Kirsten Caldwell

Aug 27, 2024 | slj.com | Carole Weatherford |Kirsten Caldwell |Nessa Diab |Mary Lyn

PreS-Gr 4–On a North Carolina farm, a young boy named (1919–2013) loved tinkering and fixing things; he grew up to become an inventor. He created a wind-powered washing machine, turned a bike into a motorcycle, and ran a machine repair shop. After getting injured in his 60s, Simpson needed a hobby and chose to turn spare parts and scrap metal into giant windmills. Eventually, his windmill-filled farm became a tourist attraction.

Jul 19, 2024 | slj.com | Carole Weatherford |Kirsten Caldwell |Ouisie Shapiro |Chelsea Clinton

. Nov. 2024. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781728477930. COPY ISBN K-Gr 4–Readers learn about the historical Doll Test from the point of view of the dolls; Weatherford first introduces 1939, when “separate but equal” was the law, leading to whites-only bathrooms, restaurants, and even schools. The dolls narrate how two psychologists, Dr. Kenneth Clark and Dr. Mamie Clark, designed a study called the Doll Test to find out how school segregation affected children.

May 20, 2024 | slj.com | Nicholas Day |Kirsten Caldwell |Kailei Pew |Amanda MacGregor

. Apr. 2024. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780823454099. COPY ISBN Gr 1-5–Readers watch an amazing pianist named David Tudor walk into a barn—a very charming, Picasso-like barn in Raschka’s elegantly raucous illustrations—and explore what it means to do nothing for four minutes and 33 seconds with an inaugural performance of 4’33” by John Cage.