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GRADES TK-2

Ada and the Goat

Heidi Aubrey

A Change Is Gonna Come

words and music by Sam Cooke; art by Nikkolas Smith

Family Feast!

written by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Frank Morrison

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive

by Leslie Barnard Booth; illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey

What is the secret to crows' survival? This riveting informational picture book explores the beguiling mysteries of crow behavior. Gorgeous illustrations take readers into a crow's environment and community, making this an incredible - and unforgettable - reading experience.

Gather Grateful

Megan Litwin; illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey

Little Rebels

Yuyi Morales

My Sister the Apple Tree: A Refugee Story of Hope and Resilience

Jordan Scott & Jamal Saeed; artwork by Zahra Marwan

Shibu's Tail

written by Tess Thomas; art by Kamwei Fong

Shibu the cat has a lot of feelings and thankfully his fluffy tail helps him express them all! But one day, Shibu realizes that all the other cats are keeping their feelings (and their tails) tucked away. Maybe it would be better to try and fit in?

Oh Dear, Look What I Got!

Michael Rosen; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle

Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson

We Go Slow

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker

GRADES K-3

The 13th Day of Christmas

written & illustrated by Adam Rex

A man receives a house-full of strange gifts from his true love in this humorous take on the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah

written by Laurel Snyder; illustrated by Leanne Hatch

Hansel and Gretel

Stephen King, Maurice Sendak

Make New Friends

written by Joshua David Stein; illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio

Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends

written by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Told through letters, these poems reveal the everyday conversations between 'big' and 'little' objects in our ecosystem, revealing how different perspectives also have common threads that connect each.

Pearls in the Sand: Protecting Sea Turtles in Oaxaca

Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández

The Remembering Candle

words by Alison Goldberg; art by Selina Alko

Specs

written by Van G. Garrett; illustrated by Reggie Brown

The House That Floated

Guojing

A family living on a cliff by the sea experiences rising water levels and a powerful storm, forcing them to relocate.

The Spy in the Museum: How Rose Valland Saved Art from the Nazis

Erin McGuire

Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales!: Troubling Tonsils!

words: Aaron Reynolds; pictures: Peter Brown

The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue

by Elizabeth Brown; illustrated by Melissa Castrillón

GRADES 3-6

Dear Jackie

written by Jessixa Bagley; illustrated by Aaron Bagley

Everything but Typical: Influential Neurodivergent People Who Have Shaped the World

Margeaux Weston

Hopeful Heroes: More Poems About Amazing Latinos

written by Margarita Engle; illustrated by Juliet Menéndez

The Ink Witch

Steph Cherrywell

A trans girl discovers that her boring mother comes from a powerful and dangerous family of witches.

The Library in the Woods

Calvin Alexander Ramsey, R. Gregory Christie

Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi

Angie Thomas

The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

Karina Yan Glaser

The Three Sisters: The Witch in the Tower

Júlia Sardà

Everything is changing for Carmela. Her older sister, Franca, has new, mean friends, and Carmela is feeling lost and lonely. So she decides to go for a walk - to walk until she can't anymore, then walk a bit more. Her walking takes her to a strange tower,and what she finds there will transform her life forever...where mermaid grease washes away envy, a giant's hair helps you face bullies, a circular library holds all your secrets, and a dome of crystal prisms opens a view to the cosmos.

North for the Winter

Bobby Podesta

The Picasso Curse

Dan Gutman

Pocket Bear

Katherine Applegate

GRADES 5+

The Better to Eat You With

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Candace, the Universe, and Everything

Sherri L. Smith

Defanged

H. E. Edgmon

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

Derrick Barnes

Thirteen-year-old Henson Blayze strives to be seen as more than just a football player in his predominantly white small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi, but when a horrific incident compels him to speak out, he must choose between playing football and seeking justice.

Let's Get Together

Brandy Colbert

The School for Thieves

Peter Burns

Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel

adapted and illustrated by K. Woodman-Maynard

Scarlet Morning

N. D. Stevenson

Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs...until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the captain: Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren’t coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them. Setting sail into the treacherous and beautiful world beyond Caveat, the two inseparable friends must uncover the facts behind legend—and the key to saving all of Dickerson’s Sea from obliteration—before the truth tears them apart.

Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared

Anna Hays; illustrated by Mary Kate McDevitt

The Winter of the Dollhouse

Laura Amy Schlitz

A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out

Nicholas Day; with art by Yas Imamura

A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

María Dolores Águila

Based on a true story, twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez becomes the lead plaintiff in a 1931 lawsuit challenging school segregation in Lemon Grove, California, and stands up for justice with the support of his Mexican American community.