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Poverty & Food Books For Young Children |
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Those shoes
by Maribeth Boelts
Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are too small. Reprint.
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Maddi's fridge
by Lois Brandt
After a day at the park, Sofia discovers that her best friend Maddi has no food in her refrigerator and decides to try to help, eventually enlisting her mother
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Last stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. By the author of the celebrated picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis.
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Uncle Willie and the soup kitchen
by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
Learning from his uncle Willie that there are less fortunate people in the world and the importance of helping them, a young boy volunteers for a day's work at a soup kitchen and learns how he can make a difference. Reprint. Reading Rainbow.
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The good garden : how one family went from hunger to having enough
by Katie Smith Milway
From the best-selling author of One Hen comes the inspiring story of a struggling farming family in Honduras and their efforts to grow enough food to meet their needs; based on the real story of farm transformation underway in Honduras and many other countries, the book offers children ideas for ways they can be part of the movement to grow "good gardens" and foster food security.
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The can-do Thanksgiving
by Marion Hess Pomeranc
Helping serve a Thanksgiving Day meal to poor people at the local church, Dee and her class are struck with a crisis, but thanks to a can of peas that she carefully inscribes with her name, Dee saves the day and makes a new friend.
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The hard-times jar
by Ethel Footman Smothers
Emma Turner, the daughter of poor migrant workers, longs to own a real book, and when she turns eight and must attend school for the first time, she is amazed to discover a whole library in her classroom.
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A chair for my mother
by Vera B. Williams
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire
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Each kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong by making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
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On our street : our first talk about poverty
by Jillian Roberts
Illustrations, photos and straightforward text combine in a gentle introduction to the issues of homelessness and poverty that explores the factors that impact people living with inadequate resources in today's world, sharing insights from individuals and such organizations as UNICEF while counseling readers on simple ways they can help make a difference.
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