Multicultural and Diversity Books Continued

Julian, Dream Doctor by Ann Cameron

This book is about a little boy name Julian who decides to get his Dad a special birthday present.  Him and his brother and sister, Huey and Gloria decide to get him something scary! This book is all about their adventure to get the present and figuring out what Dad wants.  I liked this book because it was entertaining and funny.

Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson

Keena is a second grade girl who lives with her mom and brother in the DC during the week and with her dad in Maryland on the weekends. Keena's mom has given her a journal to write in to try and help her manage her feelings without yelling or pinching because she was always in time-out in school. She explanied, "I say a lot of things you aren't supposed to say out loud. I think I will have A LOT to write in my new journal". Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up is written in the Keena's voice, in a journal form. This book was kind of funny and entertaining. I liked this book and recommended to all second graders.

Baby Rattlesnake by Te Ata

This book takes on a different spin of Multicultural and Diversity books. Baby Rattlesnake is young and does not have a rattle like his siblings. His crying keeps the Rattlesnake People up all night, which makes the family give into his needs. Happy about his new rattle, he starts to scare other animals with it. One day he rattles to the wrong animal and gets in big trouble.  This book is really enjoyable because it teaches the students about self control in a strange and different prospective. 

I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

This story is about a small little girl named Keyana, who is getting her hair combed by her mother. This is very painful for Keyana, which makes her aggravated towards her hair. Her mother tells her that she should be proud to have such beautiful hair and all the different kinds of styles she can do to her hair. I liked this book because the message is to be proud of your body and who you are.

The Rough-Face Girl by David Shannon

This book is a Cinderella tale, set in the Algonquin Indian tribes of North America. The Rough-Face Girl is mistreated by her sisters and is literally scarred by their meanness. The Rough-Face Girl must "sit by the fire and feed the flames" and as the branches burn, she is burned by the sparks. The Invisible Being lived in this village and all the young women wanted to marry him. The Invisible Being's sister told that whoever could see her brother would marry him. As fate has it, the Rough-Faced Girl does see the Invisible Being and is able to answer his sister's questions. The sister gives the Rough-Faced Girl the finest buckskin robes and a perfect shell necklace, and the Rough-Faced Girl transforms to be as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside. She then marries the Invisible Being, and they live "happily ever after."