Dixie Dragon's Book Corner

Alexander, K. (2019). The undefeated. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. From the Publisher Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal A 2020 Newbery Honor Book Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, 

Falatko, J. (2020). Two dogs in a trench coat enter stage left. Scholastic Press. From the Publisher Sassy and Waldo are good dogs in the spotlight when their class puts on a school play! Sassy  and  Waldo  love to  have fun! Like when they put on their  trench coat  and everyone think they're a student named  Salty . Stewart knows  the truth  though. He is their  best boy . Their whole  class  is doing a  school play . Play ? Dogs love to  play! But now Stewart is  acting  like a different person. An  evil  person. Sassy  and  Waldo  need to get their  boy  back! Even if it means doing that  other  kind of  play .

Bay, E. (2019). Vamos! Let's go to the market. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  From the Publisher A 2020 Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book  Follow Little Lobo and his dog Bernabe as they deliver supplies to a variety of vendors, selling everything from sweets to sombreros, portraits to pinatas, carved masks to comic books!

Wang, J. (2019). Stargazing. First Second.  From the Publisher Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that Earth isn't where she really belongs. Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling?

Bell, C. (2019). Smell my foot. Candlewick Press.  From the Publisher "Maybe your foot smells good. Maybe your foot smells great. But I will not smell your foot until you say PLEASE."Meet Chick and Brain. And their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules. Brain might not be as smart as he looks. And Spot just wants to eat lunch. 

Lopez, S. (2020). Selena.   Little Bee Books.  From the Publisher Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from town to town to play gigs. But Selena faced a challenge: People said that she would never make it in Tejano music, which was dominated by male performers. Selena was determined to prove them wrong. Born and raised in Texas, Selena didn't know how to speak Spanish, but with the help of her dad, she learned to sing it. With songs written and composed by her older brother and the fun dance steps Selena created, her band, Selena Y Los Dinos, rose to stardom! A true trailblazer, her success in Tejano music and her crossover into mainstream American music opened the door for other Latinx entertainers, and she became an inspiration for Latina girls everywhere.