Picture Books
Dress like a girl
Patricia Toht
jREAD-ALONG Toht
Picture Books
Explores the concept of dressing "like a girl," in which girls dress in space suits, police officer uniforms, and laboratory coats to prove that girls can be anything they want to be.
You matter
Christian Robinson
jREAD-ALONG Robinson
Picture Books
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
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Chef Roy Choi and the street food remix
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
jREAD-ALONG Choi
Picture Books
Describes the popular street cook's life, including working in his family's restaurant as a child, figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, and his success with his food truck and restaurant.
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We are grateful : otsaliheliga
Traci Sorell
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Picture Books
Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. This book presents a look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
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A big mooncake for Little Star
Grace Lin
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Picture Books
"Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night."--Publisher's description.
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Dreamers
Yuyi Morales
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Picture Books
An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.
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Thank you, Omu!
Oge Mora
jREAD-ALONG Mora
Picture Books
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Cozy
Jan Brett
jE Brett
Picture Books
The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.
All of Jan Brett's picture books, which are chock-full of intricate and richly-detailed illustrations, are cozy, and most take place in winter, but this is her newest book, sure to please children and introduce them to Alaskan animals. -Anne W
The Adventures of Beekle: the Unimaginary Friend
Dan Santat
jE Santat
Picture Books
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
A fantastic book that will leave you with a case of the warm and fuzzies. -Victoria
A Child of Books
Oliver Jeffers
jE Jeffers
Picture Books
A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life.
There are so many Jeffer's books I love. This was the first one I ever picked up and instilling the love of reading in a child and showing them the possibilities books have to transform their lives is perhaps one of the most important messages I glean from this one. -Victoria
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