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A bear hug at bedtime

2018

by Jana Novotny-Hunter and Kay Widdowson

A child encounters tigers, lobsters, bears and a menagerie of other creatures throughout the day...but if you look more closely, there's something familiar about them! In this celebration of familial love and imaginative play, members of an extended and diverse family join in a journey towards bedtime. Inclusive and playful, this is the perfect bedtime read.

A big mooncake for Little Star

2018

by Grace Lin

"Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night."--Publisher's description

A bike like Sergio’s

2016

by Maribeth Boelts and Noah Jones

Ruben feels like he is the only kid without a bike. His friend Sergio reminds him that his birthday is coming, but Ruben knows that the kinds of birthday gifts he and Sergio receive are not the same. After all, when Ruben's mom sends him to Sonny's corner store for groceries, sometimes she doesn't have enough money for everything on the list. So when Ruben sees a dollar bill fall out of someone's purse, he picks it up and puts it in his pocket. But when he gets home, he discovers it's not one dollar or even five or ten--it's a hundred-dollar bill, more than enough for a new bike just like Sergio's! But what about the crossed-off groceries? And what about the woman who lost her money?

A box full of kittens

2007

by Sonia. Manzano and Matt Phelan

Ruthie loves Superman. Ruthie wants to be Superman. And when Ruthie is asked to go spend the afternoon with her aunt, who is about to have a baby any day now and may need some help, Ruthie seizes the opportunity. It could be her chance to be a hero, should the baby come while she's visiting! But when Ruthie is out fetching a snack for her aunt, she gets so distracted by a box full of kittens in the bodega that she doesn't hear her aunt calling for her, nor does she notice the policemen running to the apartment or the ambulance pulling to the curb. When she realizes what's happened, she's devastated--she's missed her one chance to be a hero! Or has she?

A boy named Beckoning

2008

by Gina Capaldi

This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted and renamed Carlos Montezuma, the young boy traveled throughout the Old West, bearing witness to the poor treatment of Native Americans. Carlos eventually became a doctor and leader for his people.

A bully-free school

2013

by Pamela Hall and Bob Ostrom

A bully-free school follows a group of young characters from Niceville Elementary School who bully each other. Young readers will learn about verbal and social bullying as well as cyberbullying

A card for my father

2018

by Samantha Thornhill and Morgan Clement

How can Flora make a Father's Day card for a father she's never known?--Page [4] of cover

A Caribbean journey from A to Y

2007

by Mario Picayo

From Aruba to yucca, presents items, places, and expressions of culture dealing with the Caribbean and surrounding islands

A case of sense

2016

by Songju Ma Daemicke and Shennen Bersani

When greedy Fu Wang takes his neighbors to court for enjoying the aroma of food he had prepared, a wise judge inspires young Ming to become a judge himself, one day. Includes activities

A change of heart

2016

by Alice Walsh and Erin Bennett Banks

A young African American and the son of sharecroppers, Lanier Phillips escapes the violence, racism and segregation of his Georgia home by joining the navy during the Second World War. But tragedy strikes the USS Truxtun one February night off the southeastern coast of Newfoundland, and Lanier is the lone black survivor of the terrible shipwreck. When he arrives onshore, the community's kindness and humanity bring him back to health and change his outlook on life. He went on to march for black rights with Martin Luther King and remained forever grateful to the small town of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland

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3022 books in the collection

A bear hug at bedtime

A big mooncake for Little Star

A bike like Sergio’s

A box full of kittens

A boy named Beckoning

A bully-free school

A card for my father

A Caribbean journey from A to Y

A case of sense

A change of heart