Amal (Amal Karzai)
Summary: "When two ordinary objects land on a city sidewalk, a little girl's dull day becomes an odyssey of new places and unusual faces. Led far away on a dragon boat, she makes use of her found objects to get past the locked library doors, where erudite elephants open her eyes to the beauty of books and faraway lands. Faced with fantastic animals and discoveries, has she found the secret to make dull...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis Publishing Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AMAGaiman, Neil
Summary: During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAIMahdavi, Azam
Summary: "After a young girl's mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. For some time, the girl can't connect with her dad or any friends, and Empty is her closest companion. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day, and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2023
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Summary: "From Korean American author-illustrator Aram Kim, Tomorrow is New Year's Day follows a little girl sharing the fun customs of Seollal--the Korean Lunar New Year--with her classmates. Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina's favorite day of the year. Mina can't wait to share the customs of Seollal with all of her friends at school. She will show her classmates her colorful hanbok,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMHarris, Kamala
Summary: "Senator Kamala Harris's picture book memoir in which she tells her life story and shows how everyone can be a superhero"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARCasal, Liz
Summary: "A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: "It looks like someone took a big bite out of the moon--and that marks the beginning of Ramadan! As her Abba and Ammi prepare for their month-long fast, Aliya has a secret: she's going to fast, too! Even though Ammi told her she's not allowed to until she turns thirteen. At school, Aliya starts her secret fast full of determination. She skips lunch, despite her rumbling tummy, and doesn't give...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZAMSingh, Komal
Summary: Ara loves big numbers - BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee <Beep!> to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers - inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: courage,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two Books 2018
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Summary: "A pair of Christmas tree ornaments set out on the merry adventure of a lifetime in this imaginative picture book about the inner lives of holiday decorations. All is quiet in the forest as the Great Star rises in the distance, and two little musicians, Strum and Drum, wake up from a deep slumber and set out to make the most joyous music they can! But as Strum strums his guitar and Drum drums...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AWAWisniewski, Gaya
Summary: A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn't return?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2020
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Summary: A young child sets out to build the best snowman ever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AWACopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AWACornwall, Gaia
Summary: "Mama and Mommy would like Sweet Pea to settle into bed, but it's not quite time. Even though the bed is fluffy, it's not as snuggly as curling up like a pig in the mud, or as spacious as sleeping in the wide ocean like a blue whale. It's not as fun as sleeping high up in a tree like a koala, or hanging upside down like a bat. And it's definitely not as relaxing as sleeping standing up, like an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: A girl experiences a tumultuous and overwhelming visit from her aunts, but when they finally say good-bye she discovers that the uncles are on their way to visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE REXCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REXWallace, Adam
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text show what to expect when dinosaurs show up at your birthday party, from their bringing moldy presents to their eating all the food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Little Miss Neat is having a Chinese New Year party with traditional decorations, a New Year's Eve feast, and the next day there will even be a dragon dance. What could possibly go wrong?!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2020
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Summary: Lily imagines her sadness as a hole, which is getting bigger and swallowing up her life--until a friend shows her how to patch her hole and make it managable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEHRubin, Adam
Summary: "Most people think couches are just for sitting, or maybe napping, and don't give it a second thought. But did you know couches can go berserk if you don't feed them a steady diet of coins, cell phones, and remote controls? And did you know some couches are grown on a farm? (Where do you think the term couch potato comes from?) Some come from two chairs who love each other very much, and some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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Summary: Dracula is feeling sad and throws a truly wild party in order to meet new friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC LANGuillain, Adam
Summary: Funny and heartfelt, this picture book follows Lily-May as she learns to embrace the positive aspects of her blended family after her parents get divorced, discovering just how many people love her!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUIRubin, Adam
Summary: "Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Summary: As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts Mexican Indigenous wisdom of the moon's phases as they relate to our bodies and lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rise x Penguin Workshop 2024
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Summary: An American child of East Asian descent revels in dances, clothing, games, foods and other characteristics of both cultures, while blending them into what makes this American desi unique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GOPGopal, Jyoti Rajan
Summary: "With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE GOPAsim, Jabari
Summary: A baby discovers all the things she loves about Valentine's Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020