One April Morning

By: Nancy Lamb
Illustrated by:
Floyd Cooper
Written by the children in Oklahoma City, this book captures the fear, sadness, and confusion they experienced as they heard about the 1995 bombing of the Federal Building, and the strategies they used to begin the healing process.

Sadako

Young girl's eyes with a shadow of a crane in between
By: Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by:
Ed Young

This is a picture book edition of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, meant for younger readers. It tells the story of a girl dying of leukemia as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Mrs. Katz and Tush

By: Patricia Polacco
In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush.

Read to Me: Raising Kids who Love to Read

By: Bernice Cullinan
Full of tips, facts, and reassurances for busy parents and families, this accessible and informative guidebook clearly lays out the steps to ensure a love of reading at every age.

Alligator Tales: (And Crocodiles Too!)

By: Miles Smeeton
Illustrated by:
Eric Grantvedt
While away on his ship, Miles Smeeton wrote alligator poems on scraps of paper and sent them home to his children. Clio Smeeton shares the silly "postcards" and Eric Grantvedt puts illustrations to the poetry in this charming compilation.

Flying Birthday Cake? (Marvin Redpost)

By: Louis Sachar Amy Wummer
Marvin thinks he sees a UFO while sleeping in his friend Nick's backyard, but both boys have forgotten all about it when the next week a new kid shows up at school. His name? Joe Normal. His behavior? Far from normal.

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