Peeny Butter Fudge ~ Toni Morrison
While mom heads out, Nana is left with the children and a schedule and instructions to follow. However, this fun-loving grandmother doesn’t quite adhere to the instructions, but her and the kids sure have a great time …
Six Empty Pockets ~ Matt Curtis
This is a cute little rookie reader book about a boy who stashes all kinds of things into his pockets …
Be Boy Buzz ~ Bell Hooks
This book is about being proud of being “all boy.” Although it does highlight some of the wonderful characteristics of being a boy, I found that the book was kind of hard to follow …
Uh-oh! ~ Rachel Isadora
This is a cute little book about the many “uh-oh’s” that can take place through the course of a day for a toddler …
Across the Alley ~ Richard Michelson
I began reading this book to my kids and after a few pages I stopped. It is about two boys who live across the alley from one another …
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems ~ Eloise Greenfield
This is a wonderful collection of poems about brothers and sisters. The poems deal with all kinds of family related topics including sibling rivalry and having a new baby sister …
The Rolling Store ~ Angela Johnson
A young girl talks with her friend about her granddaddy’s story of “when he was little and the world was young;” back when only a few people had cars and those that didn’t depended on and looked forward to when the rolling store would come around …
Rainbow Joe and Me ~ Maria Diaz Strom
Eloise is a young girl who loves to make colors. Her friend, blind Joe, also likes to make colors. Wanting to show Eloise how he is able to mix colors, Rainbow Joe pulls out his saxophone and the colors start to fly! …
Testing the Ice ~ Sharon Robinson
Baseball legend, Jackie Robinson, had a beautiful lake on his property in Connecticut. However, his children and their friends were nervous about skating on the frozen water …
Cosmo and the Robot ~ Brian Pinkney
This book is about a boy named Cosmo who lives on the planet Mars. When his friend Rex the robot breaks, his parents buy him the new Solar System Utility Belt to cheer him up …
Lola at the Library ~ Anna McQuinn
This is a cute story about how a little girl and her mother enjoy a special, weekly ritual. Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit the library …
City Green ~ DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
This book is about a girl named Marcy who develops a friendship with the grumpy Old Man Hammer after she catches him planting sunflower seeds in the junky, vacant lot turned community garden …
Lulu’s Birthday ~ Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Laurie and J. Matthew spend time trying to help their favorite aunt, Lulu, decide how to celebrate her birthday. As they recall some of the fun things they have done in the past, everyone else is busy preparing for her surprise party …
Africa Dream ~ Eloise Greenfield
This book is about a girl who visits Africa one night in her dreams. She explains some of the sights in “long-ago Africa” as she visits her ancestors …
When I Am Old with You ~ Angela Johnson
A young boy imagines being old with his grandfather. He vividly describes all the activities that he and his grandfather will participate in…together …
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream ~ Cindy Neuschwander
Amanda Bean loves math. In fact, she is great at counting. She can count by ones, twos, fives, and tens. However, in school she is learning to multiply …
Kiss the Frog ~ Melissa Lagonegro
This is another fun Princess Tiana book that my daughter enjoyed as a little girl! This was her favorite Princess Tiana book because she could read it all by herself! …
Island Baby ~ Holly Keller
On the Caribbean island, young Simon loves to help Pops with his bird hospital. When Simon discovers a flamingo with a broken leg, he knows exactly where to take him …
Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too ~ Sarah Wilson
This cute little rhyming book is about two brothers who enjoy spending time together. In the fall they go on nature hikes and ride their bikes …
Read and Rise ~ Sandra L. Pinkney
Filled with beautiful photographs of children, this book is part of the Read and Rise Initiative, which helps prepare children for a lifetime of success by providing a parents guide to fostering reading skills in their kids …