Picture Books
Rocket says clean up!
Nathan Bryon
jE Bryon
Kids, Picture Books
While visiting her grandparents, who run whale-watching tours in Jamaica, Rocket sees first-hand how plastic is harming ocean creatures, and organizes a crew to clean up the local beach.
The earth book
Todd Parr
jE Parr
Picture Books, Kids
Simple text and illustrations show how children can help protect the Earth.
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Our house is on fire : Greta Thunberg's call to save the planet
Jeanette Winter
jE Winter
Kids, Picture Books
Tells the story of Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenage climate activist who has sparked a worldwide student movement and is demanding action from world leaders who refuse to address climate change.
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We are water protectors
Carole Lindstrom
jE Lindstro
Picture Books, Kids
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.
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Our little kitchen
Jillian Tamaki
jE Tamaki
Picture Books, Diverse Characters, Poetry
"A crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. Includes a recipe and an author's note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book"--
Picture book perfection, made to be shared! -Casey
There is a rainbow
Theresa Trinder
ON ORDER BOOK
Picture Books
In a time of pandemic, two children try to navigate social distancing, distance learning, and the other challenges of 2020, with the help of family, friends, and the rainbow that unites them.
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It's so quiet
Sherri Duskey Rinker
ON ORDER BOOK
Picture Books
Little mouse cannot sleep because it is too quiet--but when he really listens he finds to night is full of all sorts of sounds, so many if fact that it is too noisy to sleep.
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Out of nowhere
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
ON ORDER BOOK
Picture Books
A beetle courageously sets out in search of his best friend--a caterpillar that arrived out of nowhere and vanished without warning.
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Milo imagines the world
Matt de la Peña
ON ORDER BOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
The team behind "Last Stop on Market Street" and "Carmela Full of Wishes" are back, and this one looks great! -Casey
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