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 …
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1. Ida, Always
By: Charles Santoso , Caron Levis
4.49
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida … read more
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2. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns
3.00
Format: 126 pages,
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. My New Mom & Me
By: Renata Galindo
4.03
Format: 166 pages, ebook
Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. T… read more
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4. First the Egg
By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
3.95
Format: 128 pages,
WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from s… read more
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5. The Night Gardener
By: Terry Fan , Eric Fan
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
One day, William discovers that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into a wise owl. In t… read more
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6. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
By: Margarita Engle , Rafael López
3.40
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Girls cannot be drummers.Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--unti… read more
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7. Visiting Day
By: James E. Ransome , Jacqueline Woodson
4.02
Format: 982 pages, Hardcover
Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book abou… read more
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8. Cry, Heart, But Never Break
By: Glenn Ringtved , None , None
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her awa… read more
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9. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
By: Javaka Steptoe
3.71
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Jean-Michel Bas… read more
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10. Alma and How She Got Her Name
By: Juana Martinez-Neal
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more
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11. Big Red Lollipop
By: Sophie Blackall , Rukhsana Khan
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring he… read more
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12. No Cats in the Library
By: Lauren Emmons
4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- books about books
13. Watercress
By: Andrea Wang
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more
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- cultural
- picture books
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14. 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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15. 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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- biography
- childrens
- historical
- picture books
- spanish literature
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
16. Dreamers
By: Yuyi Morales
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more
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- spanish literature
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17. You Matter
By: Christian Robinson
4.15
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more
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18. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Carole Lindstrom
4.51
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
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19. Bodies Are Cool
By: Tyler Feder
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more
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20. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Oge Mora
4.44
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more
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21. We All Play
By: Julie Flett
4.20
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Animals and kids love to play! This book celebrates diversity and the interconnectedness of nature … read more
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22. Snail Crossing
By: Corey R. Tabor
4.32
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A determined snail. A plump cabbage. A truly epic journey . . . In a book as cheerful and … read more
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23. Powwow Day
By: Traci Sorell
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more
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24. Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
By: Margarita Engle
4.22
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,… read more
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25. Your Name Is a Song
By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
4.56
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more
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26. John's Turn
By: Mac Barnett
4.13
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
E. B. White Read-Aloud winner Mac Barnett celebrates individuality in a story told with tenderness … read more
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27. My Two Border Towns
By: David Bowles
4.28
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more
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28. Every Little Kindness
By: Marta Bartolj
4.42
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
Follow the trail of good deeds in this beautiful wordless picture book to learn how small acts of k… read more
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29. 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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30. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity
By: Theresa Thorn
4.27
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Th… read more
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31. If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared)
By: Lily Williams
4.18
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. Th… read more
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