Archives: Books
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Hey, Water!
Splash! A spunky little girl plays a spirited game of hide-and-seek with water, in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book. A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book An ALA Notable Children’s …
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Harvey Milk (People of Pride Series)
In this beautifully illustrated board book series, parents can celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ heroes and introduce their little ones to the trailblazers who have shaped our world. Harvey Milk …
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A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there’s little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find …
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Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber
At night, she took comfort making handbags with any scraps she could find. Every purse she made made her dreams come alive. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Judith Leiber drew …
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre
RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR * A Today Show’s Best Kids’ Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection * “An appealing tribute and …
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The Compton Cowboys: Young Readers’ Edition
Inspired by a powerful New York Times article that went viral, this young readers’ edition tells the uplifting true story of Black men and women from Compton, California, who found …
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography by the author-illustrator team behind Muhammad Ali: A Champion …
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Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans
“We reach a place where mountains become a wall. A wall so high, no one dares to climb. Beyond that wall and across the sea live children just like me, …
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IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FUJIKAWA DREW THE WAY
* 4 Starred Reviews * * An Indie Next List Pick * “Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace.” —Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One …
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Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
Every day, Momofuku Ando would retire to his lab–a little shed in his backyard. For years, he’d dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, …
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Papa, Daddy, and Riley
Riley is Papa’s princess and Daddy’s dragon. She loves her two fathers! When Riley’s classmate asks her which dad is her real one, Riley is confused. She doesn’t want to …
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Mary Wears What She Wants
From the award-winning creator of My Dad Used to Be So Cool and Tough Guys Have Feelings Too comes a charming picture book inspired by the true story of Mary …
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The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl
Inspired by the work of wind power pioneer Poul La Cour, this is a clever and charming story about a girl with a special gift and the boy who helps …
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My Maddy
Most mommies are girls. Most daddies are boys. But lots of parents are like my Maddy. My Maddy has hazel eyes which are not brown or green. And my Maddy …
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Child of Glass
Gisele is a fragile, strong, transparent girl who denounces the meanness that can mark life in the world. In sparse, poetic language that all of us can understand, however young …
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Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)
In search of a freer place where every child can go to school, a family moves from Fascist Portugal to Communist Czechoslovakia. Different as this new country is, however, it …
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Dumpster Dog
His name is Dumpster Dog. He sleeps outside, walks himself, and eats whatever he wants, whenever he wants. But a life outdoors isn’t everything, he comes to realize. So begins …
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What What What?
Pan will talk to anyone―even total strangers―to satisfy his curiosity. But not everyone likes his questions. Still, when Pan discovers that what he mistook for Halloween makeup on a schoolmate’s …
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Lulu the One and Only
Lulu loves her family, but people are always asking What are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother inspires her to come up with a “power phrase” so she can …
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Noodlephant
Famous for her pasta parties, Noodlephant is shocked when the law-loving kangaroos decide noodles are only for them! Noodlephant won’t let this stand—determined to do something to push back against …
