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Ambadas’s dancing brush

2018

by Ritu Khoda, Vanita Pai and Rupal Vaidya

Ambadas Khobragade felt utterly free while doodling and painting. His Dancing Brush made time and space, sky and earth quiver with movement. He was like a mystic in a trance when he played with colours on the canvas. Come, immerse yourself in Ambadas’s vibrant art. Let his story remind you that some childhood memories remain with you as powerful sources of inspiration. Allow your paintbrush to dance without any rules, as you try out the exercises in the book. --from publisher

Yes I can!

2018

by Mari C. Schuh and Mike Byrne

Jada's working on her science project. She's finding out whether plants grow best in water, milk, juice, or soda. There's just one problem she keeps getting interrupted! Find out how Jada relies on grit to keep on going.

Follow me down to Nicodemus town

2019

by A. LaFaye and Nicole Tadgell

When Dede sees a notice offering land for black people in Kansas, her family decides to quit sharecropping and become homesteading pioneers.

Chester Nez and the unbreakable code

2018

by Joseph Bruchac

"As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII"--|cProvided by publisher

Can I touch your hair?

2018

by Irene Latham, Selina Alko, Sean Qualls and Charles Waters

Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.

The boy who cried wolf, narrated by the sheepish but truthful wolf

2019

by Nancy Loewen and Juan Manuel Moreno

"In this humorous retelling of the classic fable, Whisper the wolf explains that the shepherd boy was not lying about there being a wolf among the sheep, he just misunderstood the situation, because Whisper was just visiting the sheep who were his friends." --|c(Source of summary not specified)

The green musician

2015

by Mahvash Shahegh and Claire Ewart

Relates how Barbad became the new musician and singer in the court of Persian King Khosrow. Adapted from a 1,000 year-old story originally found in the "Book of Kings" (Shahnameh), which tells the story of the mystical past of ancient Persia.

The Creation

2018

by James Weldon Johnson and James Ransome

A poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the Bible.

Sing to the moon

2018

by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl and Sandra Van Doorn

A grandfather and his grandson share the quiet pleasures of a rainy day.

Time for school!

2017

by Brian Biggs

Even though she has just moved to Tinyville Town, everyone at her new school, from Principal Paul to the lunch lady, is kind and does his or her part to keep things running smoothly for Ellie Emberley on her first day of school.