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Flipping Forward Twisting Backward
Libraries, take note: audiobooks get a specific shoutout from Claire, more reason to enable other readers like her.
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Adventures with Claudie
Small’s versatile accents and rhythms guarantee a dramatic performance; her recitation as Claudie’s mother recalling a lynching to her young daughter is exceptionally haunting.
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Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot
Relative audiobook newbie and Spanish-fluent Rocha is a thoughtful narrator, subtly spotlighting Lalo’s under-the-radar maturity. Rocha attentively reads rather than performs the various characters, but his compassionate, deliberate exposition is just the calm Lalo needs to be distinctly heard.
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Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies
Libraries should offer all formats to promote read-alongs: seeing images of diverse bodies (thanks to artist Tequitia Andrews’s inclusive, inviting illustrations) is undoubtedly an empowering experience for all ages.
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Forgive Me Not
A dynamic duo amplifies an already powerful novel about responsibility, justice, and family.
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A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
Actor/filmmaker Hanami—whose mixed-race Japanese/white ancestry reflects Noguchi’s own heritage—provides an unhurried, crisp narration perfect for a read-along. “Alone time can be the most special time of all,” Yang reminds, and Hanami underscores—a valuable antidote, indeed, to the constant overstimulation too many children face today.
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Make a Move, Sunny Park!
The shared Korean American background of author, narrator, and protagonist ensures a persuasive experience.
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Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
Artist Joelle Avelino’s charming illustrations make the printed book an enhancing companion to the audio; libraries should enable ready access to all formats.
True True
BIPOC youth will find resonance here; privileged audiences, perhaps, need this most of all.
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