CCBC Choices 2024 -- Primary School (ages 5-8)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for young readers.
 

Showing 1 - 3 of 3  There are a total of 151 valid entries on the list.

1. The green piano: how little me found music

Book cover for The green piano.
Author:
Flack, Roberta
Notes:
The Arts;5-8
Formats:
Book, Read-Along Book
Description:
"Growing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town, little Roberta didn't have fancy clothes or expensive toys . . . but she did have music. And she dreamed of having her own piano. When her daddy spies an old, beat-up upright piano in a junkyard, he knows he can make his daughter's dream come true. He brings it home, cleans and tunes it, and paints it a grassy green. And soon the little girl has an instrument to practice on, and a new dream to reach for--one...

2. Just Jerry: how drawing shaped my life

Book cover for Just Jerry.
Author:
Pinkney, Jerry
Notes:
The Arts;8-12
Choose a Format
On Shelf
Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
J 741.642092 Pinkney BIOGRAPHY
Boulder NoBo Childrens Nonfiction (Not Holdable)
J 741.642 Pinkney BIOGRAPHY
Description:
"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent." --

3. Yukie's island: my family's World War II story

Book cover for Yukie's island.
Author:
Kimura, Yukie, 1937-
Notes:
Historical People, Places, and Events;5-8
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On Shelf
Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
J 952.4092 Kimura BIOGRAPHY
Description:
"A picture book autobiography by Yukie Kimura about her childhood in Japan during World War II, co-written by her son and bestselling nonfiction author Steve Sheinkin"--