Chicago Public Library-Blog: Short Stories For Short Days: Story And Poetry Collections For Kids

Chicago IL

22 November, 2021

1:37 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Alenka November 22, 2021 As the days get colder I only want to do one thing: stay inside and read. December 21 is the Winter Solstice, AKA the shortest day of the year, when the sun is supposed to set by 4:30PM! Short stories are perfect for days like the Solstice, because they have lots of natural pauses where you can take winter naps! Find new authors to add to your snowy day reading pile by checking out these anthologies. In her introduction to Woke, Mahogany L. Browne explains, "To be WOKE is to understand that equality and justice for some is not equality and justice for all." Poems about everything from disability to Civil Rights to the importance of community are accompanied by bright, bold illustrations in this beautiful collection. WokeWoke a Young Poet's Call to JusticeBrowne, Mahogany L.,Browne, Mahogany L., Book, 2020Available View detailsView details for Woke, Book, Available Thank goodness for restful sleep when you're sick, spiders that eat up pesky bugs, sports that lift your mood, stories of grandparents who made the world a better place, and for so much more, all expressed as sweet poems in Thanku. ThankuThanku Poems of Gratitude Book, 2019Available View detailsView details for Thanku, Book, Available Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories has a familiar setting: a single apartment building, housing a crew of kids and their families during shelter-in-place. Readers will find familiar emotions reflected in these stories – frustration, hope and the relief of finding friends who understand what you're going through. Sunny Days Inside and Other StoriesSunny Days Inside and Other Stories Adderson, Caroline, 1963-Adderson, Caroline, 1963- Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories, Book, Available Stories of children attending a powwow interweave in Ancestor Approved. Family feels especially important in this collection, as the powwow provides a space for families to come together across distances both geographic and emotional. Ancestor ApprovedAncestor Approved Intertribal Stories for Kids Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Ancestor Approved, Book, Available This Is Our Rainbow will warm your heart even on the coldest day. This collection celebrates the diversity of queer and trans identity with stories about first crushes, finding true friends, adopting new pets and even time traveling and sailing on pirate ships! This Is Our RainbowThis Is Our Rainbow 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for This Is Our Rainbow, Book, Available Celebrate Black Boy Joy with stories from all genres! Black boys fly airplanes and with jetpacks, play magical football, skateboard to help others, laugh, cry and shine in this wonderful anthology. Black Boy JoyBlack Boy Joy Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Black Boy Joy, Book, Available This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.