Alessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALESummary: Peppa and her friends play a game of soccer where the boys play against the girls, but soon the two teams cannot agree on what is fair.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2017
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2 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH PEPMora, Pat
Summary: Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: JE VOX MORGuy, Ginger Foglesong.
Summary: In this bilingual story, a boy and his family fly from the city to the country to visit his grandmother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rayo/HarperCollins 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUYHiguera, Donna Barba
Summary: A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsciously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIGRaúl the Third
Summary: Luchadore star El Toro teams up with his fighting partner, La Oink Oink, when a post-match mess at the stadium becomes a bit too intimidating to clean up alone.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN RAYGonzalez, Maya Christina.
Summary: Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GonzaMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARPinkwater, Daniel Manus
Summary: Beautiful Yetta, the Yiddish chicken, is back in a heartwarming Hannukah story in which she finds a cold and hungry kitten. This multilingual story, which includes both Yiddish and Spanish translations and pronunciation guides, is a clever introduction to the celebration of Hannukah and a welcome read-aloud for any age.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Pinkwater 2014Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE PINWillems, Mo
Summary: While Piggie is determined to fly Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR GREEN SPANISH WILLiu, 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 LIUWang, Yage
Summary: "Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAGStevenson, Robin
Summary: "A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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Summary: Shopping for and preparing a delicious meal helps a young Chinese American girl feel connected to her family.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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Summary: The beautiful story of diversity follows a young girl named Kanzi whose most treasured reminder of her old home provides a pathway for acceptance in her new one.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2020
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Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENHowe, James
Summary: The timing could not be worse for Dolores the mouse when she develops a food allergy to yummy cheese right before the Everything Cheese Festival.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Howe 2009Tillotson, Carrie
Summary: "A is for Awake . . . but B is for Bedtime. When the narrator of this alphabet book tries to make it a bedtime book, Banana objects. Bedtime is BORING! And Banana is the star of this book, so it should really be called B Is for Bananas instead. It shouldn't be about bedtime at all. Journey through all the letters of the alphabet in this laugh-out-loud story from Carrie Tillotson and Estrela...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2023
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE TILThong, Roseanne.
Summary: Rhyming text celebrates the early years of a daughter's life, from wobbly first steps to romping in the rain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2007
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Narh, Samuel
Summary: As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada's tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba.They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same. A joyful celebration of a mixed-race family and the love that binds us all together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NARFlorence, Melanie
Summary: "This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. Stolen Words captures the beautiful, healing relationship...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLOHundley, Sam
Summary: A helpful magpie misunderstands her friends' requests, but they soon discover her gifts are more useful than they first thought.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUNMcDonnell, Patrick
Summary: "In this nearly wordless alphabet book, a little red cat runs away and gets caught up in a wild chase that goes everywhere from A to Z and back home again"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MCDJeffers, Oliver
Summary: A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy selling, global phenomenon Here We Are! Inspired by the exceptional, award-winning global picture-book phenomenon, Here We Are, comes this irresistible introduction to opposites to welcome babies and toddlers to our planet. A perfect gift for families to treasure forever, and a must for all...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2022