Great Books
- Great Books from Sept 09 Reading Curriculum Meeting
- Great Graphics@Giddens Bibliography
- Young Adult Anti-Bias Bibliography
- 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
- Class Matters Bibliography
- Class Matters Children's Bibliography
- Books 'n Bytes is "Bookman's " ongoing blog of books and links to issues of interest.
Young Adult Anti-Bias Bibliography
Brooks, B. (1984). The Moves Make the Man. New York: Harper Collins. (issue: mental illness)
Buss, F. L. with the assistance of Daisy Cubias (1993). Journey of the Sparrows. New York: Dell Publishing. (issue: anti-immigration sentiment, Central American)
Collier, J. L., & Collier, C. (1983). War Comes to Willy Freeman . New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. (issue: historical view of racism)
Comier, R. (1974). The Chocolate War. New York: Dell. (issue: standing up for what is right)
*Curtis, C. P. (1995). The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 . New York: Bantam Double Day Dell. (issue: historical view of racism)
*Curtis, C.P. (1999). Bud, Not Buddy. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. (issues: racism, Great Depression, family)
Greene, B. (1991). The Drowning of Stephan Jones. New York, NY: Bantam. (issue: anti-gay sentiment)
Greene, B. (1973). Summer of My German Soldier. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. (issues: anti-Semitism and anti-German war
hysteria)
Holt, K. W. (1998). My Louisiana Sky. New York: Dell Yearling. (issue: developmental disabilities)
Kerr, M. E. (1994). Deliver Us From Evie. New York: Harper Trophy. (issue: anti-gay sentiment)
* Lowry, L. (1989). Number the Stars. New York, NY: Dell. (issue: anti-Semitism)
McGraw, E. (1998). The Moorchild. New York, NY: Aladdin. (issue: being born different, fantasy)
Naidoo, B. (1986). Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story. New York: Harper Trophy. (issue: historical view of racism)
Namioka, L. (1994). April and the Dragon Lady. New York, NY: Browndeer Press. (issue: anti-Japanese sentiment)
Nye, N. S. (1999). Habibi. New York: Aladdin. (issue: anti-Arab sentiment)
* O'Dell, S. (1989). My Name is Not Angelica. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. (issue: historical view of racism)
Olaudah Equiano. (1995). The kidnapped prince: The life of Olaudah Equiano. New York: Knoph. (issue: historical view of racism)
Oughton, J. (1995). Music from a Place Called Half Moon. New York: Bantam Double Day Dell. (issue: anti-Native American sentiment)
Patterson, K. (1998). Jip: His Story. New York, NY: Puffin Books. (issue: historical view of racism)
Sachar, L. (1987). There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. New York: Knopf. (issue: mental illness)
* Speare, E. G. (1983). The Sign of the Beaver. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. (issue: anti-Native American sentiment)
Staples, S. F. (1996). Dangerous Skies. New York: Harper Collins. (issues: anti-African American sentiment and gender oppression)
Taylor, M. (1981). Let the Circle Be Unbroken. New York: Bantam. (issue: anti-African American sentiment, historical)
Taylor, M. D. (1990). The Road to Memphis. New York: Puffin. (issue: anti-African American sentiment, historical)
* Taylor, M. D. (1976). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: Bantam. (issue: anti-African American sentiment, historical)
* Taylor, M. D. (1974). Song of the Trees. New York: Bantam. (issue: anti-African American sentiment, historical)
Thomas, R. (1998). Doing Time: Notes from the Underground. New York: Aladdin. (issue: potential effects of "helping the less fortunate")
Thomas, R. (1997). Slave Day. New York: Simon & Schuster. (issues: race, gender, class)
Uchida, Y. (1978). Journey Home. New York: Aladdin. (issue: anti-Japanese sentiment)
Uchida, Y. (1985). Journey to Topaz. Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book. (issue: anti-Japanese sentiment)
Yolen, J. (1988). The Devil's Arithmetic. New York: Puffin. (issue: anti-Jewish sentiment)
* indicates titles available in HM library as of 11/2000
100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know List prepared by The New York Public Library, Office of Children's Services Revised 9-21-98
ABUELA by Arthur Dorros. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton.
