Companion Books for Silicon Valley Reads 2011

Alabama Moon
by Watt Key

About the book

After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life. (Grades 4 - 8)

One
By Kathryn Otoshi

About the book
Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right. (Grades K - 3).

Listen to Kathryn Otoshi read One at the annual Project Cornerstone breakfast in 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TGaDSMAS1E

Pouch!
By David Ezra Stein

About the book
A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder each time. (Grades Pre - K).