show the process of identifying a charity and fundraising. Give a Goat is a useful template both for those who work with children and want them to experience the satisfaction of giving to others, and for kids who are looking for ways to make a difference. Grades 1–5.
Tillbury, 2008, 40 pp., hardcover $16.95
Say Something by Peggy Moss, illustrated by Lea Lyon
The girl at the center of this story sees children who push and tease and bully. Sometimes they hurt other kids by just ignoring them. She sees it happening, but she would never do these mean things herself. Then one day something happens that shows her that being a silent bystander isn’t enough. Will she take some steps on her own to help another kid? Grades K–4.
Tilbury House Publishers, 2010, 32 pp., paperback $7.95
In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco
This is the story of a happy, loving family, a daughter’s delight in her two mothers who raise their adopted, mixed-race family and give them wonderful memories on which to build their own futures. One family in their neighborhood shuns them, but the affection between Marmee, Meema, and their kids as they cook dinner, laugh, and dance together, is the one important thing. Grades 1–4.
Philomel, 2009, 48 pp., cloth $17.99
Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslie Newman and Carol Thompson
Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with two Daddies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, there’s no limit to what a loving family can do together.
Tricycle Press, 2009, 20 pp., board book $7.99 Also available, Mommy, Mama, and Me
$7.99
My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Catherine Stock
Eight-year-old Sangoel is a refugee. Leaving behind his homeland of Sudan, where his father died in the war, he has little to call his own other than his name. When he, his mother and sister arrive in the United States, everything seems very strange. Sangoel quietly endures the fact that no one can pronounce his name. Lonely and homesick, he finally comes up with an ingenious solution to this problem, and in the process he at last begins to feel at home. Grades 1–3.
Eerdmans, 2009, 36 pp., hardcover $17.00
One by Katryn Otoshi
Blue is a quiet color. Red’s a hothead who likes to pick on Blue. Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple don’t like what they see, but what can they do? When no one speaks up, things get out of hand—until One comes along and shows all the colors how to stand up, stand together, and count. As budding young readers learn about num- bers, counting, and primary and secondary colors, they also learn about accepting each other’s differences and how it sometimes just takes one voice to make everyone count.
KO Kids Books, 2008, 32 pp., hardcover $16.95 68 800-966-4556
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