Kimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMKirst, Seamus
Summary: When a classmate insists a family must have a mother and a father, Riley fears she will have to choose between Papa and Daddy until her fathers assure her that love makes a family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIRStaniszewski, Anna
Summary: "Am I really Polish? On a trip to visit relatives in Poland, a young girl feels disconnected from her identity ... until she and her cousin bond over their shared love of mermaids, magic and fairy tales"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STAHoffman, Mary
Summary: Features illustrations and descriptions of different types of families and how their lives are similar and different.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOFCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.8 HOFDabarera, Dinalie
Summary: "Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DABHovorka, Sarah
Summary: Hattie learns to establish her boundaries with confidence and without hurting the feelings of her overly affectionate relatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOVMarino, Gianna
Summary: "It's deep winter in the Antarctic and a little penguin baby waits in the cold and snow for its mama to return from her long journey to find food. But all the while, the baby is protected and kept warm by its papa, until Mama returns with food ... and love."--Publisher's webpage
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARParr, Todd
Summary: "Algunas familias son grandes. Algunas familias adoptan hijos. ¡Abre este libro para leer sobre todo tipo de familia!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids, uan divsión de Little Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDRhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola
Summary: "A young girl celebrates her birthday and the special treats she can make for her class."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RHUBolling, Valerie
Summary: Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOLHo, Richard
Summary: A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HOSchiffer, Miriam B.
Summary: Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHMancillas, Mónica
Summary: Mariana is visiting her abuelita and extended family in Mexico for the first time. Her tummy does a flip as she and Mami cross the frontera. There are all new sights, smells, and sounds. And at Abuelita's house, Mariana is overwhelmed by new faces and Spanish phrases she doesn't understand. But with a story, some kindness, and a few new words from Abuelita, Mariana discovers that the love of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MANBoswell, Addie K.
Summary: A young girl, her parents, and their dog and cat appear on, under, and next to the bed as they all get ready to sleep in this counting book featuring cut paper illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Margin Press 2020
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE BOSKrans, Angela Pham
Summary: "Follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRAPla, Sally J.
Summary: Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PLAAndros, Camille
Summary: The author presents a picture book biography of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, co-founder and director of the first private orphanage in New York City and wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton.--adapted from publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HAMILTON ANDDeng, Sally
Summary: "An empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan's army"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KHUNainy, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAIBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2017
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE BROMarshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: "The fascinating story of Marie Curie and her sister Bronia, two trailblazing women who worked together and made a legendary impact on chemistry and healthcare as we know it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 MARSalmieri, Daniel
Summary: "Ava's world is full of opposites: colorful sneakers on a gray sidewalk, thick books made up of thin sheets of paper, and dreams of huge spaces in her small head. Together, these opposites depict a full and impactful life, as Ava moves from girl to student to scientist, from daughter to mother to grandmother. While years pass and some things change, there is even more that is constant in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SALSmith, Heather
Summary: "In this illustrated picture book, a child helps their grandparents deal with a difficult change in abilities."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMIThomas, Rebecca
Summary: "What does it mean to be Mi'kmaq? And if Swift Fox can't find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox's father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she'll learn how to be Mi'kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2020