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Blackout

Written and Illustrated by John Rocco

Using the blackout of 2003 as inspriation, the author follows a fictional family on a hot summer...

Pre-K - 1st

Snow School

Written by Sandra Markle and Illustrated by Alan Marks

A rare look the endangered life of snow leopards in Pakistan. A mother leopard helps her newborn...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Favorite Daughter

Written and Illustrated by Allen Say

Yuriko does not like that other children are making fun of her name. A girl who used to love art...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Patchwork Garden/ Pedacitos de huerto

Written by Diane de Ande and Illustrated by Oksana Kemarskaya

After finding her own patch of dirt to plant a garden, a young girl inspires her neighbors to follow...

K - 3rd

Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story

Written and Illustrated by S.D. Nelson

Born in 1839, Buffalo Bird Girl, Waheenee, was a member of the Hidatsa tribe of the Great Plains...

1st - 5th

Hope's Gift

Written by Kelly Starling Lyons and Illustrated by Don Tate

Written to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation, this is the story of a little girl, her family...

1st - 3rd

Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

Dreaming of continuing the tradition that has been a part of her family for generations, a young...

Pre-K - 5th

Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett

It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...

1st - 5th

Ice Cream Summer

Written and Illustrated by Peter Sis

Joe wants to go on a special trip with his grandpa at the end of the summer. Through letters, Joe...

Pre-K - 3rd

King for a Day

Written by Rukhsana Khan and Illustrated by Christiane Kromer

The Basant kite festival is here, and the sky is full of colorful kites all fighting to be the last...

1st - 5th

Lin Yi's Lantern

Written by Brenda Williams and Illustrated by Benjamin Lacombe

During the Moon Festival, a boy bargains for the things his family needs to celebrate.

K - K

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year

Written by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low and Illustrated by Martha Cooper

Ernie Wan prepares to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Pre-K - 3rd

My Name is María Isabel

Written by Alma Flor Ada and Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson

For María, switching to a new school is more difficult than usual when the teacher decides to call...

2nd - 5th

The Nesting Quilt

Written and Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell

A young girl makes connections between her family preparing for a new baby and the birds she watches...

Pre-K - 3rd

Anne of Green Gables

Written by L. M. Montgomery

When Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, she...

3rd - 7th

Make Way for Ducklings

Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey

A lovely story of how a family of ducks searches until they find the right place to raise their...

Pre-K - 2nd

The Keeping Quilt

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

As a way to remember their home in Russia, Anna’s family sews a quilt from old clothes from their...

Pre-K - 3rd

Too Many Tamales

Written by Gary Soto and Illustrated by Ed Martinez

Maria and her cousins put their stomachs to the test to find her mom’s lost wedding ring. Learn...

Pre-K - 3rd

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

Written by Lenore Look and Illustrated by Yumi Heo

Jenny is the only family member who isn’t happy that Uncle Peter is getting married. She...

Pre-K - 3rd

Bud, Not Buddy

Written by Christopher Paul Curtis

The story of 10-year-old Bud, fom Flint, Michigan, who struggles to find his place in the world...

3rd - 7th

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems

An outing with Daddy to the laundromat goes wrong when Trixie realizes that Knuffle Bunny has been...

Pre-K - 1st

Matilda

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents...

3rd - 7th

The Bad Beginning

Written by Lemony Snicket and Illustrated by Brett Helquist

The Bad Beginning, the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, introduces...

3rd - 8th

The Runaway Bunny

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Clement Hurd

A bunny decides to run away and imagines that he turns into a fish, a rock, a crocus, a sailboat...

Pre-K - 3rd