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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

Acevedo, Linda J.

Summary: In the 1970s Bronx, Manolo, a shy Puerto Rican boy, overcomes his fears and insecurities to become part of a new innovative dance style called breaking.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACE

Smith, Lane

Summary: "Stickler is a woodland creature who reminds us to appreciate the everyday wonders we often ignore"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2023

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SMI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SMI

Dahl, Candy

Summary: Tiny Broadwick, a teeny, uneducated mill girl, had big dreams of soaring above the earth, out of poverty, and above expectations. She became the first woman to parachute from an airplane, and her idea for the rip cord paved the way for pilots to safely escape in-flight emergencies. This thrilling biography shows how Tiny's determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy lifted her up to stand...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023

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Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Nani likes to sit outside and sew, but little things like her thimble keep disappearing. Yasmin turns detective and applies a science lesson to solve the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE FAR

Owens, R. J.

Summary: "The song "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" is personified, describing the Black history and culture that inspired its creation. Written in 1968 by singer James Brown after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the song became an anthem for the civil rights movement"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OWE

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)

Summary: "Halloween is here. There are leaves on the ground and a chill in the air. Everyone cannot wait to go trick-or-treating ... everyone except Linus. He'll be waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to arrive. Will this finally be the Halloween that the Great Pumpkin appears? Experience the frights and fun of the spookiest night of the year in this deluxe collector's edition of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE SCH

Foxe, Steve

Summary: "It's game on for even the youngest gamers who love Super Mario when they meet Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and all their friends from the Mushroom Kingdom! Featuring stunning illustrations and beloved characters, this Little Golden Book is perfect for Nintendo, Super Mario--and Little Golden Book--fans of all ages."--Amazon.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Book 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOX

Summary: From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Featuring Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color storybook inspired by the film!

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAR

Raby, Meg

Summary: Piper and her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum, are excited to attend a birthday party for their friend Ruthie. In kid-friendly language, Piper explains the accommodations Otto and Ruthie, who is also autistic, need in order to feel safe and secure in a stimulating new environment, such as wearing headphones to keep distracting noises muffled. The book provides explanations...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2022

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Thomson, Sarah L.

Summary: Illustrations and text celebrate the colors brown and black, demonstrating the many positive assocations with these two colors.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THO

Banker, Ashok

Summary: "This vibrant, empowering picture book from acclaimed author and screenwriter Ashok Banker is a triumphant anthem for Brown girls everywhere, singing their praises and proclaiming their legacy as heroes, changemakers, and world-shakers"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAN

Armstrong, Mia

Summary: Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARM

Sima, Jessie

Summary: While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a penguin costume, is carried away by a waddle of penguins and must hatch a plan in order to get herself back to the store in the city.--Provided by Publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIM

Brown, Peter

Summary: Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRO

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BRO

Desnitskaya, Anna

Summary: In mirroring stories set in Russia and Chile, Vera and Lucas long for a friend to share their separate, but surprisingly similar, adventures.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DES

Ferry, Beth

Summary: A little girl and her dog unexpectedly discover a way to spread happiness and light in their dreary, rainy town.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FER

Keats, Ezra Jack

Summary: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEA

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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set Spanish Keats 1962

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

Marsham, Liz

Summary: "Learning to read has never been more fun as LEGO Batman faces off against his old foe The Penguin and an army of penguins, and then flip the book over for another story featuring Batman and The Flash taking on some trouble-causing ghosts"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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Spinelli, Eileen

Summary: An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021

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Esperanza, C. G. (Charles George)

Summary: Colorful, psychedelic sneakers hang from telephones wires all over the city. Up in the sky, they hang for all to marvel at. But when a few special pairs get knocked down, the kids have to try them on. Soon they're racing, dancing, learning to fly! These enchanted sneaks are out of this world--but where did they come from? And who would ever leave these behind?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ESP

Snyder, Laurel

Summary: In this rhyming mash-up of many fairy tales, the reader is invited to follow Rosie down the many possible paths which may lead to a sleeping maiden, a hungry wolf, a girl locked in a tower, or a goose that lays golden eggs--but with some luck, and some smart choices, Rosie may save herself and her fellow fairy tale characters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNY

Webster, Christy

Summary: In "Marvelous Machinery" Thomas the Tank Engine and his engine friends help the Earl and his friend Ruth get ready for a fair featuring new inventions, and in "The Royal Engine" Thomas takes Sir Topham Hatt to London to meet the queen.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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