Grand Canyon by Jason Chin

Grand Canyon is a beautifully illustrated informational book written by Jason Chin. It is a 2018 Caldecott Medal winner. The book follows a father and daughter that are hiking from the North to the South rim of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon explains and explores its geographical processess that took place over millions of years. As the pair descends into each layer of the canyon, each biome is described and illustrated, showing the different plant and wildlife that resides there. Grand Canyon also shows the different fossil life from millions of years ago. There are diagrams and beautiful illustrations to support the heavy research Jason Chin conducted on the Grand Canyon to share with readers.

Chin, J. (2017). Grand Canyon. Roaring Brook Press.

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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold is a Coretta Scott King winner, a Caldecott Honor Book, and on the New York Best Sellers List for illustrations. The main character, Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night up on the rooftop, ¨Tar Beach¨, of her family´s Harlem apartment building her dream comes true. The stars lift her up and she flies throughout the city of 1939 Harlem claiming it as her own. The illustrations are stunning and beautiful! Ringgold, F. (1996). Tar Beach . Dragonfly Books.

Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza

Family Pictures is written by Carmen Lomas Garza who is a renowned artist. In Family Pictures , she shares about her life growing up in Kingsville, Texas. She shares how they celebrate birthdays, make tamales, pick cactus, and how she confided in her sister about growing up to become an artist. Each illustrations shares Carmen´s different Mexican American cultures growing up. They also a reflect a strong sense of family, community, and how hard Carmen´s mom worked to support her in achieving her dream of becoming an artist. Garza, C. L. (2005). Family pictures . Children's Books Press.

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin is a 2019 Caldecott Honor Book. In the book, Little Star´s mom bakes a big mooncake and lays it in the night sky to cool. Little Star promises she won´t touch, but she wakes up and takes a nibble. Each night Little Star wakes up and eats away at it in the shape of a waning moon until its narrowed down to just a crescent. One night, Mama discovers the mooncake is gone and all that is left is crumbs. Little Star tells her the truth and they both go back to bake another mooncake. Lin, G. (2018). A Big Mooncake for Little Star . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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