by Judy Bradbury | Mar 3, 2026 | Biography, Social-Emotional Learning
The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas Imamura; Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025. Looking for a book for Women’s History month? A book to introduce or layer the study of biographies? A book about...
by Judy Bradbury | Feb 3, 2026 | Middle Grade Contemporary Novel, Social-Emotional Learning
Sparrow, Always by Gail Donovan, illustrated by Elysia Case; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025. In the third book in The Sparrow Series for young middle graders, Sparrow helps train a neighbor’s pup as he works to become a guide dog. Along the way, she grows in...
by Judy Bradbury | Jan 6, 2026 | Picture Book, Social-Emotional Learning
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich, illustrated by Chris Raschka; Anne Schwartz Books, 2025. A young blind child takes joy in experiencing the seasons through smell, sound, taste, and touch in this lyrical picture book illustrated by two-time...
by Judy Bradbury | Nov 2, 2025 | Biography, Social-Emotional Learning
Who Was Wilma Mankiller? by Andrea Page, illustrated by Stephen Marchesi; Penguin Workshop, 2025. Who Was Wilma Mankiller? is a Who Was series chapter book biography chronicling the life of the first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation whose lived experience...
by Judy Bradbury | Oct 1, 2025 | Picture Book, Social-Emotional Learning
Faith Takes the Train by Keri Augustine, illustrated by Mokshini; Harper, 2025. An empowering picture book celebrating outreach, possibilities, and imagination, Faith Takes the Train centers on a brief but pivotal experience in an urban setting. It’s bursting...
