Diverse Books

Gr 5–8—Hunt tries to cover a lot of ground, from training tips to tryouts and a balanced diet to instructions for the perfect high ponytail...

PreS-Gr 1—While their mom is distracted with phone calls, five porcine siblings who do not want to go to bed get into all kinds of mischief in this rhyming tale...

Fraser recommends nonfiction books published after 2007 that will appeal to a wide range of young adults, including reluctant and ESL readers...

Gr 8 Up—When Del is killed in a head-on collision on prom night, Ben and his father, a deputy sheriff in their small Wisconsin town, pitch in to help on the family's farm...

PreS-Gr 2—In a large, lavish format featuring exquisitely detailed paintings, Browne begins this counting book with an animal he has illustrated many times before-the gorilla-along with nine other members of the primate family...

K-Gr 2—A boy describes each of the varying emotions he experiences in terms of color...

PreS-Gr 4—Bold, bright mixed-media illustrations bring extra punch to this original tale from Cameroon...

Gr 7 Up—Who better to give Martin Luther King, Jr...

K-Gr 2—A brief note to parents and teachers at the beginning of each book suggests how to address the topic with a child; for example, in Stranger Safety, the author says, "Make sure your child understands that behavior that would normally be considered unacceptable-such as kicking, biting, and fibbing-is acceptable, even advisable, when dealing with strangers...