Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Kyoko Hara; illustrated by Kazue Takahashi
First-grader Mayu finds a mailbox in the forest near her grandparents' house and begins corresponding with a mysterious friend, but can they continue writing and receiving letters when Mayu returns to the city?...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Alice B. McGinty; illustrated by David Roberts
Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the fl...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Kevin Noble Maillarid; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Doro Globus; illustrated by Rose Blake
How does an artist make a sculpture or a painting? What tools do they use? What happens to the artwork next? This fun, inside look at the life of an artwork shows the journey of two artists' work from stud...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Jeanne Walker Harvey; illustrated by Loveis Wise
Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and activism.
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
written and illustrated by Katie Yamasaki
Dad rises before the sun, goes to work at the bakery where he kneads, rolls, and bakes bread, and as the world starts its day, Dad heads home to his young daughter where they play, read, and bake together.
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by David L. Harrison; illustrated by Kate Cosgrove
A collection of poems about dirt and the many organisms that live there such as grubs, trap door spiders, moles, earthworms, chipmunks, and doodlebugs.
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Kyle Lukoff
It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
by Jen Wang
Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic... and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. When Moon's family ...
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Posted on: April 13, 2023
written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Christine Platt; illustrated by Sharon Sordo
Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to stay. During her visit, the family tours the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achieveme...
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Richard Van Camp; illustrated by Julie Flett
This celebration of the bond between parent and child captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome their new baby.
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile
Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Veronica Chambers; illustrated by Rachelle Baker
A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Phoebe Wahl
Both Leo and his father are angry and sad when their landlord says their old house will be torn down, but soon they find a way to make their new house feel like home.
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Posted on: February 12, 2021
by Jacqueline Woodson
ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry, and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Eugenie Doyle; illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
It's December and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Annette LeBox; illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
Illustrations and simple rhyming text show different ways that peace can be found, made, and shared.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Supriya Kelkar; illustrated by Alea Marley
Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka — his turban — smoothing ...
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Philip Pullman
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Louisa May Alcott
A chronicle of the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Sharon Draper
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by ...
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Xia Gordon
Acclaimed writer Duncan tells the story of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize.
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Deborah Blumenthal; illustrated by Masha D'yans
This is a moving and impassioned picture book about the iconic fashion photographer Bill Cunningham that will inspire young readers to go discover their own ideas of beauty and embolden the world ...
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Emily Easton; illustrated by Ziyue Chen
This lushly-illustrated picture book provides an introduction to some of America's most influential protesters, including contemporary groundbreakers like Colin Kaepernick and transgender teen Jazz Jennin...
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Posted on: September 28, 2020
by Michelle Schaub; illustrated by Amy Huntington
This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Whom to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown — it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Katherena Vermette
A young girl becomes lost in the woods after wandering too far away from her mother. Scared because she is lost, she encounters a large wolf who reminds her of her own ability to survive and find her mother again.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Jane Berskin Zalben; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Moses Feldman and Mohammed Hassan both live on Flatbush Avenue, but when they meet at the grocery store they quickly become best friends, sharing a picnic while their families prepare for the holidays ...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Alice Kuipers; illustrated by Diana Toledano
Polly loves words, writing, and telling stories, so when she finds a fancy book on her doorstep labeled "Special Delivery from the Writing and Spelling Department for Polly Diamond" she is thrilled;...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Debbie Levy
Traces the achievements of the celebrated Supreme Court justice through the lens of her many famous acts of civil disagreement against inequality, unfair treatment, and human rights injustice.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Robert Zakanitch
Presents an illustrated A-to-Z catalog of the flowers found in home gardens, from azaleas to zinnias, as well as various foods and animals.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Matt Lamothe
Follows the daily lives of seven children from around the world, including such places as Japan, India, Uganda, and Italy, and discusses how schools, meals, and play can be different or similar in different places in the world.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Calef Brown
A collection of illustrated poems of love and friendship teeming with wit, whimsy, and wordplay from a bestselling author-illustrator.
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
by Maya Angelou; edited by Edwin Graves Wilson; illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue
Presents a selection of Angelou's work which celebrates childhood, work, solitude, aging, courage, and the experience of freedom.
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
by Nikki McClure
As spring slowly turns to summer, a little boy builds a fort and plants a garden in impatient anticipation.
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
by Sara Pennypacker; illustrated by Jon Klassen
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back.
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
by Susan Cain
A discussion of the power of introverts for kids and teens with a focus on school, family life, and friendship.
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Amanda Hall
Chronicles the life and works of the surrealist artist, who created some of the most enigmatic and startling works of the twentieth century.
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
by Debora Zemke
When budding artist Bea Garcia's best friend moves to Australia and a loud, rambunctious boy moves into her old house, Bea must learn to make new friends.
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
by Susan Hughes; illustrated by Ashley Barron
Around the world, little ones are carried in many different ways: in slings, on shoulders, in backpacks, on hips, in baskets, and in loving arms. Up! depicts ten places around the world, from Afghanistan to nor...
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Posted on: October 3, 2019
by Joe Archer and Caroline Craig
For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes.
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
by Phoebe Wahl
Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds them, shelters them and loves them. Everywhere Sonya goes, her chicks are peeping at her heels. Under her care, the chicks grow into hens and even give Sonya a won...
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
by Jessica Love
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. Whe...
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
by Langston Hughes; illustrated by Daniel Miyares
An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life — one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arm...
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater; pictures by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson
Building, baking, folding, drawing, shaping... making something with your own hands is a special, personal experience. Taking an idea from your imagination and turning it into something r...
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
by Peter Reynolds
Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
by Kay Woodward
From historic world leaders to brilliant scientists, artists, and modern-day pioneers, What Would She Do? shares twenty-five incredible women's stories that educate and empower. Learn about the remarkable achievements and attitudes of femin...
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
by Joseph Kuefler
When Digger discovers a flower growing in the center of the town being built, his entire perspective changes.
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
by Eleanor Estes; illustrated by Louis Slobodkin
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
by Ann Brashares
During their first summer apart, four teenage girls, best friends since earliest childhood, stay in touch through a shared pair of secondhand jeans that magically adapts to each of their figures and affects their attitudes to their differe...
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Francisco Alarcón; illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
A bilingual collection of poetry by the late Francisco X. Alarcón, acclaimed Chicano poet celebrating the days of the week and everyday childhood experiences.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Kate Coombs; illustrated by Anna Emilia Laitinen
This collection of poems paired with imagery of the natural world reminds readers about the importance of staying calm, soothing emotions, and appreciating the world around them.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Sook Nyul Choi; illustrated by Karen Milone
A Korean American girl's third grade class helps her newly arrived grandmother feel more comfortable with her new life in the United States.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Rachel Rodriguez; illustrated by Julie Paschkis
This book explores the influence of nature and color on the American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and how she demonstrated these influences through her paintings.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Sarah Stewart; pictures by David Small
When she comes to the city to stay with her Uncle Jim, a curmudgeonly baker, Lydia Grace Finch brings along a suitcase full of seeds that she uses to create a wonderful, secret rooftop garden that she hopes will tr...
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Uma Krishnaswami; pictures by Julianna Swaney
When the mayor tries to shut down Book Uncle's free library on the street corner, Yasmin and her friends decide to take action, even though they are not old enough to vote in the upcoming local election.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Bao Phi; illustrated by Thi Bui
As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Betwe...
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Joyce Sidman
Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that f...
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Kate Messner
Unsure of how to get her family's attention, Charlie comes across the surprise of her life one day while ice-fishing... in the form of a floppy, scaly fish offering to grant her a wish in exchange for its freedom.
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Posted on: May 23, 2018
by Sandra Cisneros
For Esperanza, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, life is an endless landscape of concrete and run-down tenements, and she tries to rise above the hopelessness.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Munro Leaf; illustrated by Robert Lawson
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Antoinette Portis
Follow a little girl as she takes you on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Marilyn Singer; pictures by Julia Cairns
A collection of poems about the full moon, with introductory pages containing lunar facts and a map pinpointing the locations in which the poems are set.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Kwame Alexander, with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
A collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Jeanette Winter
This introduction to the life and achievements of famed architect Zaha Hadid describes how as a child in Baghdad she dreamed of designing her own cities before pursuing an education and launching her famed studio. A picture book portrait...
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Monica Brown; illustrated by John Parra
Chronicles Frida's life — from her childhood to her rise as one of the world's most influential painters — capturing the beauty and strength of Frida's creative spirit, which carried her throug...
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Fiona Robinson
This picture book introduces Ada Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron and mathematician Anna Isabella Milbanke, describing how she blended her parents' educational approaches and forged a friendship with inventor Charles Babbage befo...
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Dianna Aston ; illustrated by Sylvia Long
This introduction to eggs in nature details the variety of their sizes, shapes, and colors, and includes such examples as the eggs of birds, frogs, snakes, ostriches, and dinosuars.
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Posted on: December 26, 2017
by Juana Medina
A spunky young girl from Colombia loves playing with her canine best friend and resists boring school activities, especially learning English, until her family tells her that a special trip is planned to an English-speaking place.
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Posted on: October 1, 2015
by Else Holmelund Minarik; illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
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Posted on: September 30, 2015
by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Jon Klassen
Sam and Dave are sure they will discover something exciting if they just keep digging their hole.
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Posted on: September 30, 2015
by Christopher Paul Curtis
With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Gr...
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Posted on: September 30, 2015
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Eleven-year-old Brooklyn girl Delphine feels overwhelmed with worries and responsibilities. She's just started sixth grade and is self-conscious about being the tallest girl in the class, and nervous about her first school dance. Sh...
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Posted on: September 30, 2015
by Kenneth Grahame; paintings by Mary Jane Begin
The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside – Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
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