On the Butler Bookshelf, we’re celebrating Fall Children’s Book Week! Every Child A Reader’s Fall 2020 celebration (November 9-15) will feature some exciting new resources to connect kids with books and reading at home. For more check out the website here, or follow the hashtag #BookWeek2020atHome for more content.

This week, in addition to celebrating Fall Children’s Book Week, we’re diving into Flying Paintings, a biography of the Zhou Brothers. Illustrated by the artists and written by Amy Alznauer, this picture book bio tells the story of their childhood and their grandmother Po Po, whose stories of flying paintings in the mountains inspired their budding artistry. The bio describes China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, and explores how the brothers began painting together on the same canvas. For more great reads, check out the list below!

Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers: A Story of Revolution and Art
Written by Amy Alznauer and illustrated by ShanZuo Zhou and DaHuang Zhou
Published by Candlewick
Available now!

Ella’s Night Lights
Written and illustrated by Lucy Fleming
Published by Candlewick
Available November 24!

Joy
Written by Yasmeen Ismall and illustrated by Jenni Desmond
Published by Candlewick
Available now!

Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal Australia
Written by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelley, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Published by Candlewick
Available now!

The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World
Written by Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Published by Candlewick
Available now!

Wheels
Written by Sally Sutton and Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Published by Candlewick
Available now!