• The Way Back Home

    by Oliver Jeffers Year Published: 2007 GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION

    When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but there’s no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness!

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  • MAY: MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER

    by John Steptoe Year Published: 1987 GENRE: FAIRY TALE

    Mufaro's two daughters react in different ways to the King's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.

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  • APRIL: CLIMB ON!

    by Baptiste Paul Year Published: 2022 Genre: Bilingual

    When a young child reminds her dad about the hike they planned, her father is hesitant --To the tippy top? It's a great day to watch futbol (soccer). But as the two climb on, her enthusiasm is contagious. Filled with setbacks, surprises, and stunning views, this warm and humorous story highlights in vivid colors the bonding power of a shared experience. 

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  • MARCH- I DISSENT: RUTH BADER GINSBURG MAKES HER MARK

    by DEBBIE LEVY Year Published: 2016 BIOGRAPHY

    This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG, tells the justice's story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements.

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  • FEBRUARY: THIS IS THE ROPE

    by Jacqueline Woodson Year Published: 2013 MEMOIR

    "From the early 1900s until the mid 1970s, more than 6 million African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities. This novel is inspired by those families and by my own Mom, who moved from Greenville, South Carolina to Brooklyn, New York in 1968." ~Jacqueline Woodson

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  • JANUARY: WOLF IN THE SNOW

    by MATTHEW CORDELL Year Published: 2017 WORDLESS PICTURE BOOK

    Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal

    A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?

    Pictures rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from award-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell.

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  • DECEMBER: MY THOUGHTS ARE CLOUDS

    by Georgia Herd Year Published: 2021 GENRE: Poetry

    This poetry anthology contains meditative poems that incorporate breathing techniques to quiet children’s minds. “Breathe in./ Breathe out./ Breathe in kind./ Breathe out unkind./ Breathe in quiet./ Breathe out noise.”

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  • NOVEMBER - PINK IS FOR BLOBFISH

    by Jess Keating Year Published: 2016 GENRE: NONFICTION

    An informative introduction to the weirdest, wildest, pinkest creatures in the animal kingdom.

     

    Genre: Nonfiction

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    OCTOBER: THE CASE OF THE STINKY STENCH

    by Josh Funk Year Published: 2020

    Sir French Toast's nephew, Inspector Croissant, begs him and Lady Pancake for help in finding the source of the foul odor threatening to destroy the fridge. What could it be? Is it the devious Baron von Waffle? 

    Genre: Mystery

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  • SEPTEMBER: GIB-BER-ISH

    by Vo Young Year Published: 2022

    It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn't know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says – from the school bus driver to his new classmates – sounds like gibberish. How is Dat going to make new friends if they can’t understand each other?

     

    Genre: Realistic Fiction

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