Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal. Lois Lowry is the author of over forty books for young adults, for which she has won many awards.
Browsing: Best Kids Stories
THE MOOSE FAIRY by Steve Smallman is a heart-warming story about being different, and accepting your true self. Everyone in the forest gets a happy ending.
Henry’s Freedom Box, winner of a Caldecott Honor in 2008, is a true story about Henry “Box” Brown, who courageously escaped slavery and found freedom.
With the rising movement of accepting and owning one’s feelings to be our better, more authentic selves, IT’S NOT ALL RAINBOWS is excellent.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom was honored with the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book in 2008.
How Do You Live?, by Genzaburō Yoshino, is a meaningful and thoroughly enjoyable introduction to the meaning of life—for readers of all ages.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go is so entertaining. The words will have you (and your friends) reaching for the stars, dreaming big, and moving mountains!
Surprisingly poignant and hilarious to read over again, INVASION OF THE UNICORNS, by by David Biedrzycki, will be sure to be a family favorite.
A Wrinkle in Time is filled with mystery, time travel, a little love, and good vs. evil—all excellent elements for an exhilarating excursion through the pages.
Superman Smashes the Klan, byby Gene Luen Yang, is an inspiring, well-handled adaptation that is timely and clever—well worth a read.