Lists and Suggestions for Kids
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List: OFB 2022--Creativity
Dear reader : a love letter to libraries
Rose, Tiffany.
A voracious young reader pens a love letter to libraries and books, and powerfully expresses the ne... More
A voracious young reader pens a love letter to libraries and books, and powerfully expresses the need for diversity and the importance of representation in stories. Less
Ablaze with color : a story of painter Alma Thomas
Harvey, Jeanne Walker.
Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and a... More
Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and activism. Less
Music is a rainbow
Collier, Bryan.
After a tragedy a young boy discovers a connection between music and colors that helps guide him an... More
After a tragedy a young boy discovers a connection between music and colors that helps guide him and gives him comfort in times of darkness. Less
Yellow Dog blues
Duncan, Alice Faye.
"Traveling across the Mississippi Delta, Bo Willie searches blues landmarks like Dockery Farms... More
"Traveling across the Mississippi Delta, Bo Willie searches blues landmarks like Dockery Farms and Beale Street for his missing dog.-- Less
Blue : a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky
Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua.
This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters... More
This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today. Less
Action! : how movies began
McCarthy, Meghan.
"Meghan McCarthy tells the story of the history of movies and the creators who made them. In f... More
"Meghan McCarthy tells the story of the history of movies and the creators who made them. In fascinating detail, she shows how early photography capturing motion became silent films, which led to the first color films"-- Less
Gold
Alexander, Jed.
Who belongs and who doesn't? Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless pi... More
Who belongs and who doesn't? Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. Is the little girl making food an uninvited guest, taking advantage of the bear family's open door? Or is she someone else entirely? Less
How to eat a book
MacLeod, Kelly.
One by one, Sheila, Gerald and Geraldine are eaten--by books, throwing them into strange lands wher... More
One by one, Sheila, Gerald and Geraldine are eaten--by books, throwing them into strange lands where Sheila escapes the weight of the world entirely, Gerald braves the wonder of seeing it up close, and Geraldine turns as terrifically terrible as she possibly can. Less
A is for oboe : the orchestra's alphabet
Auerbach, Lera
"This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orche... More
"This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed A to satisfied Z"-- Less
One & everything
Winston, Sam.
Fine artist Sam Winston, co-creator of the New York Times best-selling A Child of Books, celebrates... More
Fine artist Sam Winston, co-creator of the New York Times best-selling A Child of Books, celebrates the power of stories and written languages--and the imperative to preserve them. Once there were many stories in the world. There were stories with sunsets and wonderful tales filled with fairies and dinosaurs. But one day, a story decided that it was the best, the most important story ever. It called itself the One and started to consume every other story it came across. The One ate stories made of seas and others full of dogs. Soon it seemed that the One was all there was . . . or was it? Inspired by the Endangered Alphabets project, aimed at preserving cultures by sharing their unique scripts, author-illustrator Sam Winston uses writing systems such as cuneiform and Tibetan, Egyptian hieroglyphs and ogham to illustrate this book in his signature typography-based style, using symbols and letters that have relayed the world's stories over the centuries. Less
The ice cream machine
Rubin, Adam.
"Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his rob... More
"Reader, be advised that the events in this book may tickle your funny bone: A boy and his robot nanny travel the globe in search of the world's tastiest treat. A girl and her sister compete in an ice cream eating contest--against an honest-to-goodness pig. A child prodigy invents a new way to create the freshest dessert ever. And we should probably mention the evil ice cream seller terrorizing local kids; the sorcerer's assistant who must conjure icy cream out of thin air for the king, or else; and the sole human subject stuck on a giant alien space lab, who longs for the taste of home. Each story features black-and-white interior illustrations from a different artist, including Daniel Salmieri, Charles Santoso, Liniers, Emily Hughes, Nicole Miles, and Seaerra Miller, making this book unlike any you've ever seen. So grab a cup or a cone, and watch out for brain freeze! You'll definitely want to save room for this treat."-- Less
Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu.
"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in v... More
"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death"-- Less
