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We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers book cover

We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers

Julie Flett

jBOARD BOOK Flett
Read Woke, Board Books

A counting book demonstrating numbers in English as well as in Cree, along with the pronunciation.

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I love this board book. Accessible Cree and lovely illustrations are a winning combination--Julie Flett's work is always beautiful. -Casey

Shades of black : a celebration of our children book cover

Shades of black : a celebration of our children

Sandra L Pinkney

jBOARD BOOK Pinkney
Read Woke, Black Lives Matter, Board Books

Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African-American children.

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Dream big, little one book cover

Dream big, little one

Vashti Harrison

jBOARD BOOK Harrison
Read Woke, Black Lives Matter, Board Books

Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the board book adaptation of the author's Little leaders: bold women in Black history.

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A version of Little Dreamers for little fingers! -Casey

Frida Kahlo and her animalitos book cover

Frida Kahlo and her animalitos

Monica Brown

jE Brown
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biographies

"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 through tragedy and triumph, and the animals that inspired her along the way." -- Book jacket.

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All the way to Havana book cover

All the way to Havana

Margarita Engle

jE Engle
Read Woke, Picture Books, Travel

A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.

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Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré book cover

Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Denise

jE Denise
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biographies

"From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--

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Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré book cover

Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Denise

jE Denise
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biographies

"From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--

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¡Vamos! Let's go to the market book cover

¡Vamos! Let's go to the market

1976- author Raúl the Third

jE Gonzalez
Read Woke, Picture Books

Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabe, his dog, deliver supplies to vendors at the Mercado, a busy border town market.

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Accessible Spanish, a great story, and potential for seek and find play--This one truly has it all! -Casey

Carmela full of wishes book cover

Carmela full of wishes

Matt de la Peña

eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books

Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.

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Mango, Abuela, and me book cover

Mango, Abuela, and me

Meg Medina

jE Medina
Read Woke, Picture Books

When Mia's Abuela comes to live with Mia and her family, she helps her learn English while Mia learns Spanish, both with the help of a parrot named Mango.

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