Union City Library Blog

It is almost the end of the year and it is time to send out some more news about new books in the Children’s area!

The first book is Stories for South Asian Supergirls by Raj Kaur Khaira.

“Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by their culture, wider society and the mainstream media. Bringing together illustrious entertainers (Meera Syal, Jameela Jamil, Mindy Kaling), pioneering business leaders (Indra Nooyi, Anjali Sud, Ruchi Sanghvi) and a host of other, equally remarkable yet less well known, figures (including the British Muslim spy, Noor Inayat Khan, and fearless activist, Jayaben Desai), Stories for South Asian Supergirls seeks to redress the imbalance for young girls of colour by empowering them to break new ground for themselves and to inspire others in the process. Illustrated with striking portraits by ten international South Asian female artists, this is a book for all ages – the perfect gift that will be treasured by parents as much as their children will enjoy reading them.” (from the publisher)

Nonfiction. J920.72 Khaira

The next book I would like to highlight is a juvenile biography. It is entitled Think Smart Be Fearless: A Biography of BILL GATES by Sharon Mentyka, illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger.

As the publisher stated, this book is “[a] gorgeously illustrated children’s biography of Bill Gates, from his childhood through his days at Microsoft. This is the second book in Little Bigfoot’s new Growing to Greatness series on notable people from the Pacific Northwest.”

This book can be found in the Juvenile Biography area of the library at JB Gates, B

The last book I’d like to mention today is Ours to Share: Coexisting in a Crowded World by Kari Jones.

“We share the planet with billions of people, and everyone needs to live somewhere. As the dominant species on Earth, it’s up to us to find ways to share resources fairly and responsibly with other communities and species around the world. Learn how you can bring balance to our overcrowded world.” (from the publisher)

Nonfiction.  J304.2 Jones

This is the true story of Astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the moon.  From”Journey to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission with astronaut and artist Alan Bean! As a boy, Alan wanted to fly planes. As a young navy pilot, Alan wished he could paint the view from the cockpit. So he took an art class to learn patterns and forms. But no class could prepare him for the beauty of the lunar surface some 240,000 miles from Earth. In 1969, Alan became the fourth man and first artist on the moon. He took dozens of pictures, but none compared to what he saw through his artistic eyes. When he returned to Earth, he began to paint what he saw. Alan’s paintings allowed humanity to experience what it truly felt like to walk on the moon.”  For ages 3-6, JB Dean, A.

Using simple words and real-life examples, this book shows kids how to be assertive with other kids–and with adults. Kids will learn to feel better about themselves, stronger and more secure inside, and more in charge of their lives. They’ll read about effective ways to deal with intense feelings and to build self-esteem and self-confidence. In addition, they’ll learn strategies for building inner security to cope with powerlessness and uncertainty and discover ways of protecting themselves when using social media.

J158.2 Kaufman

“A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned”–  This book is so powerful. For ages 10+

JB Mineta, N.

Let’s take a look at some new summer Children’s books that have arrived at the library recently:

The first book, Sea Glass Summer, by Michelle Houts, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline is a lovely story about a young boy named Thomas who visits his grandmother at her cottage by the sea.  He finds some sea glass on the shore and dreams of seagoing ships and how broken bits of glass get into the sea.

JPB Houts

Another new book that has recently been added to our collection is Hello by Fiona Woodcock. This picture book tells the story of a tall sister and her small brother, and their trilling, rollicking adventures near the sea.  This book is full of words that contain the letter pair LL.

JPB Woodcock

Come in and find other new books that have been added to our collection and remember to play the Summer Reading Game!