Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
By: Francie LaTour
4.13
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she st…
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1. Ish (Creatrilogy)
By: Peter H. Reynolds
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in th… read more
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- art
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2. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James
4.38
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more
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3. Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
By: Nikki Giovanni , Kristen Balouch , None , Damian Ward
4.48
Format: 448 pages,
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Poetry can have both a rhyme an… read more
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4. Arlene Sardine
By: Chris Raschka
3.89
Format: 704 pages, Hardcover
Born in a fjord, a tiny fish named Arlene wants to be a sardine. Fully grown by two, she swims into… read more
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5. Library Mouse (Library Mouse #1)
By: Daniel Kirk
3.00
Format: 468 pages, Hardcover
A shy mouse who lives in the library decides to write and illustrate his own tales. When he's done,… read more
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6. Ban This Book
By: Alan Gratz
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more
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- realistic fiction
- childrens
- fiction
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
7. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
By: Laban Carrick Hill , Theodore Taylor III
3.21
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy C… read more
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8. Love That Dog (Jack, #1)
By: Sharon Creech
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
"I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that." Jack hates poetry. Only girl… read more
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9. A Friend for Henry
By: Jenn Bailey
3.93
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more
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10. Luli and the Language of Tea
By: Andrea Wang
4.45
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the … read more
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11. The World Belonged to Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.47
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more
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- historical fiction
12. Milo Imagines the World
By: Matt de la Peña
4.49
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more
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13. My Footprints
By: Bao Phi
3.92
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese Ameri… read more
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14. Gibberish
By: Young Vo
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more
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15. The Day You Begin
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.44
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more
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16. The One Thing You'd Save
By: Linda Sue Park
3.94
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more
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"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save
17. Count on Me
By: Miguel Tanco
4.23
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
A young girl sees the world differently in this beautiful picture book celebration of math. Ever… read more
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18. Beautiful Shades of Brown: Laura Wheeler Waring, Artist
By: Nancy Churnin
4.32
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like he… read more
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- art
- historical
- picture books
- childrens
19. How to Read a Book
By: Kwame Alexander
3.84
Format: 32 pages, None
A poetic journey about the experience of reading. Find a tree—a black tupelo or dawn redwo… read more
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"don’t rush though: your eyes need time to taste. your soul needs room to bloom."-Kwame Alexander, How to Read a Book
20. Somewhere Only We Know
By: Maurene Goo
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she's just performed her hit song "He… read more
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- fiction
"What is a quality life?"-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know
"It's not a gift, it's work. That's what you do when you have a dream."-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know
"I wanted to dance forever. I wanted to be the person that Jack was watching forever. I love you. I love you. I love you."-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know
21. Bright Star
By: Yuyi Morales
4.10
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beauti… read more
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22. Where Are You From?
By: Yamile Saied Méndez
4.38
Format: 32 pages, None
In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more
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23. My Shadow Is Purple (My Shadow, #2)
By: Scott Stuart
4.60
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
As featured on CNN, MSNBC, New York Post, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post , and more My Dad h… read more
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24. A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
By: James Yang
3.83
Format: 31 pages, Hardcover
If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.How can they be so heavy?Would they float if t… read more
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25. My Words Flew Away Like Birds
By: Debora Pearson
4.09
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A little girl learns some words in a new language to prepare for her move to a new country. But whe… read more
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26. Lunch Every Day
By: Kathryn Otoshi
4.34
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Every day Jimmy takes ‘Skinny Kid’s’ lunch at school. No way will he be caught dead standing in tha… read more
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27. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy
By: Tony Medina
3.97
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times’ 14 Antiracist Books for Kids and Teens Arnold Adoff Poetry Awards 2020, Spec… read more
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28. Percy’s Museum
By: Sara O'Leary
3.68
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new … read more
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29. Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome
By: Kat Zhang
4.19
Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition
Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illus… read more
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30. Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
By: Francie LaTour
4.13
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she st… read more
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- international
31. My Day with the Panye
By: Tami Charles
4.15
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A young girl in Haiti is eager to learn how to carry a basket to market in an exuberant picture boo… read more
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