Dragons Love Tacos
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Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
Princess Grace
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Grace wants to participate in her community festival's princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be--from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a floaty pink fairy tale princess.
Just Right Family
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When Meili learns her parents are adopting another child, she must accept the role of big sister and realize a new addition can be just right too
Eating the Alphabet
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An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
King Baby
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Greeting his adoring public with giggles, kisses, and coos, an infant monarch takes matters into his tiny hands when his subjects are unable to keep up with his many demands.
Adventure Annie Goes to Work
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When she goes to work with her mother on a Saturday, Adventure Girl uses her own special methods to help find a missing report.
Julia's House for Lost Creatures
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ulie welcomes all lost and homeless creatures into her house, whether they be cats or trolls, ghosts or dragons, but soon realizes that each must have a chore in order for the arrangement to work.
I Like Me!
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Reinforcing the concept of self-esteem, a charming pig--who likes the way she looks and knows how to take care of herself and how to enjoy herself--teaches children how to feel good about themselves.
Julián Is a Mermaid
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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. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes -- and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julián sees himself?
Don't Touch My Hair!
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Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up. Includes author's note
If You Give a Dog a Donut
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Simple text and illustrations describe the chaos that might ensue if a dog was given a donut.
Lilly's Big Day
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When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.
Drew the Screw
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The saw cuts, the hammer hits, and the drill makes holes; so Drew needs a job too.
The Kindness Quilt
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Minna does a lot of thinking about her project to do something kind, make a picture about what she did, and share it with her classmates, but finally comes up with an idea that spreads to the whole school.
The Tooth Fairy Meets el Raton Perez
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When Miguel loses a tooth, two legendary characters come to claim it--one who is responsible for collecting teeth in the United States and one who has collected the teeth of the boy's parents and grandparents.
Do Princesses Really Kiss Frogs?
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A young girl takes a hike with her father, asking many questions along the way about what princesses do.
The Best Nest
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The birds search many areas before they find a cozy nest.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
Carly
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A homeless girl wanders the land searching for food and shelter, but no one will help her until she meets a Fool, who is kinder than all the others.
Dog vs. Cat
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A dog and a cat, both newly adopted and forced to share a room, do not get along until a howling, smelly, terrifying newcomer unites them in a common cause.
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
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Are you ready to build Olaf? Help Anna and Elsa put Olaf together. It's as easy as a shake and a tap
Punk Farm
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At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.
Princesses Are Not Just Pretty
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When Princesses Mellie, Allie, and Libby begin to argue about which princess is the prettiest, they decide to hold a contest. But of course, the girls get side-tracked helping others on their way to the contest leaving Princess Mellie as the muddiest, Princess Allie as the yuckiest, and Princess Libby as the drippiest. But due to their kindness, the princesses win in the end
Dear Cinderella
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Cinderella and Snow White exchange letters and become friends as they tell each other about the problems they face with their stepmothers and other events in their lives.
Ada Twist, Scientist
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Happy Pig Day! (an Elephant and Piggie Book)
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An Elephant and Piggie Book.
Piggie celebrates her favorite day of the year, but Gerald the elephant is sad, thinking that he cannot join the fun
Olivia
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Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
Frog and Toad Together
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Frog and Toad enjoy the pleasure of each other's company during their daily adventures.
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
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Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
No, David!
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A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
Pinocchio (Disney Classic)
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The adventures of the wooden puppet boy whose nose grew whenever he told a lie.
Brownie and Pearl Step Out
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A little girl named Brownie arrives at a birthday party feeling shy while her cat Pearl confidently enters through the "kitty door
I Am Jazz
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Presents the story of a transgender child who traces her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy and the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status.
Superheroes Are Everywhere
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Senator Kamala Harris's picture book memoir in which she tells her life story and shows how everyone can be a superhero
Digging for Words
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José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbageman in Bogotá, Colombia, collects books along his route and creates a library for children to read and borrow in his neighborhood on Saturdays.
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
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Mary Walker was born into slavery in 1848. After a lifetime of hard work, and as the remaining survivor of her family, she realized a goal of learning to read at 116 years of age.
Black Is a Rainbow Color
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This celebration of African American people and ethnology explores what Blackness means to a child, starting with her focus on color and moving toward historical and cultural events, each line emphasizing the positive connotations of the word.
I Am Every Good Thing
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The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!
Nana Akua Goes to School
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Zura’s anxious about what her classmates will think about the traditional Ghanian marks on her grandmother’s face at Grandparents Day. But Nana Akua finds the perfect solution. Rich artwork and a thoughtful perspective on cultural difference make this book a standout
All Because You Matter
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In a beautiful ode to generations of Black sacrifice, happiness, and love, a family tells the story that brought a young boy into being and emphasizes his inherent worth.
The Camping Trip
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Ernestine goes on her first overnight camping trip. Hiking is tiring and swimming in the lake is scary, but Ernestine faces her fears and overcomes homesickness with her cousin’s help.
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
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In a tender picture book, simultaneously published in Spanish and English, that acknowledges loss and the power of friendship, two best friends spend one last afternoon playing together in their families’ apartments before Evelyn moves away.
Your Place in the Universe
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This exploration of scale, size, and distance ranges from an eight-year-old child to the widest reaches of the observable universe.
The Ocean Calls
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This beautifully illustrated picture book introduces readers to the South Korean haenyeo, legendary women divers who hunt for deep-sea delicacies, as Dayeon learns the traditional practice from her patient grandmother.
Ohana Means Family
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In this celebration of Hawaiian culture, the tradition of making poi to serve at a lūʻau is laid out one detail at a time, spread by spread, through poetic text and stylized watercolors that bring readers closer to the land and its people.
The Old Truck
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Spare, simply rendered prose and blocky, bright artwork composed of handmade stamps combine to tell an endearing, quietly deep story about a beloved cherry-red truck that helps a family on their farm over multiple generations.
The Bear in My Family
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Living with a loud, messy, and bossy bear seems impossible—but as it turns out, they can be the best part of the family. A 2021 Geisel Honor Book.
A Place Inside of Me
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This powerful poem captures a Black child’s wide range of emotions over the passage of a year—from joy, to sorrow and anger when he learns of a shooting, and, subsequently, to hope and love. A 2021 Caldecott Honor Book.
The Cool Bean
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Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans show him how it’s done.
Pete the Cat: Secret Agent
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After some unusual activity, Pete the Cat must go undercover as Secret Agent Meow in Pete the Cat: Secret Agent by New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean. With his handy spy watch, secret catcher, and his meow-mobile, Agent Meow is ready to crack the case! What could the big surprise be?
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
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Follow Little Lobo and his dog Bernabe as they deliver supplies to a variety of vendors, selling everything from sweets to sombreros, portraits to piñatas, carved masks to comic books!
The Dot
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er teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
Sulwe
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Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.
Just Ask!
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Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful.
In Just Ask, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrates the different abilities kids (and people of all ages) have. Using her own experience as a child who was diagnosed with diabetes, Justice Sotomayor writes about children with all sorts of challenges--and looks at the special powers those kids have as well. As the kids work together to build a community garden, asking questions of each other along the way, this book encourages readers to do the same: When we come across someone who is different from us but we're not sure why, all we have to do is Just Ask.
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
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A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother’s, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.
Alma and How She Got Her Name
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If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great-grandmother who longed to travel; José, the grandfather who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all — and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her author-illustrator debut, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.
Julián Is a Mermaid
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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. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes -- and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julián sees himself?
Dragons Love Tacos
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Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
A Scarf for Keiko
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It's 1942. Sam's class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don't want anything to do with her because the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor and her family is Japanese American. When Keiko's family is forced to move to a camp for Japanese Americans, can Sam find a way to demonstrate his friendship?
Hair Love
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Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her -- and her hair -- happy.
Red
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Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries!
The Day You Begin
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There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it.
Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.
How to Catch a Dinosaur
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Do dinosaurs still walk among us? Sure, no one has seen one, but if alligators, whales, and even birds still exist, then dinosaurs must still roam among us, right? Join the daring Catch Club Kids as they try to wrangle a dinosaur in time for the school science fair and prove they're still around! Readers, dinosaur lovers, and educators alike will roar with laughter in this dinosaur picture book for kids that blends STEAM concepts with hilarity and clever chaos. Do YOU have what it takes to pluck a prehistoric pal?
Islandborn
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Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories—joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening—Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: “Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you.”
La Princesa and the Pea
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El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn’t agree.
The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too . . .
Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru.