It’s almost time for back to school, so to mentally prep your little ones, here’s a sampling of useful books that kids will love:
When Words Have Power, written by Lisa Chong and illustrated by Kaitlin Yang (West Margin Press) is a tale about culture, children, the powerful effect of micro-aggressions and name-calling. It also addresses the healing power of friendship, understanding, and love – and provides a great message for budding minds and a way to deal with problems in school and in life. Find it here at Amazon, or at Barnes & Noble, Target, and West Margin Press.
Unusual Objects in Fantastic Places – was created by childhood friends illustrator Mark Penta & writer T.M. Murphy. This book is an inventive story-starter book that will spark a child’s vivid imagination. Featuring 23 story-starter prompts, combined with eye-poppingly fun illustrations that will resonate with children. This book renders creative writing as thoroughly enjoyable and indulges the imagination.
The Noisy Classroom by Angela Shante and illustrated by Alison Hawkins (West Margin Press) is about the first day of school and everything exciting going on in Ms. Johnson’s class: music, conversation, math games, geography, and more. This book underscores how learning can be joyous and enjoyable – and is sometimes noisy.
The Noisy Classroom Goes to the Museum, naturally entails games, learning, and memorable fun in a typically quiet place: the Natural History Museum in New York City. How do they do it? There’s a secret plan… that may or may not work.
These books can all be found at Turner Publishing.
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