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1) Watercress
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2024 AAPINH Heritage Month Children's Selections
AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Youth)
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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
4) No, David!
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"When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do ..."--Amazon.com
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"It's Kitten's first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no ... and yes. What a night! Kitten's First Full Moon is an acclaimed modern classic, a Caldecott Medal-winner, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. This memorable character and her suspenseful adventure are just right for the very youngest child, and the sturdy board book edition is perfect for little hands!"--...
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National Lighthouse Day - August 7
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Toddlers
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Toddlers
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"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--
8) Mel fell
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"... follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."--
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Batavia Public Library Wonderbooks - YOUTH
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Delicious Reads
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
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Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.
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Black History Month
Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
12) Lift
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
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Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
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From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
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AMPL National Hispanic Heritage
Braille Books & Resources for Those with Visual Impairments
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Braille Books & Resources for Those with Visual Impairments
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
14) Thank you, Omu!
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black Lives (kids)
Multicultural Booklist
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Black Lives (kids)
Multicultural Booklist
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When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
15) Frederick
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While Frederick the field mouse sat on the wall his brothers gathered food for the winter. Although they accused him of not doing his share of the work, when the food ran out Frederick saved the day with what he had gathered.
16) Knight owl
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
Best Picture Books & Readers 2022
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2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
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After achieving his dream of becoming a knight, a small owl protects the castle from a hungry dragon.
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Christmas Books & Movies
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Christmas Picture books - Youth
Popular Easy Fiction Authors
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Christmas Picture books - Youth
Popular Easy Fiction Authors
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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole where he is chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas.
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
Black History Month - Youth
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Black History Month
Black History Month - Youth
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Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
19) Hot dog
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD National Hot Dog Month (JULY) - Youth
2023 Caldecott & Newbery Awards (SCPL-YS)
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD National Hot Dog Month (JULY) - Youth
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"A summery picture book about mindfulness, featuring an overheated --and overwhelmed-- canine in need of sea, sand, and fresh air"--
20) Zen shorts
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When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.
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