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A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.
How can they be so heavy?
Would they float if they had no weight?

James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi…

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The More You Give

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The Most Boring Book Ever

In this humorous epic adventure, a boy is, on the one hand, having an ordinary day. He does his math homework and his chores and takes a nap...all while a surprising adventure unfolds around him invol…

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Mae Among the Stars

Inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison.

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of st…

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The Bakery Dragon (The Bakery Dragon, #1)

The heroic tale of a tiny dragon with a heart of gold and a taste for baked treats! A scrumptious picture book for fans of funny fairytales and fantastic beasts.

Ember has always been different from th…

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Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock, comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl…

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Our Pool

On a hot day, people come from all over the city to spend the day at the pool in this joyful picture book that’s a love song to summer, the city, community, and staying cool!

Today is a pool day in the…

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I Talk Like a River

What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowi…

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Very Good Hats

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud will inspire kids to see ordinary objects in a whole new way.

Some people think hats are fancy things yo…

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)

A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller!

A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a wits, humor, and heart.

Since the day…

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The Umbrella

Jan Brett's New York Times bestselling picture book The Umbrella has all the rollicking fun of the woodland animals that crowd into a mitten in the snow in The Mitten. Only this time it's in a lush cl…

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Eyes That Speak to the Stars

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and spea…

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Heartfelt

From the creators of the “wonderfully evocative” (BookPage) Thankful comes a cozy picture book about a child who finds that small acts of kindness can change the world.

A child makes paper hearts to gi…

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