Celebrate Floyd Cooper Day by reading great books written and/or illustrated by award winner Floyd Cooper. In early May Children’s Book Week will honor the work of the late Floyd Cooper, who illustrated and/or wrote many noteworthy books for young audiences. Cooper received two Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards, a Caldecott Honor, among many other accolades.
Suggested ages come from the publisher or the book’s catalog record.
Read about the cat who wishes to deliver Easter eggs, find out who the Easter Bunny’s assistant is, what is inside the eggs two different bunnies discover, how the next Easter Bunny is chosen, and learn about the tradition of painting eggs. And if you wish to find Christian Easter books, we’ve got those too! Multiple books in our collection give attention to the last week of Jesus’ life, starting with Palm Sunday and progressing through the last supper, his betrayal by Judas to his crucifixion. And then most significant of all in the Christian faith, his rising from the dead and ascension to Heaven.
Check out Mollie Bass’s Passover selections for kids! Mollie is the early childhood coordinator at JRC, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston. Evanston Public Library is grateful for her supporting for sharing the best books for kids about Passover with the families of Evanston.
Poetry and novels-in-verse for kids! Suggested ages are from the publisher’s website or the library catalog.
Enjoy Irish folktales and stories in honor of St. Patrick’s Day! Suggested ages are from the publisher’s website or the library catalog.
Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, celebrating the arrival of spring, the end of winter and it’s a great time to meet others, play with colors and laugh!
The Blueberry Award is a brand new children’s book prize in its inaugural year. The Blueberry is given to the children’s book that best engenders a love of nature in children ages 3 – 10. There is one winner and 25 Honor Books PLUS a list of Changemaker books that help children act in response to climate change. A 2020 BBC poll found 80% of kids are concerned about the environment. This new award aims to give kids the highest quality materials to learn and to act!
