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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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