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Blackout

Written and Illustrated by John Rocco
Using the blackout of 2003 as inspriation, the author follows a fictional family on a hot summer...
Pre-K - 1st
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15140

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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15148

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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15174

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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15208

Ice Cream Summer

Written and Illustrated by Peter Sis
Joe wants to go on a special trip with his grandpa at the end of the summer. Through letters, Joe...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15245

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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15251

One World, One Day (National Geographic)

Written by Barbara Kerley
A photographic look at kids’ days around the world.
Pre-K - 3rd
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15252

Powwow's Coming

Written and Illustrated by Linda Boyden
This book, written in rhyme, is about an Native American/American Indiana powwow.
Pre-K - 3rd
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15226

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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15281

Make Way for Ducklings

Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
A lovely story of how a family of ducks searches until they find the right place to raise their...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15284

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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15262

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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15263

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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15347

Dear Juno

Written by Soyung Pak and Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung
The touching story of how Juno, a little boy in America, writes to his grandmother using pictures...
Pre-K - 2nd
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15311

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems
An outing with Daddy to the laundromat goes wrong when Trixie realizes that Knuffle Bunny has been...
Pre-K - 1st
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15320

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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15343

Smile!

Written and Illustrated by Roberta Grobel Intrater
A baby board book showing smiling babies from different cultures. The accompanying text mimics what...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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15321

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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15401

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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15359

Are You My Mother?

Written and Illustrated by P. D. Eastman
When a baby bird hatches early and finds that his mother is gone, he goes looking for her. He asks...
Pre-K - 1st
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15360

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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15428

Olivia

Written and Illustrated by Ian Falconer
Olivia is a feisty pig who has more energy than she knows what to do with. She sings loudly, draws...
Pre-K - K
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15500

Is Your Mama a Llama?

Written by Deborah Guarino and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Lloyd is trying to figure out who other animals’ mamas are. He asks all his friends if their mamas...
Pre-K - 3rd
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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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