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1) Hair love
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English
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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
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"A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self." --
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Mia Mayhem volume 1
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English
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Black Lives Fiction
Early Readers and series for beginning readers
Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Early Readers and series for beginning readers
Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
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Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam.
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English
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Early Childhood Recommended Reads
Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
K&T - Native American Heritage Month
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Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
K&T - Native American Heritage Month
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Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes.
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Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
K&T - Native American Heritage Month
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K&T - Native American Heritage Month
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Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. This book presents a look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
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English
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2023-2024 Crete Public Library's 3rd-4th Battle List
2nd Grade Recommended Reads
Author Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann
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2nd Grade Recommended Reads
Author Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann
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Describes the life cycle of the hard-working honeybee.
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English
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Holidays 2024
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
OBD Mother's Day (May) - YOUTH
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
OBD Mother's Day (May) - YOUTH
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When Maria, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, Maria must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence.--
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Folk & Fairy Tales
Funny Picture Books
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Funny Picture Books
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A modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in which Federico rides his bicycle to the market for Abuelo's groceries, then stands up to a hungry wolf. Includes a recipe for pico de gallo and glossary of Spanish terms.
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Ernestine is beyond excited to go camping. She follows the packing list carefully (new sleeping bag! new flashlight! special trail mix made with Dad!) so she knows she is ready when the weekend arrives. But she quickly realizes that nothing could have prepared her for how hard it is to set up a tent, never mind fall asleep in it, or that swimming in a lake means that there will be fish -- eep! Will Ernestine be able to enjoy the wilderness, or will...
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When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions,...
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month (kids)
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Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month (kids)
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Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school. Grades K-3. 2019.
13) Lubna and Pebble
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English
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Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Talking to Children About War, Violence, and the Refugee Crisis
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Talking to Children About War, Violence, and the Refugee Crisis
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"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does." -- From dust jacket.
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Picture Book Biographies for All Ages (SCPL-YS)
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Picture Book Biographies for All Ages (SCPL-YS)
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English
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2023-2024 3rd Grade Battle of Books
Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
If you like the "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" series
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
If you like the "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" series
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
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"Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on earth. So Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, and Peter stays behind and frets. Will their separation tear these friends apart ... or can it bring them closer together?"--Page [4] of cover.
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English
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Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
National Picture Book Month - November 2022
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Monarch Award Nominees 2022
National Picture Book Month - November 2022
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A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.
17) SumoKitty
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English
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Monarch Award Nominees 2022
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
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A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
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English
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion - Youth
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Kindergarten
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Kindergarten
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Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans.
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English
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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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Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.
20) Amor de pelo
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El pelo de Zuri le permite ser ella misma. Se enrolla o se riza para convertirse en una corona de princesa o una capa de superhéroe. ¡Pero un día súperespecial necesita un peinado súperespecial! Peine en mano, papá le ayuda a Zuri a encontrar el look perfecto. Amor de pelo celebra los rizos que son solo tuyos, el lazo entre padres e hijas y la alegría que te llena cuando puedes expresarte libremente.
Zuri's hair lets her be herself. In rolls...
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