Theme: Identity

Dog in Boots

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

After reading “Puss in Boots,” an adventurous dog sets out to find the perfect pair of shoes to suit his every need.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), England (UK), Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Tall Story

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs.Then Andi’s biggest wish comes true and she’s minutes away from [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Wonderland

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

She’s back. Jude’s childhood friend sexy, daring Stella returns to their stifling hometown, and life will never be the same again. Sixteen-year-old Jude has to get out of tiny Churchtown. She has to escape her outcast status and her pathetic dad, who hasn’t gotten past her mother’s death. The one bright light is drama, her [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Johnny, My Friend

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Everything changes for Chris one August evening when red-haired, freckle-faced Johnny turns up on a bicycle, but who is Johnny and why do the police have his bicycle and other belongings?

Descriptors: Realistic Fiction, Scandinavia, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Tillie the Terrible Swede

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told “bicycles aren’t for ladies,” but from then on, Tillie dreamed of riding—not graceful [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Europe, Primary (ages 6-9), Scandinavia » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

How To Understand Israel In 60 Days Or Less

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

When Sarah Glidden took a “Birthright Israel” tour, she thought she knew what she was getting herself into. But when she got to Israel, she found that things weren’t quite so simple. HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL is Sarah’s memoir not only of her Israeli governmentsponsored trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Masada and [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Graphic Novel, Israel, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

I Lost My Mobile at the Mall

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

Elly Pickering is dreading telling her parents thats shes lost her mobile phone again what with the Global Financial crisis and everything. But losing her mobile is just the beginning. A series of technological happenings and manipulations leads Elly to question her priorities, her friendships, and Will, her fabulous she thought boyfriend. Is she facing [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Noni Says No

By Book Importer | Published: February 10, 2011

Noni can do many things: she can give her baby brother his bottle, she can help her mother in the kitchen, and she can even walk over to her friend Susiers”s house. But Noni just canrs”t say “no.” When she was very small, it was easy saying “no” to everybody, but now that she has [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Mirror

By Book Importer | Published: February 3, 2011

In Sydney, Australia, and in Morocco, two boys and their families have a day of shopping. Readers are invited to compare illustrations in two wordless stories that are intended to be read one from left to right and the other from right to left. See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 2

Descriptors: Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Grand

By Book Importer | Published: February 2, 2011

A warm visual essay on the universal relationship between children and their grandparents features photographs from a diverse range of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic regions of the world.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment