Island Readers & Writers Director of School Programs Alison Johnson shares the picture books she recommended for this summer's booklist: "The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family" by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly; "Truman" by Jean Reidy, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins; graphic novel "Cub" by Cynthia Copeland and "Rise: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou" by Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel.

Alison also talks about how IRW programs are incorporating Visual Thinking Strategies and how to engage kids with picture books using three simple questions.