Cooperative Children's Book Center

11/08/2023

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10/30/2023

"The Skull" is our Book of the Week.

An author’s note reveals the inspiration behind this delightfully odd retelling: A year after first stumbling upon the Tyrolean folktale “The Skull,” Klassen reread it and found that he misremembered significant parts of it. From that slightly off tale, “[his] brain’s version,” he wrote ...

10/23/2023

"Saints of the Household" is our Book of the Week.

Brothers Jay and Max, 11 months apart ... live with their mother, who is Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican), and their physically abusive white dad. The two live on high alert, and because their dad is much less likely to hurt their mom if one of them is around, they make sure she’s alone with him as...

10/09/2023

"Land of Broken Promises" is our Book of the Week.

In this follow-up to In the Beautiful Country, Anna (Taiwanese name Ai Shi) is finally adjusting to life in the United States, where she is finishing sixth grade.

10/02/2023

"Beneath" is our Book of the Week.

Grandpa wants to talk about Finn’s “horrible mood,” but Finn declines, believing that Grandpa doesn’t understand how Finn is feeling. Finn agrees to a walk but insists on remaining cloaked in a blanket.

09/26/2023

“I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom” is our book of the week :

Marisol’s mom died following a car accident that happened after she and Marisol had a huge fight. Marisol, 16, blames herself and has been out of control ever since, fixated on her failures as a daughter, especially how she and her mom (Filipina) always fought and how she didn’t say goodbye to h...

09/18/2023

"The Eyes & the Impossible" is our Book of the Week.

Johannes takes his job as the “eyes” of the seaside park where he’s lived in the wild since he was a puppy very seriously.

09/11/2023

"Henry, Like Always" is our Book of the Week.

In Classroom Ten, Mrs. Tanaka keeps a predictable schedule. To Henry’s satisfaction, the Big Calendar looks the same every week—except for this Monday, when Mrs. Tanaka makes an unexpected announcement. In lieu of Friday afternoon Share Time, the class will have a special parade.

09/05/2023

“What My Daddy Loves” is our book of the week:

“My daddy loves starting the day with me.” On each page spread, a simple first-person statement about what the daddy shown loves doing “with me” accompanies an illustration showing a different Black dad and his young child engaged in the activity the child names.

08/29/2023

“First-Year Orientation” is our book of the week :

A well-rounded anthology of loosely connected short stories explores the excitement, trepidation, and (sometimes literal) magic of first-year orientation at fictional Rolland College.

08/21/2023

"Stars in Their Eyes" is our Book of the Week.

Maisie and her mom are attending Maisie’s first fancon, where 14-year-old Maisie (brown-skinned) is looking forward to meeting her favorite actor on her favorite show, Midnight Girls. Like Maisie, Kara Bufano is an above-the-knee amputee with a prosthetic leg.

08/14/2023

"Ginny Off the Map" is our Book of the Week.

Eleven-year-old Ginny’s dad is an army doctor. Ginny (white) and her older sister, Allie, are blindsided when they learn his posting to Afghanistan in the new year has been changed; he leaves shortly after their expected move from North Carolina to Maryland at the end of the school year.