In this feature in Language Arts, Jeanne Gilliam Fain, Vera Ahiyya, Elizabeth Bemiss, Janine Schall, Jennifer Summerlin, and Fran Wilson list the books they selected from 538 titles as the best for readers in grades K-8:
- Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison
- All Because You Matter by Tami Charles, illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi Cabrera
- I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon James
- I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith
- If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio, illustrated by Brianna McCarthy
- Lift by Minh Le
- On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex
- Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices edited by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed
- Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome
- Packs: Strength in Numbers by Hannah Salyer
- Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
- Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Don Tate
- The Day Saida Arrived by Susana Gomez Redondo, illustrated by Sonja Wimmer
- The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora
- The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by John Parra
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Grade
- What I Like Most by Mary Murphy, illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang
- Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery by Meeg Pincus, illustrated by Yas Imamura
- Write! Write! Write! by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke
- Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompson-Bigelow
- Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin
Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #931 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.
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