MBFOM is celebrating I Love to Read month, this February 2020. The goal of this month is to encourage reading, writing and sharing in the joy of literacy.
The theme this year is books for a better world, encouraging readers to take steps to create a better world. With that in mind we have created some lists of books for all age groups that support the theme.
For Pre-School and School Age Children:
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
The Kindness Book by Todd Parr
The Earth Book by Todd Parr
10 things I can do to help my world by Melanie Walsh
What a Waste by Jess French – how actions affect planet earth
Thank You, earth by April Pulley Sayre
If you Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
Be Kind by Pat Zeitlow Miller
Say Something by Peter H Reynolds
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
One Drop of Kindness by Jeff Kubiak
Bag in the Wind by Ted Kooser
Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins
How Full is Your Bucket? for kids by Tom Rath
For older kids:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
I Am Malala by Balala Yousafzai
Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Women in Science – 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world – Rachel Ignotofsky
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
What is Climate Change? By Gail Herman
Start Now! YOu can Make a Difference By Chelsea Clinton
Be a Changemaker by Laurie Ann Thompson