What are some good picture book biographies of women artists? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here’s a book list for you filled with beautifully illustrated biographies featuring a diverse group of visual artists! The books on this list are a feast for the eyes. Your children and students will read about traditional visual artists like…
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Books for Kids
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This is the archive collection of every single one of our book lists, plus a few extra discussions about how books and literacy play an important role in our family life. You will find lists for everyone, from babies and toddlers to middle grade and even a few YA books.
For a list of all our book lists arranged by category visit our MASTER INDEX OF BOOK LISTS.
Books about Women Performers Who Dazzled the Crowds
Know who gets left out when learning about famous artists throughout history? The performing artists! Never fear. This list of biographies of women performers will help fill that gap. The biographical picture books on this list feature women performing artists from diverse walks of life. You will see familiar names as well as women who…
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Children’s Books with Characters Who Have Medical Challenges
We all hope that our children will live typical, healthy lives. Sadly, whether it is our own children, or their friends, sickness, chronic illness and even tragedy occur. Books about tough situations can give children a way of approaching difficult emotions that surround challenging medical conditions, whether that be a temporary sickness, chronic conditions like…
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President Books for Middle Schoolers to Help Them Think Critically
In my previous list of children’s books about the US Presidents, I focused on recommending nonfiction picture books and biographies suitable for elementary aged school children. On this list you will find president books for middle schoolers ages 10-14, or 6-8th grade. I’m not a historian so I couldn’t judge each title by its historical…
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Favorite and Funny Read Aloud Books for 9-10 Year Olds
Read aloud time in my house is changing. No longer can I choose the books on my own with impunity. Most of what became our best read aloud books in the past were titles I picked out. Many books I present are rejected on sight by kid who spanned 9-10 years old this past year. Even though…
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February Read Aloud Books that Will Warm Your Heart
Happy February! Welcome to the read aloud book list that will get you through the shortest month of the year. Unlike my January book list which had nothing to do with the month itself, these February books will remind you of the love-themed holiday of Valentine’s Day. At least the picture books will. I was…
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Middle Grade Books with Black Protagonists
This list of middle grade books with Black protagonists is meant as a complementary list to my book list of picture books by Black authors. Many of the middle grade authors here also have picture books, and vise versa but I didn’t want to duplicate authors. I’ve chosen to focus on contemporary fiction, because as…
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Children’s Picture Books by Black Authors
Recently the #OwnVoices movement has been shining a spotlight on the importance of children’s books written by authors from marginalized groups. Part of the diversity movement in publishing is not just to publish more picture books with diverse characters but also to bring more books by minority authors into the world. This limited book list…
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