GRADE K BOOKS
HEROES AND ROLE MODELS continued
FAMILY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY
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Do Like Kyla by Angela Johnson* and illustrated by James E. Ransome*
Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson and illustrated by Claudia Dávila*
Do Like Kyla follows a young girl’s day with her older sister, Kyla. As they braid their hair, get dressed, eat breakfast, and go out to the store, the little girl copies her sister’s every move. She values her big sister’s input and wants to be just like her,
Ruby is energetic and loves to be noisy! She plays the piano, practices her stomping dance routine, talks to her bird, Alex, and sings “at the top of her lungs!” One day, her neighbor Eva takes her to Central Park and
which pushes her to do things she may not have tried otherwise. In the end, she becomes a leader in her own right.
introduces her to birdwatching. After Ruby accidentally frightens away a golden-winged warbler, she learns about the importance of being quiet and a good observer when birdwatching. Ruby is enchanted by the bird’s name and becomes very eager to see it again. She brings her family back to the park, eager to share with them what she has discovered right in their own neighborhood.
Lucía the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza* and illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez* Lucía likes to pretend she’s a superhero just like the boys, but they pay her no mind. “Girls can’t be
Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
superheroes,” they say. Abuela cheers her up by giving Lucía her own cape and silver mask from when she was a girl, and Lucía becomes a luchadora! Suddenly all the other kids want to be
A young girl goes on a hike with her parents. As a family, they make their way up the trail and see all kinds of animals—but the most exciting moment comes when the girl reaches the summit of the hill and realizes with pride that she and her parents have
like her too! But when Lucía hears the same line she was told repeated to someone else, she does what luchadoras are meant to do: stand up for what’s right.
shared this adventure together.
Our Table by Peter H. Reynolds
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison* and illustrated by Frank Morrison*
Our Table teaches the importance of coming together as a family through the story of Violet, a young girl who feels her family becoming more and more distant. Lately her dad is glued to the TV, her brother is constantly on the computer, and her mom is always on her phone. All this time away has
A girl and her mom walk through her neighborhood into the park, where she celebrates and moves to the patterns in the sounds that make up the music in everything she hears around her. As she moves through her community, she celebrates the rhythms found all around her.
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sal story celebrating the gift of time shared from of today’s most gifted picture book creators.
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Lola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Lola wants a pet, but first, her mother explains, Lola must find out what it would be like to care for a pet. She goes to the library to do research and learn how to care for a cat. Once she finally has a kitten of her own, with the help of family and friends, Lola carefully uses what she has learned from her research
and what she observes to take good care of her little cat.
Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade K Books | Back to Top | 4 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.
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