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In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna Nikaido and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet to celebrate the magic of discovering your very own poetry…

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Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.

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A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real.

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A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way.

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Rick the Rock of Room 214

Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book for fans of Aaron Reynolds and Mac Barnett about a display rock who longs to explore the great outdoors!

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