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Mooshka : a quilt story
by Julie Paschkis
A delightful, intergenerational bedtime story about "Mooshka," a quilt given by a grandmother to her granddaughter. Mooshka was sewn using scraps of fabric from many members of Karla's family. But Mooshka is more than a quilt--it can talk to Karla. Each square tells a different story of her ancestors.
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Kamala and Maya's big idea
by Meena Harris
The niece of Senator Kamala Harris presents a debut picture book inspired by a childhood story about her aunt and policy expert mother that depicts two sisters who work with their community to turn an empty apartment courtyard into a playground.
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Amara and the bats
by Emma Reynolds
When she moves to a new town, Amara, who loves bats, decides to take action after learning that bats no longer hang out nearby because so many trees have been cut down.
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Sewing stories : Harriet Powers' journey from slave to artist
by Barbara Herkert
Traces the story of young Harriet Powers, from her mastery of quilting skills as a young slave in Georgia and her hard work supporting her family after the Civil War through her creations of elaborate pictorial quilts and her eventual recognition as a gifted African-American folk artist.
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Love is powerful
by Heather Dean Brewer
Inspired by the January 2017 Women's March in New York City, an empowering story for budding young activists depicts a determined little girl who joins her mother carrying a crayon-made sign to spread a message that rallies a growing crowd.
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Rainbow weaver
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings.
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The Arabic quilt : an immigrant story
by Aya Khalil
When her new classmates tease her, Kanzi finds comfort in wrapping up in a quilt from her teita and writing poetry. In the end, Kanzi's most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
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It feels good to be yourself : a book about gender identity
by Theresa Thorn
Providing sensitive vocabulary for initiating discussions, a warmhearted, straightforward exploration of gender identity offers children a fuller understanding of themselves and others, in a compassionate story written by the mother of a transgender child and illustrated by a non-binary transgender artist.
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Stolen words
by Melanie Florence
When a young girl discovers that her grandfather does not know his native Cree language because he was taken to live at a residential school when he was a boy, she sets out to help him learn the language.
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Stanley's secret
by John Sullivan
When his secret is caught on the schools new security camera, shy, quiet Stanley, who loves to dance when no one is watching, finds the confidence he needs to perform in the school talent show with the help of his principal.
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The all-together quilt
by Lizzy Rockwell
Children and grownups gather at a neighborhood center with fabric scraps and a wonderful idea before working to design, cut, stitch and layer a beautiful quilt together, in a celebration of community by the artistic director behind the Norwalk Community Quilt Project.
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Can I give you a squish?
by Emily Neilson
A lighthearted story about expressions of love and friendship features a little mer-boy whose overenthusiastic hugs frighten some of his fellow fish before he learns about consent and figures out other ways to express affection.
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Drawing God
by Karen Kiefer
Picasso's artistic inspiration takes hold of young Emma's faith imagination in this beautifully illustrated debut picture book about how we all see God differently.
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Woven of the world
by Katey Howes
Told in rhyming text, a young weaver learns the history and practice of weaving through the centuries and around the world. Includes notes on the history of weaving, and the different kinds of textiles that are woven around the world
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Oma's quilt
by Paulette Bourgeois
When her grandmother, Oma, has a hard time adjusting to the retirement home, Emily and her mother sort through Oma's possessions, finding ribbons, lace, curtains, and blankets, and decide to use these fabrics to create a unique quilt full of memories for Oma.
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Patchwork
by Matt de la Peña
A Newberry Medal-winning author and a New York Times best-selling illustrator offer a profound and uplifting new classic in which they explore the endless possibilities each child contains.
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Story Quilts : Appalachian Women Speak
by Shannon Hitchcock
History books have forgotten most Appalachian women, many of whom were poor or lacked formal education. Yet these women spoke through the quilts they created from scraps of cloth collected over time. Piece by piece, these patchwork quilts revealed the beauty of mountain life.
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I talk like a river
by Jordan Scott
The award-winning author of Blert depicts the relatable story of a child with a speech impairment who finds new ways to communicate and overcome isolation by reconnecting with nature alongside a loving parent.
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