The Children's Bookshelf

STORY BOAT written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh is an inspiring picture book about migration as seen through the imaginations of the…

MAMIE ON THE MOUND: A Woman in Baseball’s Negro Leagues written by Leah Henderson and colorfully illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos is a non- fiction…

PACHO NACHO written by Silvia López and illustrated by Pablo Pina is a variant of a Japanese folktale re-told eventually as the Chinese folktale…

LIFT written by Minh Lé and illustrated by Dan Santat is a picture book about sibling rivalry, anger and imaginative solutions. It is told in a comic book…

HURRY UP! A Book About Slowing Down written by Kate Dopirak and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal is a fascinating picture book about a young boy and…

BLACK BROTHER, BLACK BROTHER written by the highly- praised author Jewel Parker Rhodes is a powerful middle grade novel about racism as told by twelve…

Help Wanted: Must Love Books written by Janet Sumner Johnson and illustrated by Courtney Dawson is clever, funny and built around fairytale characters in…

STRETCH TO THE SUN: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth written by Carrie A. Pearson and illustrated by Susan Swan is a fascinating,…

NEW KID written and illustrated by Jerry Craft is an authentic story told and illustrated with great passion, some humor and a beautiful binary…

BEAR CAME ALONG written by Richard T. Morris and illustrated by LeUyen Pham is a Caldecott Honor Book celebrating a memorable picture book ride down the…