This list was conÂtributed by Deb Andries and MauÂrÂna Rome, friends, eduÂcaÂtors, and colleagues!
Favorites from Deb Andries:
Alma and How She Got her Name by JuaÂna Martinez-Neal
DreamÂers by Yuyi Morales
A QuiÂet Place by Doug Wood and Dan Andreasen
The Day You Begin by JacqueÂline WoodÂson and Rafael López
TruÂman by Jean ReiÂdi and Lucy Ruth Cummins
Drum Dream Girl by MarÂgariÂta Engle and Rafael López
How to Read a Book by Kwame AlexanÂder and MelisÂsa Sweet
Why by LauÂra VacÂcaro Seeger
Each KindÂness by JacqueÂline WoodÂson and E.B. Lewis
A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts and HyeÂwon Yum
From MauÂrÂna Rome:
Favorite back to school books to encourÂage posÂiÂtivÂiÂty and comÂmuÂniÂty in my classroom:
Courage: ThunÂder Rose by JerÂdine Nolen and Kadir Nelson
EmpaÂthy: I Am Human, A Book of EmpaÂthy by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
Patience: WaitÂing for the BibÂlioburÂro by MonÂiÂca Brown and John Parra
CreÂativÂiÂty: The Secret KingÂdom: Nek Chand, a ChangÂing India, and a HidÂden World of Art by Barb RosenÂstock and Claire A. Nivola
Humor: Be QuiÂet by Ryan T. Higgins
KindÂness: I Walk with VanesÂsa by Karascoët
CuriosÂiÂty: What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi YamaÂda and Mae Besom
Growth MindÂset: Drum Dream Girl by MarÂgariÂta Engle and Rafael López
PerÂseÂverÂance: LuiÂgi and the BareÂfoot Races by Dan Paley and Aaron Boyd
AccepÂtance: I Am Enough by Grace Byers and KetuÂrah A. Bobo
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