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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.
Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading—anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only...
Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading—anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only...
23) Moonsong
Author
Publisher
Little Press Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Tiger teaches Fulki to sing. Oh, round bright moon. Oh, great friend moon. How you sparkle like sugar and shine like joy! Fulki sings high, and the Tiger sings low. Join them in song and in the hope that one day they'll recover their long lost moon"--
Author
Publisher
Faber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A completely original rhyming picture book that celebrates daring to be different, featuring Shiloh, the rapping princess. Shiloh might not be able to sing like her sisters, but she has other talents, and sometimes it's about embracing your differences and celebrating them!--
26) Why do we sing?
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Travel the world and learn about the reasons we sing--to have fun and share our stories, to pass the time and remember times past, and to come together and celebrate! With gentle rhyming text, this musical adventure around the globe is the perfect introduction to the magical world of singing--from Bollywood to Broadway to your own backyard!
29) Chicken Sunday
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Shy ten-year-old Cadence grapples with an overprotective father, a mother who's skipped town to pursue stardom, and what to do when a recording of her amazing voice leaks before she's ready to share it with the world"--
33) The scary solo
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Jack is mad that his best friend got the solo that he wanted. But when things go wrong at the concert, can Jack save the day?
34) Free as a cloud
Author
Publisher
STARFISH BAY PUB
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Sweetie the myna loves to sing and fly free. But when he is taken from his jungle to live in a beautiful, spacious, but confining new home, he loses all desire to sing. Readers will empathize with all characters in this heartening tale that explores the bonds of love and the importance of freedom.
35) Missing Okalee
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Pheobe's sister, Okalee, drowns in the river during their annual spring celebration, Phoebe is wracked with guilt to the point that she loses her singing voice"--
36) Vole and troll
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A clever vole distracts a grumpy, hungry, and musical troll who threatens to eat him by teaching the troll new songs, and in the end they become good friends because two voices are better than one.
37) Cookie Angel
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, the Carroll family goes to sleep after making a special, angel-shaped cookie, which then comes to life and must quickly learn to act like a real angel when some of the toys misbehave and threaten to ruin Christmas.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Melody Ellison just turned ten, and she's dreaming of new ways to make her community a better place. When her pastor issues a New Year's challenge, she decides to fix up a neighborhood playground and plant a garden. But when her friends put her in charge, Melody finds out just how hard it can be to lead. From opportunities of a lifetime in Motown, to learning what it means to not give up in the face of setbacks and adversity, Melody discovers that...
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