GRADE K BOOKS
FAMILY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY continued
Layla and the Bots: Happy Paws by Vicky Fang* and illustrated by Christine Nishiyama* When a local amusement park is in
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin*
danger of shutting down, Layla, with the help of her bots, decides to save the park by transforming it into an amusement park for dogs. With the park now filled with their new inventions, it seems they might have a success on their hands—but will it be enough to save the park?
In this picture book, a girl wishes she and her mother were planting and caring for a garden of bright flowers instead of one full of bumpy, “ugly” vegetables. Mother assures her that the Chinese vegetables they
are growing are “better than flowers.” Come harvest time, everyone agrees. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that everything has its own beauty and purpose.
Princess Truly: Off I Go! by Kelly Greenawalt and illustrated by Amariah Rauscher Princess Truly likes to go on
adventures, and with a twinkle from her magical sparkling curls, she can go anywhere in the world. Whether exploring with her little brother, Ty, or venturing through islands and rain forests with her pug, Sir Noodles, no matter where she goes, she always likes home best.
STRONG AND RESILIENT
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Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena and illustrated by Angela Dominguez*
This is a playful story of a bilingual girl who goes on an imaginary adventure. As Marta explores, she meets different animals. Comparisons are made as Marta considers each animal’s point of view using opposites such as big and small, quiet and loud, and more. Vibrant
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey* and Jerome Pumphrey*
On a small farm, a pickup truck works alongside the family that lives there and becomes a part of the dreams and ambitions of the family’s young daughter. After years of hard work, the old truck is rusting in the weeds. The girl has grown up and is now running the farm, and she knows just what she will need to do to solve every problem she encounters on the farm, including how to repair and restore the old truck.
illustrations show how Marta can be both big and small, depending on which animal she is being compared to—and even how she cleverly outwits a hungry snake!
A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson* and illustrated by Nina Crews*
This poem celebrates girls of color and their ability to overcome obstacles to succeed in a variety of arenas—starting with the ability to dream big and imagine exploring cities from the highest heights and exploring the ocean from deep below the sea: “cause a girl like me should always be thinking way up
high and making everything better than the dream.”
Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade K Books | Back to Top | 5 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.
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