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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

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

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

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

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

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

A Chair For My Mother

Written and Illustrated by Vera B. Williams

After losing everything in a fire, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother are helped by their...

Pre-K - 3rd

Are You My Mother?

Written and Illustrated by P. D. Eastman

When a baby bird hatches early and finds that his mother is gone, he goes looking for her. He asks...

Pre-K - 1st

Is Your Mama a Llama?

Written by Deborah Guarino and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg

Lloyd is trying to figure out who other animals’ mamas are. He asks all his friends if their mamas...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Wednesday Surprise

Written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Donald Carrick

Every Wednesday Anna and her brother Sam work with their grandmother to make a surprise for Dad’s...

Pre-K - 3rd

Arrow to the Sun

Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott

In this Pueblo tale, the son of the Sun lord wants to find his father. He finds him with the help of...

Pre-K - 2nd

Song and Dance Man

Written by Karen Ackerman and Illustrated by Stephen Gammell

This sweet story depicts a grandfather as he reminisces with his grandchildren about his youth as a...

Pre-K - 2nd