March Book Club

Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter

By Eva Chen & Derek Desierto

Papa Fox is searching for his Baby Fox… Where could he be hiding? Can you find him? This book is a playful introduction to the FUN of looking at books!

Corduroy

By Don Freeman

This is a heartwarming story about an imperfect teddy bear and a girl who is looking for her own teddy bear to love. How will they find each other?!?

The Snowy Day

By Ezra Jack Keats

This classic Caldecott-winning picture book features young Peter, enjoying his first experience playing in SNOW!

I am Every Good Thing

By Derrick Barnes

An upbeat, empowering ode to childhood joy!

The Cat Man of Aleppo

By Karim Shamsi-Basha

Caldecott Honor-winner based on the true story of one man’s return to war-torn Syria. While working as an ambulance driver, he finds a way to help the many abandoned cats in his city.

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat

By Raúl the Third III

Warning: DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE HUNGRY!!! Follow Little Lobo as he bikes through his neighborhood, visiting different food trucks.

Outside In

By Deborah Underwood

This award-winning quick read is great for a snow-day story time. It highlights the simplicity and beautiful power of the great outdoors.

Julian, Secret Agent (Series)

By Ann Cameron

Soon after Julian and his friends decide to be crime-busters, they find themselves in all kinds of adventures!

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

By Zanib Mian

Dragons and bullies and festivals - Oh my! Cartoon-style illustrations keep the younger reader engaged with Omar and his silly, gross antics!

No Vacancy

By Tziporah Cohen

Eleven year-old Miriam’s family has just moved from the city to a rural town to run a hotel. Miriam and her new friend, Kate, find a “miracle” and more—that kindness and friendship can help them solve problems.

We Dream of Space

By Erin Entrada Kelly

Follow 3 friends back to 1986 as they prepare for the launch of the Challenger Space shuttle.

I Can Make This Promise

By Christine Day

Edie has always known that she was adopted into her family. Her curiosity is aroused when she finds a mysterious box of pictures and letters in the attic. Who were the letters from? And why does the woman in the photo look like Edie?

Where the Red Fern Grows

By Wilson Rawls

This is a heart-warming classic about the bond between a boy and his dogs. Poor farmboy Billy works hard to finally afford two coonhounds, Ann and Dan. They bring Billy protection, pride and love—and vice-versa.

March, Book One

By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

This Graphic novel/memoir follows John Lewis’ trajectory from his youth in rural Alabama, and how a meeting with Dr. Martin L. King spurred him to action. (*Verbiage used is historically correct, but may be offensive to some--good discussion point!)

Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1867)

By Laurence Yep

Follow a young wealthy Chinese boy as he joins his family in the US - poor railroad workers in California in 1867.

COPC Pediatrician Recommendation

Wonder

By RJ Palacio

After years of surgeries for a severe facial anomaly, witty August is about to start school for the first time at age 10. Told from many points of view, this book navigates his story with love and lessons.

The Chancellor Manuscript

By Robert Ludlum

From the author of the Bourne Series, this spy/action thriller, set in the USA, centers on a theory that former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover did not die of a natural death. Trust no one…

Damselfly

By Chandra Prasad

Reminiscent of the classic, Lord of the Flies, this novel features a group of private school girls, stranded on an uninhabited island. How will they survive? Will dire circumstances unite or divide them?

The Warmth of Other Suns

By Isabel Wilkerson

In following the stories of three families, this book highlights the mass migration of American–born Black people who fled to the North in order to escape the horrors of the Jim Crow South.