Working Cotton
by Carole Byard
Picture book · ages 6–10 · 620L (~3rd grade) · 26 pages · 1997
Why we'd hand it over
Unflinching, lyrical, and told in the protagonist's own voice — this is the rare picture book that doesn't sentimentalize poverty but doesn't rob children of it either, and Carole Byard's collage art is extraordinary.