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Your Truck: (A Board Book with Minimalist Illustrations That Explores Ownership, Imagination, and Perspective)by Jon KlassenFrom Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children. This is your truck. It is yours to have. Your truck is red, but it could be other colors too. It can carry things around, like a chair and table, a dog, or a horse. It will wait for you until you tell it to go, then it will go wherever you want, as far as you want, whenever you want. At the end of the day it will sleep, and you can sleep, too.
Jon Klassen brings his minimalist's touch to a soothing story of a simple object that a child can command and befriend, one that is there whenever the child chooses to visit it. Building on the quiet but evocative world he created in Your Farm, Your Forest, and Your Island, Jon Klassen invites young children to consider more things that are theirs and theirs alone, reinforcing that they have a right to things like solitude, exploration, and companionship.
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Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Storyby Aya KhalilCelebrate Ramadan with this heartwarming picture book about sisterhood, faith, and acts of service. Ramadan is here! And this year, Habeeba is finally going to fast all day, every day, and pray all the special Ramadan prayers at night at the masjid, just like her older sister, Sumaya. The holy month is filled with decorations, beading, crafts, delicious recipes, religious ceremonies--so much activity that it's hard for Habeeba to stay awake during prayer services or to resist Baba's gooey, cheese-filled kunafa drenched in sweet syrup when she gets home from school. Habeeba is discouraged. How else can she be observant like Sumaya? Beautifully illustrated with cozy Ramadan decorations throughout, this sibling story delivers the comforting message that selflessness and patience--not perfection--are the most valuable treasures.
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#1 New York Time Bestselling Author
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Wonderful Things You Will Be comes an enchanting picture book about a child finding their wild self. What would you do if you let the wild in? Eleanor loved wild things. Every wing and wild sprout. There was something wild inside of her, waiting to come out...
With gorgeous illustrations, this book is the ideal addition to any bedtime reading routine or read aloud. The Wildest Thing beautifully expresses a timeless message about little ones unleashing their inner wild and encouraging their budding imagination and unique individuality. |
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When I Redraw the Worldby Audrey VernickA young girl imagines what the world would look like if she had the power to redraw everything.
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Magick Hoodoo Childby Amber McBrideFrom Amber McBride, National Book Award finalist and Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, comes her debut picture book, a heartwarming story about one girl's magick-filled summer with her grandmother. She learns about hoodoo and rootwork culture, the traditions of her African ancestors, and finding beauty in nature.
Roots are our ancestor's Magick. Summer for Juniper has finally arrived, which means rootwork with Grandma can finally begin! It's time to collect healing herbs into protective mojo bags; to fill mason jars with all the love, history, dirt, and magick one can fit. It's time to talk to the tranquil willow trees and feel the soft earth between one's toes; to hear Grandma share their ancestors' stories, with her dog Shiloh underfoot. From National Book Award finalist Amber McBride comes a loving story about rootwork, a powerful African spiritual practice, and the significance of familial connections and traditions, reminding us how sacred it is to reconnect with the people we love, the earth, one's heritage, and the healing power that provides.
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Brady Mason's Perfect Fitby Nicole MellebyA queer New Jersey orphan goes to live with her glamorous birth mom in New York City.
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Picture Perfectby Serena PatelA quest for screen-free family time leads to camping chaos in this hilarious and heartwarming middle grade comedy from the author of the Anisha, Accidental Detective series.
Sonal needs to take a great family picture for her school photography project, but it's impossible to get everyone together! Luckily they're heading off on a family camping trip, which should provide lots of great photo opportunities. Not. Faced with an enforced digital detox, Sonal's family takes on the great outdoors, all while she tries and fails to snap photographic evidence of a picture-perfect family. Ripped tents, overturned boats, and a runaway puppy thwart her at every turn. Can the trip be salvaged, or will the weekend be a total photo flop?
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Eurekaby Victoria ChangPromised safety outside of San Francisco, twelve-year-old Mei Mei travels by herself to Eureka, California where she navigates increasing violence against her community leading up to the expulsion of Chinese immigrants in 1885.
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Unfairiesby Huw AaronArtemis Fowl meets Dogman in the first book of this madcap graphic novel series following factions of sneaky, double-crossing fairies who will do anything for control of their world, The Garden. Some stories will tell you that fairies are sweet, beautiful, and kind creatures who fly around with sparkly wands. But they are WRONG! Fairies are horrible, rude back stabbers who are constantly at war with each other. (They're not even magical, for crying out loud!) And then there's Pip, a clueless tree fairy who couldn't give two hoots about power and would rather just have a party. But after being tasked with delivering an important message from the root stores all the way to the top of the tree, Pip is thrown into a whirlwind adventure involving a dubious ancient prophecy, epic acorn-based warfare, and sinister plots that could shatter the delicate peace among the fairies for good. The Garden may be in desperate need of a hero . . . Too bad it'll have to settle for Pip.
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