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Charlotte's Web

Written by E.B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams
The timeless story of the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. When Wilbur...
3rd - 7th
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The Mitten

Written and Illustrated by Jan Brett
Nicki wanted a white mitten, and though his Baba thought it would get lost in the snow, she agreed...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Other Side

Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Noticing Annie, a white girl, sitting on a fence watching Clover and her black friends play, Clover...
K - 3rd
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Black on White

Written and Illustrated by Tana Hoban
A book for infants in black and white, the only colors they can see in the first few months of life...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Written by Bill Martin Jr. and Illustrated by Eric Carle
A series of animals parade across the pages of this colorful book as children read about what...
Pre-K - K
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Written by C. S. Lewis and Illustrated by Pauline Baynes
In book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, four children are evacuated to...
3rd - 8th
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Pink and Say

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
Pink, an African-American Yankee soldier, rescues Say, a white Yankee soldier, after he was wounded...
1st - 4th
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Stuart Little

Written by E. B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams
Stuart Little is a mouse, but he lives with a family of humans in New York City. They also have two...
3rd - 7th
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A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...
1st - 4th
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Families Are Different

Written by Nini Pellegrini
Nico and her older sister, Angel, were adopted from Korea by a white family in the United States...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa

Written and Illustrated by Niki Daly
In this African version of Little Red Riding Hood, Granny sends Pretty Salma to the market with a...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Story of Ruby Bridges

Written by Robert Coles and Illustrated by George Ford
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Black and White

Written and Illustrated by David Macaulay
This playful collection of four seemingly separate stories, all told simultaneously, will keep the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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So You Want to Be President?

Written by Judith St. George and Illustrated by David Small
In amusing and caricature-like illustrations, this book sketches the perks and annoyances of being...
2nd - 5th
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As Fast As Words Could Fly

Written by Pamela M. Tuck and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Mason Steele is proud of his father's work with a civil rights group and writes handwritten notes...
2nd - 7th
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White Socks Only

Written by Evelyn Coleman and Illustrated by Tyrone Geter
When Grandma was a little girl living in Mississippi, she went into town on a hot summer day. She...
Pre-K - 3rd
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City Seen From A to Z

Written and Illustrated by Rachel Isadora
Whether she shows one young boy absorbed with a yo-yo or the crush of a public beach, the author...
K - 3rd
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The Z Was Zapped

Written and Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
A dramatic black- and- white presentation of the alphabet in which the three-time Caldecott medalist...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Snow

Written by P.D. Eastman and Roy McKie
This classic Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss is a delightful ode to winter. Brrrrr—it snowed! From...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Wild Swans

Written by Hans Christian Anderson and Illustrated by Helen Crawford White
A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father...
3rd - 7th
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I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

Written by Lauren Tarshis and Illustrated by Scott Dawson

Another book in the "I Survived" series, this one focuses on the shark attacks of 1916. During that...

3rd - 7th
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Finding Perfect

Written by Elly Swartz
Molly's mother left the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly...
4th - 6th
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Cat Nap

Written by Toni Yuly
It's naptime, and Cat is ready for Kitten to settle down. But Kitten has other ideas! In this book...
Pre-K -
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History

Written by Karen Blumenthal
In Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal...
7th - 12th

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