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Ish

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Ish

by Peter H. Reynolds
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013

Features an audio read-along! A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot. Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon...
Cover of The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
by Patricia C. McKissack
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011

Newbery Honor–winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas. Christmas always comes to Nella’s house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while....
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by Faith Ringgold
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012

In this 32-page lap book we join Cassie, the main character from the picture book Tar Beach. As she takes us on a tour of her home, neighborhood, and school, dozens of new words are introduced with simple labels throughout. Young readers will love the simple story line and all the new words they’ll...
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by R. L. Toalson
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018

This historical middle grade novel written in free verse, set against the backdrop of the desegregation battles that took place in Houston, Texas, in 1972, is about a young boy and his family dealing with loss and the revelation of dark family secrets. Ten-year-old Paulie Sanders hates his...
Cover of Snail Mail
by Samantha Berger
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

Nothing Says Love Like an Old-Fashioned Letter A long, long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way-it was called Snail Mail (because some thought it was delivered by a snail). Although it took much longer, everyone agreed that letters were a little more...
Cover of God Bless Texas
by Zondervan
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016

Take a tour of the most amazing landmarks and cities in Texas! God Bless Texas will show readers how special their state is and how God made such a wonderful place for us to live.
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Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets

A Muslim Book of Shapes

by Hena Khan
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018

Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets — Islamic book for kids "A beautiful picture book that simultaneously explores shapes, Islam, and the cultures of the Muslim people." — Kirkus Reviews Toddler book of shapes and Islamic traditions: From a crescent moon to a square garden to...
Cover of Yo, Jo!
by Rachel Isadora
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007

While Jomar and his brother, Franklin, are on their stoop waiting for Grandpa, friends and neighbors come by--whizzing on skates, showing off their new treads, or bouncing a ball. Whether it's Whassup? or Yo!, Jo's got a greeting for everyone--until Grandpa arrives and only classic words will do:...
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Round Is a Tortilla

A Book of Shapes

by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014

In this lively picture book, children discover a world of shapes all around them: rectangles are ice-cream carts and stone metates, triangles are slices of watermelon and quesadillas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations,...
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by Robert Burleigh
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013

In this delightful picture book, loosely inspired by Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, a scat-singing, bebopping jackrabbit travels across the United States and marvels at all the wonders that the country reveals—from hopping on the subway in New York City to playing a jukebox in Chicago, and from gazing...
Cover of Jazmin's Notebook
by Nikki Grimes
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000

Her name is Jazmin, and like the music of her name, her life throbs and swings?a few flat notes to be sure, but also bursting with rich passages that rise and soar. Sitting on her stoop she fills her notebook with laughs, anger, and hope. There?s the risky lure of ?luscious-looking? men and the consequences...
Cover of The Night of Las Posadas
by Tomie dePaola
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 1999

Tomie dePaola's glorious paintings are as luminous as the farolitos that light up on the Plaza in Santa Fe for the procession of Las Posadas, the tradition in which Mary and Joseph go from door to door seeking shelter at the inn on Christmas Eve.This year Sister Angie, who is always in charge of the...
Cover of The Legend of the Bluebonnet
by Tomie dePaola
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 1996

Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas. This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tells the story of...
Cover of Tomie dePaola's The Popcorn Book (40th Anniversary Edition)
by Tomie dePaola
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

Everyone loves popcorn! Newly updated with the latest research, a delicious 40th anniversary edition of a POP-ular classic. Tony likes to cook. Tiny likes to read. And both twins like to eat . . . POPCORN! So while Tiny cooks it, Tony reads about it: what popcorn is, how it's stored...
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