Books like The Hockey Sweater
By Roch Carrier
For the kid who has one favorite jersey, one favorite number, and feelings about both that run deeper than logic — this is the story that takes that devotion completely seriously. nostalgic, wry, small-town winter, quietly funny about very serious childhood feelings
A boy leaving New York City and a girl leaving Mexico City each face the same nervous questions about their move — will they make friends, what will they eat, where will they play?
A Black child moves through a year of feelings, from summertime joy on his skateboard to the fear, anger, grief, and eventual peace that follow a police shooting in his community.
A boy wakes up with gum in his hair and just knows it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day — and from breakfast to bedtime, he's right.
When her Chinese immigrant parents pull the car over to gather wild watercress from a muddy Ohio ditch, a young girl feels only embarrassment — until her mother's story about their family's past in China changes how she sees the plant, and her family.
Little Critter runs into one frustrating moment after another — cranky on the slide, stubborn in the sandbox — as he works through a day full of things not going his way.
A girl brings her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school, only to discover another girl has the exact same one — and after a mix-up leaves her with the wrong bunny, her daddy comes to the rescue with a midnight swap.
A girl named Mei Mei breaks her ama's favorite cup and, terrified of the consequences, lets the family cat take the blame — until the guilt becomes impossible to bear.
A mother and daughter treasure their one shared Saturday each week, planning storytime, salon time, a picnic, and a puppet show — but one setback after another threatens to spoil it.
After an exhausting Christmas, a worn-out Santa trades the North Pole for sunny Mistletoe Island, surfing and golfing his way into retirement — leaving the reindeer and elves to wonder if Christmas can happen without him.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
A sweet-loving boy with the head of an elephant breaks his tusk biting into a giant jawbreaker laddoo, then discovers from the wise poet Vyasa that a broken tusk can still be useful.
A small boy runs, jumps, and makes a mess through page after page of trouble, hearing one word from his mom again and again — until he finally gets the hug he needed all along.
