Swashbarklers of the Sea By Cynthia Kremsner Ahoy, mateys! It seems everyone has heard of the notorious seadog, Barkbeard, though no seafarer has seen him yet. However, the Swashbarklers are not…
Category: conflict resolution
Guest post by Padma Venkatraman WHITE ROSE By Kip Wilson Pub date: April 2, 2019 Ages: 12 and up Publisher: Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcout. White Rose is a work of historical fiction that resurrects a story…
Splatter! Written and Illustrated by Diane Alber
Splatter by Diane Alber Red, Yellow, and Blue are three paint splatters that did not want to become a crew or a team. They preferred to make pictures with their own colors only. One day, Red suggested that they work…
Borrowing Bunnies Written by Cynthia Lord, Photographs by John Bald, Illustrations by Hazel Mitchell
This is the true story of two bunnies, Peggotty and Benjamin, who had been neglected by their previous owners. After being rescued by Cottontail Rabbit Rescue in Maine, the two were fostered out to Cynthia Lord who guided them back…
Mind Your Manners Written by Nicola Edwards and Illustrated by Feronia Parker Thomas
Mind Your Manners Written by Nicola Edwards Illustrated by Feronia Parker Thomas Misbehaving animals learn how good manners brighten everyone’s day. The animals have a huge problem: no one tries to share or care about the others. Two pandas are…
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Ahimsa by Sypriya Kelka Guest Post by Padma Venkatraman Ahimsa, Supriya Kelkar’s New Visions Award winning debut, is set in India in the 1940’s – a time in our shared human history about which enough can never be written. Ten…
Words for Our Time: A Review of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
The results of the November 2016 national election in the United States left millions of parents and children terrified about what would happen next. The triumph of a candidate and party that ran on an explicitly anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and racist…
Bully on the Bus by Kathryn Apel
Bully on the Bus by Kathryn Apel Primary student, Leroy has a huge problem on the school bus, but doesn’t know how to solve it. Young Leroy and older sister, Ruby, board the yellow school bus five…
The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine
The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine Guest Post by Padma Venkatraman Like her debut novel, Mockingbird, whose title echoes a classic, Kathy Erskine’s latest title, THE INCREDIBLE MAGIC OF BEING, is similar to Milan Kunderra’s brilliant work, The…
Crazy Horse’s Vision Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by S. D. Nelson
Crazy Horse’s Vision Written by Joseph Bruchac Illustrated by S.D. Nelson Many have heard of the Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse, but few know how he earned his adult name. When he was born, Crazy Horse’s parents named him Curly…