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An additional purchase for elementary library collections where cookbooks and unique cooking guides are popular.
An intriguing offering that shines a light into a lesser-known aspect of the American abolitionist movement. Highly recommended.
A powerful testament to the strength and potential of individuals with Down syndrome, and an essential read for anyone seeking representation or to broaden their understanding of intellectual disabilities.
An inclusive must-buy for all upper elementar collections and for any institution serving an Indigenous community.
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My History, My Gender, Me
While slight in size and hampered by a couple of shortcomings, this collection offers genderqueer youth and allies a starting point in the discovery of historic community peers.
This enlightening title encourages curiosity about real-world scientific work and highlights the important bond between humans and animals; a strong purchase for juvenile nonfiction collections, particularly where there is interest in animals, environmental science, or conservation careers.
Long’s empathetic yet powerful writing beautifully portrays the awe-inspiring tenacity of the activists. Recommended for all libraries.
This nonfiction coming-of-age story is a perfect example of trying, failing, and rising again; it would be an excellent addition to sports collections and/or graphic novel sections.
This collection of recipes is a treasure; visually stunning, seasoned with quotes from famous female chefs, and a great addition to the “Rebel Girls” series.
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PAC-MAN: The Official Cookbook
Parents, caregivers, and teachers will enjoy a scrumptious trip down memory lane while showing younger generations the fun and joy of Pac-Man.
Creatively rendered fake-out cakes and cupcakes will delight bakers and eaters alike. Purchase is recommended for libraries that want to inspire creative bakers.
This book challenges teens to step out of their comfort zone with diverse spices, working with seafood, and tricky recipes, simplified but not condescending.
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World Kitchen: Celebrations
Younger tweens will be immersed in annual global celebrations and relish this cookbook’s vibrant graphic novel feel.
Perfect nostalgia fodder for parents who loved Friends, offering a way to bond with kids over cooking and pups.
One of the best how-to books for young cooks, or for anyone who is learning. Every library should order at least one copy of this cookbook.
Foodies and history buffs will enjoy this attractive cookbook filled with both recipes and facts about favorite foods and notable Black icons in history.
An attractive addition to collections serving youth prepared for a baking and decorating challenge
The introduction of kawaii food designs and manga references helps acquaint young eaters with new flavors and dishes, while the chopstick games and crafts add to the fun of cooking while learning about Japanese culture. Douzo meshiagare!
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El niño con flores en la cabeza
This book provides a gentle way to explain loss or illness and should be on every bookshelf.
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Los libros son una lata
This picture book, with its humorous protagonist and fun take on books and reading, is a fun addition to Spanish collections for children. It can be used as writing prompts or as part of the school curriculum.
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Tia Sofia and the Giant Tortilla
A solid choice for libraries looking to expand their slice-of-life Latinx representation.
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Goodnight, Pickleball
If it’s okay to center the father and leave the child on the sidelines, this is a story to share with young readers. Recommended for purchase, this is a practical and playful introduction to the sport.
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Octopus Moves
For stories about helping friends, Joe Cepeda’s I Help or Suzy Capozzi’s I Am Helpful: A Positive Power Story offer stronger narratives. However, the unique illustrations in this title make it a worthwhile secondary purchase.
A winning title to help readers develop their visual literacy skills. Highly recommended.
This is a fine additional selection for libraries in need of materials on the rock cycle.
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As the World Goes By
A gentle, thoughtful story that encourages young readers to slow down, practice mindfulness, and appreciate the small moments of beauty in everyday life.
A story of niche interest, but worthy for larger collections.
This bilingual trip is a great purchase for picture book collections, bilingual or not.
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Joan in the Cone
This book is a perfect read-aloud for young children, especially in cases where teaching resilience and acceptance are needed.
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Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane
Children will love the antics of the rhino and parents will recognize and relate to the perils and pitfalls of travel; this makes for a serviceable cautionary lesson on travel.
The abuelitos are a loving couple who warmly welcome their family to the weekly celebration of love and connection; the counting and addition of well-chosen, and highly supported Spanish is a bonus. Highly recommended.
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Iron Man: Something Strange!
Too embedded in Marvel lore for newcomers, yet too slight for older fans. Purchase where there is a strong demand for these characters.
A must-purchase for all libraries as it reflects the best that modern biographies for young readers have to offer.
A visually stellar, engaging book of quirky facts and creatures, this will draw in readers across grade levels and is a first purchase for all libraries.
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Our Friendly Farmhouse
An uplifting tale of family doing hard work together to make the life they envision.
More questions about death are raised than answered. Recommended only as a secondary purchase.
A heartfelt tribute to a master musician whose life has lessons for all of us.
A worthy addition to early reader collections.
A gorgeously illustrated celebration that is a must-purchase.
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The Monster in the Lake
A visually engaging story with playful elements, but the confusing message and weak plot make it a lower priority for library collections.
This celebration of creativity and resilience is a first purchase for school and public libraries.
The good heart at this story’s center may not move most readers beyond the clumsy text.
A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities and where diverse and neurodivergent books are needed or in high demand.
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Ray: How Light Works
This is a serviceable overview of a complex topic; perhaps pair with Susan Hughes’s Lights Day and Night or David A. Adler’s Light Waves for its excellent STEM focus.
An inspirational picture book that encourages young readers to leave a bright path behind them, this title is an excellent addition to Spanish picture book collections.
