Sze, Gillian

Summary: "When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SZE

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Sze

Lari, Zahra

Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAR

Lui, Mavis

Summary: "Meet Frank is a picture book about our unique and beautiful qualities. Frank is a curious little alien who comes from a planet where everyone looks the same: same box shape, same green color. Convinced there must be something more, Frank explores the universe and lands on Earth, where he befriends three little Earthlings who all look very different. By celebrating their unique qualities, they...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUI

Nainy, Mamta

Summary: "Ammi weaves the most beautiful saris but never gets to wear any of them. Her two little daughters decide to do something about it--break their piggy bank! But when there isn't enough money to buy Ammi a sari, the two girls must work together to find a solution. Will they be able to buy Ammi the gift she so deserves? With a text full of heart, and bright, cheerful artwork, this story brings...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAI

Acevedo, Desirée

Summary: "Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACE

Cho, Tina

Summary: Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother's strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG CHO

hooks, bell

Summary: The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, [this book] offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much-- what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Jump at the Sun 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOO

Kelkar, Supriya

Summary: On a hike with her grandparents, a young Indian-American girl makes note of all the things in the wilderness that are brown, too. Includes instructions on how to make a scrapbook.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEL

Bunten, Alexis

Summary: "Pia rushes over to the Indigenous community center after school. It's where she goes every day to play outside with friends and work on her homework. But today--March 18, 2021--is special: Auntie Autumn gathers all the children around their television to witness Secretary Deb Haaland in her ribbon skirt at the White House as she becomes the first Native American to serve as a cabinet...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.897 BUN

Parappukkaran, Sandhya

Summary: When her mother's sari draws stares, a little girl asks her mother to tell her more about her culture and learns to take pride in her differences.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAR

Liu, Dane

Summary: Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIU

Gutiérrez, Jolene.

Summary: "Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how they settle themselves. Joined by Angel Chang's beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn that it's OK if some days are too much"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUT

Long, Ethan

Summary: "Friends Horse and Buggy take to the ice, where Horse's overconfidence leads to a spectacular fall, but a quick recovery."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN LON

Winter, Jonah

Summary: "Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BARR WIN

Miller, Andy J.

Summary: "This creatively wacky and interactive exploration of the abstract concepts of the human experience, such as feelings and thoughts, encourages readers to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152 MIL

Ainoya, Yuki

Summary: Haneru Sato the Rabbit experiences the peace of nature all around him, from a pillow of cool water to a floral air float to carry him and his dreams, to appreciating the sound of singing cicadas.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AIN

Chouhan, Anu

Summary: Meenu discovers the magic in her culture's tradition of hair oiling, and the bond she shares with her mother and grandmother. Includes Meenu's magic hair day tips.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHO

Shannon, David

Summary: Very simple text presents scenes with David which give examples of the five senses.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sky Press 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRD

Yum, Hyewon

Summary: One rainy day, a little boy is upset because he can't go out and play. His mom comes up with a way to keep him entertained - by drawing a picture of herself and him going outside, playing in the rain, and splashing in a giant puddle. They have so much fun drawing themselves that they decide to venture out and make the most of the rainy weather. --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUM

Hunt, Dallas

Summary: "As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUN

Berkowitz, Leah Rachel

Summary: "A boy and his mom move to the city shortly before Sukkot and need to figure out where to build a sukkah and how to make new holiday traditions in an unfamiliar place"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House Publishers 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BER

Henson, Mike

Summary: All the Silly Stuff in my Teeth is a fantastical, dream-like story about teeth brushing, that takes readers on a journey into the narrator's imagination and encourages good personal hygiene and following a daily routine.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEN