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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

3rd - 7th
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The Awakening

Written by Kate Chopin
The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity...
9th - 12th
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Hamlet (Graphic Classics)

Written by Kathy McEvoy (adapter) and William Shakespeare (author) and Illustrated by Penko Gelev
Shakespeare's immortal drama is retold here in a graphic novel format. The prince of Denmark seeks...
3rd - 10th
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The Merchant of Venice (Graphic Classics)

Written by Fiona Macdonald (adapter) and William Shakespeare (author) and Illustrated by Penko Gelev
The life of Antonio, the merchant of Venice, is threatened by Shylock the moneylender, when Antonio...
3rd - 7th
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Toy Brother

Written by William Steig
Yorick Bede has always considered his younger brother Charles a first-rate pain in the pants, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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16734

Zabajaba Jungle A Picture Book

Written by William Steig
The Zabajaba Jungle is amazing. Its flora and fauna are like nothing ever seen before. Leonard is...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Zabajaba Jungle A Picture Book

Written by William Steig
The Zabajaba Jungle is amazing. Its flora and fauna are like nothing ever seen before. Leonard is...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Twenty-One Balloons

Written and Illustrated by William Pène du Bois

Professor William Waterman Sherman, a retired schoolteacher, sets out to fly across the Pacific...

3rd - 7th
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Written by Elizabeth Lewis and Illustrated by William Low
Young Fu is from a small rural village, so when he first arrives in Chungking, a bustling city, he...
5th - 9th
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A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

Written by Nancy Willard and Illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen
Through a combination of prose and poetry, Nancy Willard introduces children to the poet William...
K - 3rd
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16434

Finders Keepers

Written by William Lipkind and Illustrated by Nicholas Mordvinoff
This 1952 Caldecott-winner tells the story of two dogs, Nap and Winkle, and one bone. Two dogs. One...
Pre-K - K
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Sounder

Written by William H. Armstrong
Set in the Deep South in the 19th century, the story is about a poor African American sharecropper...
5th - 7th
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This First Christmas Night

Written by Laura Godwin and Illustrated by William Low
Elegant, simple text and luminous art make this picture book an almost hymn-like meditation on the...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Toy Brother

Written by William Steig
Yorick Bede has always considered his younger brother, Charles, a first-rate pain in the pants, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Alphabet Puzzle

Written and Illustrated by Jill Downie
Illustrations for each letter, which can be partially seen through die-cut windows, give young...
K - 1st
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Aster Aardvark’s Alphabet Adventures

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Alliterative text and pictures present adventures of animals from A to Z
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Roland the Minstrel Pig

Written and Illustrated by William Steig
Roland the pig sings and plays the lute and is looking for a wider audience than just his friends...
K - 2nd
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Brave Irene

Written and Illustrated by William Steig
When Irene Bobbin's mother is ill and is unable to deliver the ball gown she made for the duchess to...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15653

Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
1st - 4th
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Amos and Boris

Written and Illustrated by William Steig
This is the story of the unlikely friendship between Amos the mouse and Boris the whale. When they...
K - 3rd
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15457

The Velveteen Rabbit

Written by Margery Williams and Illustrated by William Nicholson
A young boy receives a stuffed rabbit made from velvet for Christmas. The boy loves the rabbit...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Written and Illustrated by William Steig
Sylvester is thrilled to find a pebble that grants him his every wish. The possibilities are endless...
K - 5th

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