The Littlest Angel

By Charles Tazewell I received this book recommendation for The Littlest Angel from my high school literature teacher, Mr. O'Rourke, who said that the story reminded him of being read to by his sister when he was a young child. The story was originally written by Tazewell in 1946 and since then, many new versions …

Fireflies

By Julie Brinckloe The children's book, Fireflies, was recommended to me by my first grade teacher, Mrs. Barhorst, who still teaches first grade at the same elementary school I attended. When I was first given the recommendation, I did not recognize the title of the book, but once I began reading, I had faint memories …

Jangles: A Big Fish Story

By David Shannon If there's one thing the reader can know when diving into a children's book written by David Shannon, it's that the illustrations will be so compelling and bright that the reader cannot help but be pulled into the reality of the main character. In Jangles, Shannon creates beautiful, captivating images of an …

Journey into Mohawk Country

By George O'Connor I've never been one for comic books. Even when I was a young kid, I didn't like reading them because they never featured the storyline that I was so fond of. I loved classic young-adult books that featured a summer romance or a conflict with friends and comic books usually revolved around …

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

By Sherman Alexie From a very young age, children are thrown images as to what the typical "Indian" looks like and how much different their life is than an average American's every day life. From movies depicting the ongoing clash between cowboys and Indians to the Disney movies displaying Indians who seem to be well …