The Keeper of Stories
A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (pub. 2.4.2025) 40 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Caroline Kusin Pritchard Illustrator: Selina Alko C haracter: Library at New York Jewish Theological Seminary O verview : " A library is a keeper of stories. A keeper of memories. A keeper of hope. But what happens when that keeper is threatened? When a fire broke out at New York’s Jewish Theological Seminary library in 1966, firefighters raced to the
Apr 21
Houdini's Library
How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Knopf Books for Young Readers (pub. 2.17.2026) 48 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Barb Rosenstock Illustrator: Mar Delmar C haracter: Harry Houdini O verview : " Houdini is the world's most beloved magician, and he became famous for all of the amazing tricks he accomplished. Houdini knew just how to captivate his audience, whether it was leaping from a bridge or freeing himself from a straitjack
Apr 20
Teaching for Change
How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Justice A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Quill Tree Books (Harper Collins) (pub. 1.27.2026) 40 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthors: Yvonne Clark-Rhines with Monica Clark-Robinson Illustrator: Abigail Albano-Payton C haracter: Septima Clark O verview : " Septima Clark was born poor, Black, and a girl. Being one of those things in 1898 was hard, but all three meant that access to education was going to be a fight. But with stron
Mar 30
Copland
A Story About America A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Viking Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House) (pub. 2.24.2026) 40 pages Ages 4-8 A uthor and Illustrator: Veronica Mang C haracter: Aaron Copland O verview : " Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn in 1900 at the dawn of a new generation. In a community of immigrants, he had a front-row seat to the many ways that the United States was growing and changing. During this electrifying time, Aaron began making music a
Mar 26
Otherwise Known as Judy the Great
A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Christy Ottaviano Books (Little Brown Young Readers) (pub. 2.17.2026) 48 pages Ages 6 -1o A uthor and Illustrator: Selina Alko C haracter: Judy Blume O verview : " Judy Blume is known for fearlessly discussing topics that were once considered taboo. As a young girl, Judy was not encouraged to share her feelings, so instead she invented stories as a way to understand the world around her. Growing up Jewish, during
Mar 26
Next Year in the White House
Barack Obama's First Presidential Seder A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Crown Books for Young Readers (pub. 3.4.2025) 40 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Richard Michelson Illustrator: E.B. Lewis C haracters: President Barack Obama and Seder guests O verview : " In 1800, President John Adams held the first formal Christmas dinner at the newly built White House. In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes observed Easter with a public “Egg Roll." But it wasn’t until 2009 that a US
Mar 26
Louisa Learns to Write
Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Calkins Creek (Astra Books for Young Readers) (pub. 1.20.2026) 40 pages Ages 7 -1o A uthor: Kate Hannigan Illustrator: Sofia Moore C haracter: Louisa May Alcott O verview : " Louisa May Alcott wrote the beloved classic Little Women , but she started out as just a little girl scribbling in her journal. Born into the middle of a spirited, creative group of sisters, Louisa was always up for explorati
Mar 21
Rachel Carson's Wonder-Fitted World
How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Calkins Creek (Astra Books for Young Readers) (pub. 3.11.2025) 40 pages Ages 7 -10 A uthor: Kate Hannigan Illustrator: Katie Hickey C haracter: Rachel Carson O verview : "Rachel Carson wasn’t always the Rachel Carson, renowned environmental activist. From her earliest years, Rachel had a passion for nature—to her, it was a fairyland, and she loved to write a
Mar 20
Clothes to Make You Smile
Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Abrams Books for Young Readers (pub. 1.13.2026) 48 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Eric Darnell Pritchard Illustrator: Shannon Wright C haracter: Patrick Kelly O verview : " Patrick Kelly was one of the most influential fashion designers of the twentieth century, but growing up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he didn’t see many boys who liked to sew. That didn’t stop him from sitting down at his grandma’s table and
Mar 20
Change is in the Air
The HIdden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist A TRUE TALE WITH A C HERRY O N T OP Henry Holt and Compay (MacKids) (pub. 4.16.2026) 40 pages Ages 4 - 8 A uthor: Rebecca Donnelly Illustrator: Mercè López C haracter: Eunice Newton Foote O verview : " In an era when few women practiced science, Eunice Newton Foote dared to search for answers to a mystery that no one else had solved. A visionary scientist, suffragist, and mother, Eunice conducted a
Mar 20
