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Picture Books By Topic: schools
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat
Illustrated by: Harry Bliss
Description: When a young boy learns about what makes art special--sometimes it's beautiful, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it tells a story--he realizes that these same characteristics are what make his grandmother special, too. As a result, he finds the inspiration to create his own masterpiece that's one of a kind. (Description-- Abrams Books)
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: art, creativity, grandmother/grandson, legacy, older role model, schools, using life experiences
Grandmother School
Illustrated by: Ellen Rooney
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Description: Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a place to learn to read and write. The narrator beams with pride as she drops her grandmother off with the other aajis to practice the alphabet and learn simple arithmetic. A moving story about family, women and the power of education—when Aaji learns to spell her name you’ll want to dance along with her. (Description from publisher Orca Books, 2020.)
Topics: aging, community, discrimination, grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, grandparents, multicultural, respect for elders, schools, women
I Call my Grandpa Papa; I Call my Grandma Nana
Description: Grandparents, families, schools, multicultural. Children and their teacher share the names for their lively and loved grandparents in two books. Names for grandparents from different countries are noted on end papers.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: grandparents, multicultural, schools
Mr. McGinty’s Monarchs
Illustrated by: Eileen Ryan Ewen
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Description: Mr. McGinty and his dog Sophie love checking in on the monarch caterpillars and butterflies on their walks. But one day Mr. McGinty they find all the milkweed in town has been mowed down! And monarch caterpillars can’t survive without milkweed. Can Mr. McGinty come up with a plan to save the monarchs?
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: Activism, community, intergenerational, making a difference, men, nature, older role model, retirement, schools, volunteerism
My Teacher
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Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: cities, making a difference, retirement, schools, using life experiences
Mr. George Baker
Illustrated by: Jon J. Muth
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Description: Intergenerational friends, multi-cultural (Af. Am.), long life and marriage of many decades, literacy and continued learning. At 100 years old, Mr. Baker is learning to read and rides the school bus with his very young friend Harry.
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: African-American, aging, books, Centenarian, community, intergenerational, late-life happiness, late-life romance, multicultural, neighbors, schools
The Teacher Who Would Not Retire
Illustrated by: Thomas H. Bone III
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Description: First in a series about a dedicated teacher; forced, but active retirement; ongoing involvement with first grade classroom and kids. The School Rules force Mrs. Belle into reluctant retirement, but rather than stay home and rest she dons creative disguises to slip back into the school. A is for Aging book review below includes 3 sequels in the series.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: community, intergenerational, late-life happiness, perseverance, retirement, schools, using life experiences, volunteerism, work
