Cooper, Floyd
Summary: Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COOWyeth, Sharon Dennis
Summary: "Learn more about Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WYEAgostini, Alliah L.
Summary: "With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom​. On June 19, 1865--more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation--the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. That day became a day...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: becker&mayer! kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.263 AGOKincaid-Rolle, Sojourner
Summary: "Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KINSattler, Jennifer Gordon
Summary: A variation on the folk song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring gifts that consist of birds, including beret-wearing French hens and "calling" birds using their cell phones. Includes the original words, as well.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2020
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE SATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SAT (BOARD)Child, Brenda J.
Summary: "When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: "In this female-forward spin on the traditional children's song, readers meet Miss MacDonald on her vegetable farm and learn about gardening, seasons, plant-based meals, and local produce"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GWABecker, Lynn
Summary: In this variation on the traditional sea shanty "What Do You Do with," a ship's crew of sailors must content with mythical sea creatures, including a kraken, a sea serpent, and a giant tortoise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECEllis, Tonya Duncan
Summary: Bringing to life the 150-year story of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, and the origins of Juneteenth, this moving picture book, with lyrical text and vibrant artwork, is an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage and joy of Black America.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: An African American family attends a modern-day Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas (the birthplace of the holiday). Text includes lines from "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Versify 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GARWillis, Jeanne
Summary: Old MacDonald loves his phone, he thinks it works a charm, Now all the animals have phones too, how will he run his farm? Sing along as Old MacDonald's farm falls into chaos! How will the animals learn to balance their screen time?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andersen Press USA 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILMartinez, Claudia Guadalupe
Summary: En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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Summary: A variation of the Easter song, "Here comes Peter Cottontail," featuring Peter Cottontail delivering Easter treats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE SATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SAT BOARD BOOKWittner, Laura
Summary: Celebrates the comfort and confidence a mother's voice brings to her child.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD WITLaRocca, Rajani
Summary: When his grandfather, who makes masala chai each morning for the family, sprains his ankle, impatient Aarav decides to make the chai himself, but when his rushing causes him to miss some crucial steps, he must learn to slow down to get the recipe right.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: Presents a song set to the tune of "The wheels on the bus," where a multigenerational family enjoys a culturally rich meal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: An illustrated song celebrating life and encouraging readers to spread peace on earth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARKeb' Mo'
Summary: This picture book illustrates that life's many beautiful moments should be spent with the people we love, using the words of Keb' Mo's song "Life is beautiful."
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG KEBBrown, Tameka Fryer
Summary: A cumulative all-holiday carol about a young girl who is trying to get a slice of Granny's sweet potato pie at a family gathering.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROPoskitt, Kjartan
Summary: "It's dinnertime, and one pesky pea has decided to ping himself off the plate in search of fun. He hops, skips, and bounces across the kitchen. But the house if a perilous place, and our rogue pea might find more adventure that he bargained for!"--Jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "Strong and bold, or quiet and kind, every child is unique and their future filled with possibilities. Based on Fred Small's iconic folk song that became an anthem for generations, Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them "--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMADean, James
Summary: Presents an adaptation of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider," in which Pete and his friends know just how to help the spider succeed.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: In this adaptation of the traditional nursery rhyme, a woman swallows the alphabet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COLSainte-Marie, Buffy
Summary: "A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett combine...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2022