Nana in the City by: Lauren Castillo
-Picture book
-Caldecott winner in 2014
- In this book, a young boy and his nana get to spend some time together. This little boy is scared of the city she lives in because of how loud it is. His nana understands his fears and makes him a special red cape to wear to help him be brave enough to walk through the city and face his fears. Suddenly, all of his fears go away and he begins to enjoy all the people and activities that the city brings.
- I would use this book in my classroom to talk about diversity and the differences between a busy city and a quiet small town.
Locomotive by: Brian Floca
-Picture book
- Caldecott winner in 2013
- This book explains America's early railroads. It dates back to the …show more content…
The grandson begins to question his surroundings to his grandmother. He realizes that he does not have some of the other luxuries as the other people on the bus. He wonders why they get off at the dirty part of town and why they don't have a car. His grandmother answers him wonderfully and helps him see the good in everything that they have. - I would use this story to explain diversity and talk about materialistic vs non-materialistic items.
A Ball for Daisy by: Chris Rashaka - Picture book - Caldecott- 2012 - This story is about a dog named Daisy and her favorite red ball. She took this ball everywhere and slept with it every night. One day, Daisy went to the park and was playing with her ball. Another dog took her ball and started playing with it and eventually popped it. This upset Daisy but she ended up going home. A few days later, Daisy saw this other dog out with a new shiny blue ball. The other dog felt bad about popping Daisy's ball and gave her his new ball to make up for it. - I could use this book to talk about sharing and doing the right thing.
Paperboy by: Vince Vawtez
-Novel
-Newbery winner in
-Picture book
-Caldecott winner in 2014
- In this book, a young boy and his nana get to spend some time together. This little boy is scared of the city she lives in because of how loud it is. His nana understands his fears and makes him a special red cape to wear to help him be brave enough to walk through the city and face his fears. Suddenly, all of his fears go away and he begins to enjoy all the people and activities that the city brings.
- I would use this book in my classroom to talk about diversity and the differences between a busy city and a quiet small town.
Locomotive by: Brian Floca
-Picture book
- Caldecott winner in 2013
- This book explains America's early railroads. It dates back to the …show more content…
The grandson begins to question his surroundings to his grandmother. He realizes that he does not have some of the other luxuries as the other people on the bus. He wonders why they get off at the dirty part of town and why they don't have a car. His grandmother answers him wonderfully and helps him see the good in everything that they have. - I would use this story to explain diversity and talk about materialistic vs non-materialistic items.
A Ball for Daisy by: Chris Rashaka - Picture book - Caldecott- 2012 - This story is about a dog named Daisy and her favorite red ball. She took this ball everywhere and slept with it every night. One day, Daisy went to the park and was playing with her ball. Another dog took her ball and started playing with it and eventually popped it. This upset Daisy but she ended up going home. A few days later, Daisy saw this other dog out with a new shiny blue ball. The other dog felt bad about popping Daisy's ball and gave her his new ball to make up for it. - I could use this book to talk about sharing and doing the right thing.
Paperboy by: Vince Vawtez
-Novel
-Newbery winner in