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Last updated March 18, 2021
Outside In
Underwood, Deborah.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
Check AvailabilityComing On Home Soon
Woodson, Jacqueline.
After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.
Check AvailabilityThank You, Thanksgiving
Milgrim, David.
While on a Thanksgiving Day errand for her mother, a girl says thank you to all the things around her.
Check AvailabilityHoppy Hanukkah!
Glaser, Linda.
Two young bunnies learn about the customs of Hanukkah from their parents and grandparents before they light the menorah, eat potato latkes, and play dreidel.
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Woodson, Jacqueline
When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born.
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Woodson, Jacqueline.
The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
Check AvailabilityIf You Come To Earth
Blackall, Sophie
In this picture book, a boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.
Check AvailabilityLove Around The World
Brydon, Alli
Discover how love is expressed in different cultures and countries all around the world. Whether it's writing someone a loving poem on Sinterklaas or lighting a beautiful lantern at Chinese New Year, love is universal"--Back cover.
Check AvailabilityCarl's Snowy Afternoon
Day, Alexandra.
When her parents leave her with a babysitter, Madeleine sneaks outside to play with Carl, their Rottweiler, on a snowy afternoon.
Check AvailabilityEyes That Kiss In The Corners
Ho, Joanna
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. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self-love and empowerment.
Check AvailabilityFrom Ed's To Ned's
Sterer, Gideon
Children whirl, climb, slide, float, and jump as they go from house to house for playdates.
Check AvailabilityI Do Not Like Stories
Larsen, Andrew
The story itself is simple. Boy gets up, boy goes to school, boy comes home from school, boy goes to bed. Boy seems a bit grumpy, until the end of the day when he comes home to his cat, who he clearly loves. The boys story is told in a traditional picture book style--in the meantime, the cat's story is told in graphic panels."--
Check AvailabilitySugar In Milk
Umrigar, Thrity.
A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins.
Check AvailabilityThe Honeybee
Hall, Kirsten
Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.
Check AvailabilityThe Wind In The Willows
Grahame, Kenneth.
Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.
Check AvailabilityGoodnight, Astronaut
Kelly, Scott
The second picture book from astronaut Scott Kelly follows his adventure-seeking travels through some of the wild places he's slept!"--
Check AvailabilityPlease Don't Read This Book
Kizis, Deanna
In this laugh-out-loud book that begs readers to break the rules, silliness and hilarity reign supreme! Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures. Wait--are you reading this book? Even though the cover asked you not to? Well, if you're going to read it, then you'll have to follow the rules, or you're going to have WAY too much fun. And you don't want to have FUN, do you? DO YOU?! That's what I thought. So definitely, positively, DO NOT read this book! Join along for zany antics, silly sounds, and endless fun in this breaks-the-fourth-wall book that will have readers coming back time and time again--regardless of what the title says."--Provided by publisher.
Check AvailabilityWolfboy
Harkness, Andy
Wolfboy is very hungry, and as he seeks rabbits he becomes growly, drooly, and more, until finally his stomach is filled, with a little help from his friends.
Check AvailabilityMagnificent Homespun Brown
Doyon, Samara Cole
Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin.
Check AvailabilityMe & Mama
Cabrera, Cozbi A.
For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.
Check AvailabilityA Place Inside Of Me
Elliott, Zetta,
From award-winning author Zetta Elliott and rising star illustrator Noa Denmon comes a beautiful #OwnVoices poetic picture book about a brown child discovering and accepting their emotional landscape.
Check AvailabilityWelcoming Elijah
Newman, Lesléa
Inside the house, a boy prepares for the Passover ritual of welcoming Elijah--meanwhile, outside the house, a kitten lingers in the cold.
Check AvailabilityThe Cat Man Of Aleppo
Latham, Irene
In the midst of the Syrian Civil War, Alaa takes care of Aleppo's abandoned cats"--
Check AvailabilityCat's Colors
Latham, Irene
Cat spends the day collecting colors, and when she is finished something wonderful happens.
Check AvailabilityMilo Imagines The World
de la Peña, Matt
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.
Check AvailabilityBrontorina
Howe, James
Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.
Check AvailabilityAdelita, A Sea Turtle's Journey
Goebel, Jenny
In 1996, a loggerhead turtle raised in a Baja California, Mexico, research center is tagged and released, then tracked by people all over the world as she crosses the Pacific Ocean. Includes a timeline and facts about the real Adelita and her rescuers.
Check AvailabilityThe Big Sibling Getaway
Leer, Korrie
To escape the nonstop, loud crying of her new baby brother Cassie climbs into an empty box to drive, sail, and soar until she finally finds quiet--and loneliness.
Check AvailabilityThe Bug In The Bog
Fenske, Jonathan
A bug singing happily in a bog and the hungry frog that is watching are covered by a thick fog, with surprising results.
Check AvailabilityDanbi Leads The School Parade
Kim, Anna,
Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember!
Check AvailabilityJust Ask!
Sotomayor, Sonia
A group of children with different abilities and strengths come together to build a community garden"--
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