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Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis

Written by Robbin Gourley
Long before the natural-food movement gained popularity, Edna Lewis championed purity of ingredients, regional cuisine, and farm-to-table eating.
Pre-K - 3rd

Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Written by Doreen Rappaport and Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez

Celebrate the groundbreaking life of astronaut and Johnson Space Center director Ellen Ochoa, the...

Pre-K - 3rd

Cantora (Spanish Edition): Mercedes Sosa, la voz de Latinoamérica

Written by Melisa Fernández Nitsche

Cantora! With a stunning, graphic style and a melodious text, this picture book tells the story of...

Pre-K - 3rd

Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year

Written by Kathy Z. Price and Illustrated by Carl Joe Williams

That zany beat in our feet is ‘cause of Pop-Pop, our pa. He sure loved himself some Mardi Gras! “It...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Memory Coat

Written by Elvira Woodruff and Illustrated by Michael Dooling

This moving story of a Jewish family's immigration to America from Russia may be jeopardized by a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Lola Out Loud: Inspired by the Childhood of Activist Dolores Huerta

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Her grandpa calls her “Lolita Siete Lenguas”—Little Lola, Seven Tongues, all fighting to be heard...

Pre-K - 3rd

Yellow Dog Blues

Written by Alice Faye Duncan and Illustrated by Chris Raschka

A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks that shaped one of...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Overground Railroad

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Illustrated by James E. Ransome
Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stalebread Charlie And The Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band

Written by Michael Mahin and Illustrated by Don Tate
It's 1895, and ten-year-old Stalebread Charlie and his friend Warm Gravy roam the streets of New...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Lovely

Written by Jess Hong
Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Two Is Enough

Written by Janna Matthies and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning
Two is enough for joy . . . love . . . comfort . . . support . . . celebration . . . a family.

From...

Pre-K - 1st
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Brown Boy Joy

Written by Dr. Thomishia Booker
This book is filled with all the things little brown boys love. It is part of the Hey Carter...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Rae's First Day

Written by Danny Jordan and Illustrated by Agustina Perciante

Rae is like many five year olds with one BIG exception: she has a super-secret superpower. Unlike...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Under the Ramadan Moon

Written by Sylvia Whitman and Illustrated by Sue Williams
"We wait for the moon. We watch for the moon. We watch for the Ramadan moon. We give to the poor...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Lucky Beans

Written by Becky Birtha and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

Like so many people during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Marshall Loman's dad has lost his job...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Written by Ellen Levine and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
In a Newbery-winning rendition of a true tale, a desperate slave asks a white abolitionist to pack...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Lola at the Library

Written by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola. Every Tuesday Lola and her...

Pre-K - 1st
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Siesta

Written by Ginger Foglesong Guy and Illustrated by Rene King Moreno
What do you get when you combine an empty blue backpack, a sleepy brother and sister, and a houseful...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sweet Clara And The Freedom Quilt

Written by Deborah Hopkinson and Illustrated by James Ransome
When slave and seamstress Clara learns about the underground railroad, she dreams of freedom for her...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Eight Days: A Story of Haiti

Written by Edwidge Danticat and Illustrated by Alix Delinois
Junior uses his imagination to keep hope alive after he is trapped for 8 days underneath his...
Pre-K - 3rd