Books in this category include stories about kinds of families and activities that families do, such as celebrating holidays, adopting children and communicating across generations.
The Bully Blockers Club Teresa Bateman (Author), Jackie Urbanovic (Illustrator) Lotty Raccoon encounters Grant Grizzly, the class bully, who taunts and teases her at every turn. Ignoring him does not work, nor do several other tactics she tries. Finally, she comes up with a solution: a Bully Blockers Club. She recruits other students who have been bullied by Grant. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
The Bus Ride William Miller (Author), John Ward (Illustrator) A young African-American child protests an unjust law in this story loosely based on Rosa Parks' historic refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1953. [Grade Level: K - 3]
Busy Toes C W. Bowie (Author), Fred Willingham (Illustrator) This book demonstrates all the things that children can do with their toes. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 2]
The Butterfly Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco A young French girl living in Nazi Europe discovers that her mother has been hiding a Jewish family in their home; the story of the author's aunt's childhood in WW II France. [Grade Level: K - 3]
