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Sun and Moon have a tea party
by Yumi Heo
What it's about: Sitting down together for a tea party, the Sun and Moon begin arguing over differing viewpoints, including whether parents get their kids ready for school or for bedtime, before a gentle Cloud mediator encourages them both to stay up late to experience each other’s perspectives.
Why kids might like it: They will recognize the problem of limited perspective before the characters do,
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Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago What it's about: Adorable, violin-playing ghost Gustavo wants friends more than anything, but the other little monsters look right through him. How can a lonely ghost make friends when he can't even make himself visible?
Art alert: Smiling skulls, papel picado flourishes, and other visual details bring a distinctive Mexican charm to this book's accessible appeal.
Kids might also like: Mac Barnett's Leo, another sweet and fanciful story about a ghost who longs to be seen. | |
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The book hog
by Greg Pizzoli
What it's about: A Book Hog who cannot read but loves everything about how books smell, look and feel, accepts a kind librarian's invitation to attend storytime, where he discovers the treasure that books really are.
Why kids might like it: They might see themselves in the Book Hog, as he begins to learn to read.
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Antiracist Baby
by Ibram X. Kendi
What it's about: Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.
Why kids might like it: The bold illustrations and message about working together as families and communities will resonate with kids.
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Thump Goes the Rabbit : How Animals Communicate
by Fran Hodgkins
What it's about: A latest entry in the award-winning series introduces younger students to some of the remarkable ways that animals communicate, explaining how pets, farm animals and creatures in the wild use both verbal and physical methods to convey messages.
Who it's for: Kids interested in non-fiction books about animals.
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¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market by Raúl the Third Welcome to: the Mercado de Chauhtémoc la Curiosidad, where Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé are busy making deliveries to all the various vendors.
Which languages? Helpful Spanish labels encourage language learners, while lively, bustling market scenes overflow with charming details. | | Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Story by Margriet Ruurs; illustrated by Nizar Ali Badr; translated by Falah Raheem What it is: the poetic, poignant story of Rama and her family, whose quiet life in Syria is uprooted by civil war, forcing them to search for a safe new home.
Which languages? Dual-language text in both Arabic and English makes this story accessible to those who are learning to read in either language. | |
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Let's learn Spanish : first words for everyone
by Aurora Cacciapuoti
What it is: Introduces the Spanish language and Spanish articles, and offers English and Spanish terms for such subjects as animals, body parts, foods, colors, numbers, travel, the classroom, furniture, plants, clothing, occupations, and family members.
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One is a piñata : a book of numbers
by Roseanne Thong
What it's about: A lively companion to Green Is a Chile Pepper reveals how a fiesta of numbers can be found in the everyday world, depicting Latino-inspired, universally appealing objects to count, from maracas and zapatas to yummy sonrisas and bolillos with hot chocolate.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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