Indian Picture Books

Indian Picture Books

Shivani’s Home Library of Indian

Picture Books

Book	Author	Illustrator
Lights for Gita	`Rachna Gilmore	Alice Priestley
Indian Children’s Favorite Stories	Rosemarie Somaiah	Ranjan Somaiah
Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story	Jonny Zucker	Jan Barger
Lily’s Garden of India	Jeremy Smith	Rob Hefferan
The Road to Mumbai	Ruth Jeyaveeran	Ruth jeyaveeran
Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight	Margaret Bateson Hill	Karin Littlewood
In the Heart of a Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree	Barbara Bash	Barbara Bash
How Ganesha got his Elephant Head	Harish Jahari & Vatsala Sperling	Pieter Weltevrede
Hanuman: Based on Valmiki’s RAMAYANA	Retold by Erik Fendresen & Joshua M. Greene	Li Ming
Elephant Dance: Memories of India	Theresa Heine	Shiela Moxley
The Sanyasi’s First day	Ned Shank	Catherine Stock
Little Krishna	Harish Johari & Sapna Johari	Pieter Weltevrede & Suresh Johari
Monsoon	Uma Krishnaswami	Jamel Akib
I is for India	Prodeepta Das	Photographs by Prodeepta Das
The Five Fingered Family	Retold by Shakta Kaur Khalsa	Siri Kartar K. Kalsa
Ghandhi	Demi	Demi
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale	Demi	Demi
Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella story from India	Lila Mehta	Youshan Tang
The Happiest Tree: A yoga Story	Uma Krishnaswami	Ruth Jayaveeran
Going to School in India	Lisa Heydlauff	Lisa Heydlauff
The Little Brown Jay	Retold by Elizabeth Claire	Miriam Katin
Here Comes Holi The Festival of Colors	Meenal Pandya	Meenal Pandya
Rama and the Demon King: An Ancient Tale from India	Jessica Souhami	Jessica Souhami
Aani and the Tree Huggers	Jeannine Atkins	Venantius J. Pinto
Ramayana	Dreamland Publications	Kishan Lal Verma
The Mahabharatha: A Child’s View Part 1	Samhita Arni	Samhita Arni
The Mahabharatha: A Child’s View Part 2	Samhita Arni	Samhita Arni
Rama & Sita A tale from Ancient Java	David Weitzman	David Weitzman

Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story

Jonny Zucker

Jan Barger

Book Pick for the week of 02/04/2010

Superdog:  the heart of a hero

Caralyn Buehner

Pre-reading:
1. What can you tell from looking at the cover?
2. Who is the Author?
3. Who is the Illustrator?
4. Who is a Hero?

Book Summary: Dexter is a little dog who is either completely ignored or bullied by the other dogs and a cat in his neighborhood. He gets his feelings hurt but he has BIG dreams. Dexter dreams of being a hero–and then one day he decides that he’s going to make it happen.  He doesn’t let his hurt feeling come in his way instead he studies superhero comics and movies, and then works hard getting himself into shape. He orders a suit for himself. Once his suit arrives, he goes out and starts helping others, saving a mouse from a sewer, tackling a purse snatcher and a whole lot of muscle building and a brand-new hero suit, Dexter becomes a SUPERDOG! But the bullies still snicker at Dexter–until Dexter has to save one of them. Before he knows it, everyone is asking for his help. Dexter’s determination and spirit prove that no matter how little you are, you can still do very big things.
Discussion Questions

1. Who is a Superhero?
2. Can you name a Superhero you know?
3. If you had to call someone you know a Superhero who    would it be?  why?
4. Who is Dex?
5. Did he become a Superhero by magic?
6. What did he do?
7. How does Dex help the other animals?
8. Does he help only his friends?
9. How does Dex deal with bullies?
10. Who is a bully?
11. Do you know any bullies?
12. How would you deal with bullies?

Coretta Scott King Book Author Award

Coretta Scott King Book Author Award

Complete List of Recipient

Title	Author	Coretta Scott King Author Award
Elijah of Buxton	Christopher Paul Curtis	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2008
Copper Sun	Sharon Draper	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2007
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue	Julius Lester	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2006
Remember: The Journey to School Integration	Toni Morrison	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2005
The First Part Last	Angela Johnson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2004
Bronx Masquerade	Nikki Grimes	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2003
The Land	Mildred Taylor	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2002
Miracle’s Boys	Jacqueline Woodson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2001
Bud, Not Buddy	Christopher Paul Curtis	Coretta Scott King Book Award 2000
Heaven	Angela Johnson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1999
Forged by Fire	Sharon M. Draper	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1998
Slam	Walter Dean Myers	Coretta Scott King Book Award  1997
Her Stories	Virginia Hamilton	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1996
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters	Patricia C. & Frederick L. McKissack	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1995
Toning the Sweep	Angela Johnson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1994
Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural	Patricia A. McKissack	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1993
Mississippi Challenge	Mildred Pitts Walter	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1992
Now is Your Time: The African American Struggle for Freedom	Walter Dean Myers	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1991
The Road to Memphis	Mildred D. Taylor	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1992
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter	Patricia C. & Frederick L. McKissack	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1990
Fallen Angels	Walter Dean Myers	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1989
The Friendship	Mildred L. Taylor	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1988
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World	Mildred Pitts Walter	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1987
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales	Virginia Hamilton & Leo and Diane Dillon	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1986
Motown and Didi by Walter	Dean Myers	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1985
Everett Anderson’s Good-bye	Lucille Clifton	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1984
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush	Virginia Hamilton	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1983
Let the Circle Be Unbroken	Mildred D. Taylor	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1982
This Life	Sidney Poitier	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1981
The Young Landlords	Walter Dean Myers	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1980
Escape to Freedom	Ossie Davis	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1979
Africa Dream	Eloise Greenfield, & Carole Bayard	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1978
The Story of Stevie Wonder	James Haskins	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1977
Duey’s Tale	Pearl Bailey	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1976
The Legend of Africana	Dorothy Robinson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1975
Ray Charles	Sharon Bell Mathis & George Ford	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1974
I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson	Alfred Duckett	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1973
17 Black Artists	Elton C. Fax	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1972
Black Troubador: Langston Hughes	Charlemae Rollins	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1971
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace	Lillie Patterson	Coretta Scott King Book Award 1970