LitART Picture Books
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LitART Picture Books are hand picked for our curricula with the following criteria in mind:
- Effective writing/story telling
- Quality illustrations
- Award winning or recognized
- Rated highly by students/teachers
- Takes a unique or innovative approach
A Busy Year
Twin mice show their love for a tree by visiting and caring for it every month of the year.
A Chair for My Mother
After a fire destroys all their possessions, a family saves coins in a jar until they have enough to buy a beautiful new chair.
Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Alexander hopes to save the dollar he gets from his grandparents, but things don’t work out as he plans.
Anansi the Spider
While on a journey, Anansi is saved from trouble by his sons, but he can’t decide which of his sons should be rewarded for rescuing him.
At the Crossroads
South African children wait for their fathers to come home from working in the mines, where they have been for many months.
Baseball Saved Us
“Shorty” and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an American internment camp during World War II.

