I am back again for part 2.
I hope you enjoyed (or planned to enjoy) some of the books from part 1 of E is for Equity.
After reading And Tango Makes Three (by: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell) to my Kindergarten class very recently, I need everyone to stop what they’re doing and read about the immediate reactions my young learners had to the story.
The story is about 2 penguins in the Central Park Zoo that fall in love and hatch an egg together. This story is so fun and exciting for the listeners as they watch Silo and Roy become the proud penguin parents that they always wanted to be. The penguins Silo and Roy are both boy penguins.
My students burning questions at the end of the story:
- “What do penguins eat?”
- “Do penguins eat polar bears?”
- “I went to the zoo once!”
- “Can I go to the bathroom?”
N – The Name Jar
Written & Illustrated by: Yangsook Choi
O – One Love
Adapted by: Cedella Marley
Illustrated by: Brantley Newton
P – The Proudest Blue
Written by: Ibtihaj Muhammad, &S.K. Ali
Illustrated by: Hatem Aly
Q – Lubaya’s Quiet Roar
Written by: Marilyn Nelson
Paintings by: Philemona Williamson
R – R.J Palacio (Author & Illustrator)
We’re all Wonders
S – Sulwe
Written by: Lupita Nyong’o
Illustrated by: Vashti Harrison
T – And Tango Makes Three
Written by: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrated by: Henry Cole
U – Under My Hijab
Written by: Hena Khan
Illustrated by: Aaliya Jaleel
V – Susan Verde (Author)
I am Human
Illustrated by: Peter H. Reynolds
W – When We are Kind
Written by: Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by: Nicole Neidhardt
X – Except When They Don’t
Written by: Laura Gehl
Illustrated by: Joshua Heinsz
Y – Be You!
Written & Illustrated by: Peter H Reynolds
Z – Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story
Written by: Shirin Shamsi
Illustrated by: Manal Mirza