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY by Judith Viorst. Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Atheneum.
ANIMALS SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT WEAR CLOTHING by Judi Barrett. Illustrated by Ron Barrett. Atheneum.
ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK by Eric A. Kimmel. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Holiday House.
ANDY AND THE LION by James Daugherty. Viking.
BEN'S TRUMPET by Rachel Isadora. Greenwillow.
BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL by Robert McCloskey. Viking.
THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic.
BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. HarperCollins.
BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? by Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt.
CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS by Esphyr Slobodkina. HarperCollins.
THE CARROT SEED by Ruth Krauss. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. HarperCollins.
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams. Greenwillow.
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Simon & Schuster.
CORDUROY by Don Freeman. Viking.
CURIOUS GEORGE by H. A. Rey. Houghton.
THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH by Trinka H. Noble. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Dial.
DEAR ZOO by Rod Campbell. Simon & Schuster.
DOCTOR DE SOTO by William Steig. Farrar.
FARMER DUCK by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery. Candlewick Press.
THE FORTUNE-TELLERS by Lloyd Alexander. Illustrated byTrina Schart Hyman. Dutton.
FREIGHT TRAIN by Donald Crews. Greenwillow.
GEORGE AND MARTHA by James Marshall. Houghton.
GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! by Ed Emberley. Little, Brown.
GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA by Peggy Rathmann. Putnam.
GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins.
GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY by Allen Say. Houghton.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON by Frank Asch. Simon & Schuster.
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson. HarperCollins.
HARRY THE DIRTY DOG by Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Graham. HarperCollins.
HENNY PENNY illustrated by Paul Galdone. Clarion.
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG by Dr. Seuss. Random House.
I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY illustrated by Glen Rounds. Holiday House.
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J. Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins.
IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR by Tana Hoban. Greenwillow.
IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach. Farrar.
JOHN HENRY by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Dial.
THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE by Harve Zemach. Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Viking.
JULIUS by Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Orchard.
KOMODO! by Peter Sís. Greenwillow.
LEO THE LATE BLOOMER by Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego. HarperCollins.
LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW by Leo Lionni. Astor-Honor.
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES by Lucy Cousins. Dutton.
THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING by Linda Williams. Illustrated by Megan Lloyd. HarperCollins.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone. McGraw-Hill.
LUNCH by Denise Fleming. Holt.
LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE by Bernard Waber. Houghton.
MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans. Viking.
MAISIE GOES SWIMMING by Lucy Cousins. Little, Brown.
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey. Viking.
MARTHA CALLING by Susan Meddaugh. Houghton.
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia L. Burton. Houghton.
MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gág. Putnam.
MISS NELSON IS MISSING by Harry Allard and James Marshall. Illustrated by James Marshall. Houghton.
MR. GUMPY'S OUTING by John Burningham. Holt.
THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone. Clarion.
MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG by Rosemary Wells. Dial.
MOUSE PAINT by Ellen S. Walsh. Harcourt.
MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by John Steptoe. Lothrop.
MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev by Mirra Ginsburg. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Simon & Schuster.
THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood. Illustrated by Don Wood. Harcourt.
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathmann. Putnam.
OLD BLACK FLY by Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Holt.
OVER IN THE MEADOW by John Langstaff. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. Harcourt.
OWEN by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow.
PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME by Eric Carle. Simon & Schuster.
PEREZ AND MARTINA by Pura Belpré. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez. Viking.
PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins.
THE POLAR EXPRESS by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton.
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF 386 TIMELESS NURSERY RHYMES selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Random House.
ROSIE'S WALK by Pat Hutchins. Simon & Schuster.
ROUND TRIP by Ann Jonas. Greenwillow.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton.
SEVEN BLIND MICE by Ed Young. Putnam.
THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking.
STONE SOUP retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown. Simon & Schuster.
THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT by Jean de Brunhoff. Random.
THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Viking.
STREGA NONA by Tomie De Paola. Simon & Schuster.
SWAMP ANGEL by Anne Isaacs. Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton.
SWIMMY by Leo Lionni. Knopf.
SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig. Simon & Schuster.
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by Beatrix Potter. Warne.
TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang. Greenwillow.
THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET by Mercer Mayer. Dial.
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF by P.C. Asbjfrnsen and J.E. Moe. Illustrated by Marcia Brown. Harcourt.
THE THREE ROBBERS by Tomi Ungerer. Atheneum.
TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent. Holt.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF as told to John Scieszka. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Viking.
TUESDAY by David Wiesner. Houghton.
TWO OF EVERYTHING: A CHINESE FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong. Whitman.
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. Philomel.
WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT retold by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. McElderry.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS by Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Diane Goode. Dutton.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins.
WHERE'S SPOT? by Eric Hill. Putnam.
WHISTLE FOR WILLIE by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking.
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE retold by Verna Aardema. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Dial.
ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. Harcourt.
Arthur, John and Shapiro, Amy, ed. (1996). Color Class Identity: The New Politics of Race. Boulder: Westview Press. (provocative collection of essays of prominent writers on the topic)
DeMott, Benjamin (1992). The Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can’t Think Straight About Class. New Haven: Yale University Press. (issue: popular culture and our persistent confusion about class)
Epstein, Joseph (2002). Snobbery: The American Version. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (issue: humorous exploration of ways we make ourselves feel superior at the expense of others, and antidotes to snobbery, including treating people the same, regardless of circumstances, and valuing things for intrinsic worth rather than cachet)
Hooks, Bell (2002). Where We Stand: Class Matters. New York: Routledge. (issue: interaction of race and class and author’s own transition to relative privilege and security)
Johnson, Allan G. (2006). Privilege, Power and Difference, 2nd Ed. New York: McGraw Hill. (issue: nature and consequences of privilege and difference)
Leondar-Wright, Betsy (2005). Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists. Gabriola, B.C.: New Society Publishers. (issue: politics of class, roadblocks to cross-class alliances, effective alliance-building; based on interviews with 40 diverse activists and thinkers)
Lubrano, Albert (2004). Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. (issue: social class and mobility; the experience of being a “Straddler”)
Penelope, Julia, ed. (1994). Out of the Class Closet: Lesbians Speak. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press. (personal stories that explore the intersections between class and sexual identity, including theories of class difference among women)
Stout, Linda (1996). Bridging the Class Divide and other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing. Boston: Beacon Press. (issue: building successful working relationships among people of different income levels, races and genders)
“The Class Debate.” Independent School, Winter 2006. Published by the National Association of Independent Schools.
indicates titles available in Giddens library as of 01/2006
“Class Matters” Children’s Books
Mills, Lauren A. The Rag Coat. F MIL
Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps. ISBN: 0316574074
Bartone, Elisa. Peppe the Lamplighter. F BAR
Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood. ISBN: 0688102689
Bunting, Eve. Fly Away Home. F BUN
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom. ISBN: 0395559626
Bunting, Eve. A Day’s Work. F BUN
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something more valuable to teach Francisco. ISBN 0395673216
Barnwell, Ysaye M. No Mirrors in my Nana’s House. F BAR
A girl discovers the beauty in herself by looking into her Nana's eyes. Audio CD by Sweet Honey in the Rock. ISBN 0-15-201825-5
Atkins, Jeannine. Get Set! Swim! F ATK
A young Puerto Rican girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother. ISBN 1880000660
Baylor, Byrd. The Table Where Rich People Sit. F BAY
A girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature. ISBN: 0684196530
Quinlan, Patricia. My Dad Takes Care of Me F QUI
A girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature. ISBN: 0684196530
Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses. YS EST
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson. ISBN: 0156423502
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