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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Written and Illustrated by
Patricia Polacco
Growing up on her grandparents’ farm in Michigan, younger sister Patricia is very competitive with...
Pre-K - 4th
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Written by
Patricia MacLachlan
When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...
1st - 5th
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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
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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
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Tea with Milk
Written and Illustrated by
Allen Say
May and her family live in San Francisco and she eats Japanese food at home and American food with...
Pre-K - 4th
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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
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The Talking Eggs
Written by
Robert D. San Souci
and Illustrated by
Jerry Pinkney
In an adaptation of a Creole folktale, Blanche is kind, loving and patient, but her older sister...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Egg Tree
Written and Illustrated by
Katherine Milhous
This Caldecott winner tells the story of the Pennsylvania Dutch egg tree tradition. Two children...
1st - 4th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Written by
Judith Viorst
and Illustrated by
Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
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Miracles on Maple Hill
Written by
Virginia Sorensen
The story of a family who leaves the city and go to Maple Hill so that the father can recover from...
2nd - 5th
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The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping
Written by
Cynthia Rylant
and Illustrated by
Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
2nd - 5th
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