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Duck and Cat Ride the Riverboat
A must have addition to the growing selection of early reader graphic novels. Give to fans of Sergio Ruzzier’s “Fox & Chick” series.
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Grandmother Moon
A solid choice for libraries serving Indigenous populations or looking for a fictional introduction to Native belief systems.
This inspiring story of Christina Figueres should appeal to young environmentalists and civic-minded kids and belongs on the climate change shelves.
Part of the “Our Universe” series of books that inform and entertain readers, this compelling title is a great choice for budding astronomers and science enthusiasts.
In a season with a lot of rock books, this is a must-purchase for nonfiction collections as rockhounds will delight in finding out how rocks are born.
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Vera the Astronaut
With a bit of suspense, this is a fun picture book about working hard and following your dreams, sure to spark contemplation about teamwork and good sportsmanship.
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Pickle on Wheels
This series is a strong choice for early elementary graphic novel collections. Perfect for those who enjoy stories where kids make mistakes and problem solve solutions.
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The Shindig Is Coming!
An enjoyably silly title that would be a welcome addition to a library’s beginning chapter books collection; a recommended purchase.
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Come Back Out, Mole!
This will allow for excellent discourse about worrying and about the quiet joys that can be found in friendship and in the world.
Inspiring and uplifting, this is a particularly excellent selection for multicultural families to enjoy together and works in library collections as well.
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There’s a Dinosaur in Your Book
A sweet and silly story that will help readers in the process of learning to use their inside voices, this is recommended for purchase for large collections and where the series is popular.
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Vera La Valiente Is Scared
A relatable story about bravery and emotional honesty that will have wide appeal.
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Un-Wanted
This will be a big hit with toddlers at story hours and early elementary readers emerging into literacy.
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Meet the Smushkins
While the illustrations are intriguing and raise many questions, it is also easy to get derailed among the unusual characters and their goals. The forthcoming books in the series should reveal more.
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Will and Krill
A thoughtful story to share for story times and discussions about speaking up, intended for all children who need a sweet lesson--though pun-laden--about being brave on behalf of friends.
A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities and where STEM books are needed or in high demand.
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What If We.
A winning, emotionally insightful story of FOMO in the early years and snug sibling togetherness.
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The Speedysaurus
With lessons of encouragement and persistence, this tale is a warm and welcome addition to social-emotional health collections.
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Un país en mi mochila
A strong choice for migrant teens looking for books that mirror their own experiences and good addition to Spanish-language fiction shelves for older readers.
With some uncommon words and packed with ideas, this compelling and humorous book lends itself as a read-aloud for early grades and is a must for all libraries.
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Popcorn Bob Can’t Stop Popping
Straight to younger children from the choleric kernel, a tally of tried-and-true techniques for turning down the heat when the oil starts to boil.
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Mom
A lovely picture book focusing on mothers and their love, and a sweet addition to all collections.
Featuring exceptional accounts and impactful illustrations of different forms of communication, this book is a true celebration of all people living with disabilities and an invaluable learning experience for children and their grown-ups. This is a first purchase for all collections.
An insightful and inspiring biography that shines a well-deserved light on a little-known figure who quietly helped shape the magic of Disney.
A beautifully crafted book about the joys of sharing a special moment, this will inspire in children an appreciation of nature.
A recommended purchase wherever animal books are extremely popular.
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One Can Be
This simple picture book about the joy of being alone and the benefits of working together is a solid purchase for most collections.
A wonderful way to discuss behavior and personality traits with younger readers, this informative Spanish title is an excellent addition to school and public libraries.
A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities, especially those serving Puerto Rican communities.
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Nothing Ever Happens
Fun and clever, Nothing Ever Happens is a charming addition to collections, especially those intended for very young children.
This translated award-winning picture book with stunning illustrations has a place in every library’s Spanish-language picture book collection.
A charming bilingual picture book for general purpose.
A good choice for Spanish-language children’s nonfiction collections where there is a demand for astrology, self-help, and metaphysical-focused titles.
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Axolotl and Axolittle
Cute-as-can-be axolotls engaging in sibling squabbles don’t save the text that forces rhyming endings beyond a fun read-aloud experience.
This book would be an excellent addition to any elementary collection or one that helps build an understanding of winter vocabulary.
This essential picture book about the life of an important political activist is sure to be a great addition to picture book collections.
A good biography that works as an additional purchase for libraries looking for STEM books.
A great addition to any library’s biography section for younger readers.
Un-put-downable. A little more complex than its cover implies, this is a title to hand to that kid that always has to be the best, even if it kills them.
A cat and a dog join forces to solve a mystery in this funny, easy-to-read graphic novel that's suitable for early readers.
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I hope readers close this book feeling the same kind of sleepy magic you experience watching the sunrise after a night spent sitting up and laughing with your best friends.
Seventh grader Lucy Carver struggles to make first chair in band at her new school, while her dad's alcoholism makes her home life a far bigger, more complicated struggle in this effective school drama.
I wanted warmth to radiate off the page. Kids deserve a model of what respect looks like, what empathy looks like, what support looks like. Especially nowadays.
Ten years ago Jason Reynolds wrote Soundtrack. Now a decade later, it comes to us entirely as an audiobook. I talk with Jason and his producers about the logistics of such a huge project.
As a reader, stories remind me that the things that matter most are not found in the politically cycled forms of imperialism that surround us but, in how I choose to maneuver the world; how I care for myself and how I build and maintain family and community.
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