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Sonia and the Super-Duper Disaster

Sonia's adventure-filled story with worry-fighting gadgets helps kids learn how to cope when it...

Pre-K - 4th
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Sarai and the Around the World Fair

Written by Sarai Gonzalez & Monica Brown

When Sarai outgrows her bike, she worries she'll never get to travel anywhere. But, when Martin...

2nd - 5th
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Adnan: The Boy Who Helped His Mommy Remember

Adnan is the heartwarming story of a refugee boy’s attempts to heal his mother’s mental health...

K - 3rd
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Get Outdoors: A Mindfulness Guide to Noticing Nature (Everyday Mindfulness)

Written by Paul Christelis and Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli

Two siblings take a mindfulness approach to investigating and enjoying nature through their senses.

I...

K - 4th
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Jayden's Secret Ingredient

Written by Mélina Mangal and Illustrated by Ken Daley

Jayden discovers the secret ingredient to trying something new. 

Jayden loves the outdoors and the...

Pre-K - 5th
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Ranger Hamza's Eco Quest

Written by Ranger Hamza and Illustrated by Kate Kronreif

From the smallest seed to the tallest tree, everything in nature has a purpose. Learn where to find...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

Written by Carrie Finison and Illustrated by Daniel Wiseman

Doug doesn't like hugs. He thinks hugs are too squeezy, too squashy, too squooshy, too smooshy. He...

Pre-K - 2nd
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The Stars Just Up the Street

Written by Sue Soltis and Illustrated by Christine Davenier

Mabel loves stars. She counts five from her window and thirty-seven from her backyard. But her...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Alex's Good Fortune

Written and Illustrated by Benson Shum

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Alex and her family, so it's even more special...

K - 2nd
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Cora Cooks Pancit

Written by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant

Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino...

K - 4th
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Peeny Butter Fudge

Written by Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison and Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is the best. Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special!
Pre-K - 3rd
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Freedom Soup

Written by Tami Charles and Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be.
K - 4th
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Matzah Ball Soup

Written by Joan Rothenberg

Every year at Passover, Rosie's grandmother puts four matzah balls in each bowl of chicken soup, but...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Written by Kat Zhang and Illustrated by Charlene Chua
Amy loves to make bao with her family. But it takes skill to make the bao taste and look delicious.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bright Star

Written by Yuyi Morales

With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Grandma's Records

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Every summer, Eric goes to live with his grandmother in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) while his parents...

K - 3rd
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Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream: Power Forward

Written by Hena Khan
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle...
2nd - 5th
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A Boy Called Bat

Written by Elana K. Arnold and Illustrated by Charles Santoso

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an...

1st - 5th
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Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

Written by Sally J. Pla and Illustrated by Ken Min

Nothing seems to be going right for Sammy today. At school, he got in trouble for kicking a fence...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Superheroes Are Everywhere

Written by Kamala Harris and Illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe
Before Kamala Harris became a district attorney and a United States senator, she was a little girl...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Listen

Written by Holly M. McGhee
Listen with your heart. It is your ears your eyes your nose your mouth your hands... This book aims...
Pre-K - 2nd
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In the Tall, Tall Grass

Written by Denise Fleming
If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what...
Pre-K - 3rd
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In the Small, Small Pond

Written by Denise Fleming
A child explores the wonders of the natural world in this rhyming, beautiful bright colored picture...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Airport Book

Written by Lisa Brown
Follow a family on its way through the complexities of a modern-day airport. From checking bags and...
Pre-K - 2nd

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