Digging For Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
By: Angela Burke Kunkel
4.48
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Based on the life of Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector in Bogota, Colombia who started a …
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1. Because of an Acorn
By: Lola M. Schaefer , None , Frann Preston-Gannon , Adam Schaefer
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. Enchanting die-cuts illus… read more
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2. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
By: Kenard Pak
4.03
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone kn… read more
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3. Lola at the Library
By: Rosalind Beardshaw , Anna McQuinn
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go… read more
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4. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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5. Eyes That Speak to the Stars
By: Joanna Ho
4.37
Format: None pages, None
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more
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6. The Year We Learned to Fly
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more
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7. It Fell from the Sky
By: Terry Fan
4.20
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book about community, art, the importance of giving back—and the wonder that fell from th… read more
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8. Love in the Library
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more
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9. Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme
By: Avery Monsen
4.40
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
"Chester tries his best to recover his rhyming talent when he suddenly loses the ability that once … read more
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10. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
4.43
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more
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11. Are You a Cheeseburger?
By: Monica Arnaldo
4.12
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charmin… read more
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12. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
By: Peter Sís
4.48
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Naz… read more
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13. Evergreen
By: Matthew Cordell
4.30
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more
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14. I Don't Want to Read This Book
By: Max Greenfield
3.94
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From actor Max Greenfield (fan-favorite "Schmidt" from television's New Girl) comes a hilarious pic… read more
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15. The Library Fish (The Library Fish Books)
By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
3.72
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bow… read more
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16. Digging For Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
By: Angela Burke Kunkel
4.48
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Based on the life of Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector in Bogota, Colombia who started a … read more
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17. Memory Jars
By: Vera Brosgol
3.87
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and people--close to her forever. F… read more
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18. Survivor Tree
By: Marcie Colleen
4.57
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
Survivor Tree is a picture book by Marcie Colleen and illustrated by Aaron Becker. It tells the tru… read more
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19. The Mystery of the Monarchs
By: Barb Rosenstock
4.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch … read more
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20. Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition)
By: Alexandra Alessandri
4.32
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm orang… read more
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21. Mindful Mr. Sloth
By: Katy Hudson
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Sasha has one speed--fast. She loves to do lots of things, all at once, as fast as possible. Mr. Sl… read more
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