A beautiful story of Viet Nam and a young American-born girl meeting her ancestral culture.
Listen, Slowly
The Engineer & The Vaccine
In this old-fashioned story within a story, a timely message about vaccines is gently offered.
Echo Mountain
In this exceptional children's book, set in the Great Depression, we learn about intuitive skills for today as well...
The Beatryce Prophecy
Published: 2021 Best for: 9 - 12 In this marvelous children's book by beloved author Kate DiCamillo, we discover the time-honored values of truth and loyalty.
Every Home Needs an Elephant
In this delightful, readable children's book, with a small amount of graphic content that creates a change of pace, 9-year-old Sarah gets her voice...
When Wrigley Sits on My Head
A children's book, and true story, written by a nine-year-old about his three-legged dog named Wrigley. Inspiring for other kids.
The Importance of Story Time
By Guest Contributor Tom Matthews, InTheBook.com The simple act of reading out loud to a child has been proven to develop much more than knowledge of the topic of the book: it builds confidence with words. Together you are cultivating their social skills, inspiring them to use their imagination and forming the foundations of their…
Children’s Books for Diversity
Children's Books for Diversity Black Lives Matter. This list includes some of the transformative and inspiring African-American stories reviewed on Litkidz that celebrate Black Lives and diversity in many forms.
A Family of Readers
The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature by Roger Sutton and Martha Parravano, editors of the Horn Book Magazine Published 2010. What a great contribution to librarians and parents this book is. I wished I had read it when I started the LitKidz blog. It puts into words what I only intuited…
Giant from the Fire Sea
Published: 2019
Theme: Value of Knowledge
Best for: 9 to 11
"This giant's understanding came slowly, seasons upon seasons. I looked and looked at the markings-letters, you mans call them... The letters held open my head, like a stick propping open an oaken door on a day of snapping winds." This is a thoughtful adventure story that makes some essential points about the need for questioning our societal beliefs, no matter what the cost.
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