Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (1991) has over 30 resources on the TPT platform, so it seemed like a book I should read. The cover art portrays Grace as a happy, friendly child anyone would want to meet. Caroline Binch’s illustrations deliver on that promise. Grace fills the book with authentic enthusiasm. The first several pages show an child with imagination, a self-starter. So when she must transform her creative play into a real life performance, we know she will succeed. But how? She, like all of us, benefits from a role model. Her grandmother finds one. And Grace is amazing.
*Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story (2011)
Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas E. Yezerski (2011) is a true story about the destruction and revival of a tract of land in...
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Waiting for the Whales by Sheryl McFarlane (1991) earned the I.O.D.E. Canadian National Book Award. The beautiful paintings by Ron Lig...
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A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy (2019) is an example of how picture books have turned preachy, in my opinion. If you’re looking for a teach...