century French toll collector, Hall depicts Rousseau’s life while introducing his style and subject matter in her fanciful watercolor and acrylic scenes...
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