Aleea's votes on the list BCALA Best of the Best 2025 (PreK

Listopia > Aleea's votes on the list BCALA Best of the Best 2025 (PreK - 4th Grade) (30 Books)

1	Black Boy, Rise by Brynne Barnes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison's Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney 4.02 avg rating — 143 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book) by Nancy Johnson James 3.47 avg rating — 51 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	City Summer, Country Summer by Kiese Laymon (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 224 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince: A Heartwarming Picture Book About Dreams and Determination for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Laura Obuobi 4.15 avg rating — 62 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Place for Us by James Ransome 4.43 avg rating — 201 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Easter Fun: A Brown Baby Parade Book by Nikki Shannon Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	100 Goats and Granny! by Atinuke 3.50 avg rating — 103 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson 4.12 avg rating — 130 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Searching for Mr. Johnson's Song by Ariel Vanece 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford 4.09 avg rating — 140 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Tell Me About Juneteenth by Kortney Nash 4.22 avg rating — 60 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Library in the Woods by Calvin Alexander Ramsey 4.44 avg rating — 236 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Greatness by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris 4.37 avg rating — 262 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Double Dutch Queen by Deann Wiley 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Dancing With Water by Gwendolyn Wallace 3.87 avg rating — 78 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Season for Fishin': A Fish Fry Tradition by Pamela Courtney 4.67 avg rating — 42 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	My Quiet Place by Monica Mikai 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Neecy and Nay Nay and the Tangled, Hairy Mess (Neecy and Nay Nay, #1) by Simone Dankenbring really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Saturday Morning at the 'Shop by Keenan Jones 4.29 avg rating — 124 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Little Big Man by Varian Johnson 4.13 avg rating — 130 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Soggy Like Cush Cush (A Picture Book Celebration of Creole Culture for Kids) by Karly Pierre 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim by Kobina Commeh 4.18 avg rating — 98 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark by Allen R. Wells 4.28 avg rating — 75 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	When Alexander Graced the Table by Alexander Smalls 4.24 avg rating — 189 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander 4.24 avg rating — 301 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The History of We by Nikkolas Smith 4.47 avg rating — 343 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Kente for Jojo by Bernard Mensah (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 174 ratings Aleea added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars