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Ciara - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From Grammy-winning pop star Ciara and Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson comes a picture book to inspire young readers to see the value in themselves, be brave, and go after their biggest dreams! Why not you Amazing you! You're a winner! You're so strong! You are perfect...
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Emile and the Field

Kevin Young - Make Me a World
Format: Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature.There was a boynamed Emilewho fellin...
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Show the World!

Angela Dalton - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Look around! Can you see?The many spaces, places, and ways toshow the world all that you can be? From painting, music, and slam poetry, to engineering, protesting, and photography, a young narrator journeys through her neighborhood, encouraging readers to explore all the many ways they...
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Girl Dad

Sean Williams - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

A picture book celebration of #GirlDads everywhere by The Dad Gang CEO, Sean Williams!A fun read-aloud written in upbeat rhyming verse, Girl Dad is a picture book that honors the strong men who raise, love, and uplift strong girls. Perfect for fans of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Made...
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The Stack

Vanessa Roeder - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of The Box Turtle comes a clever and stunningly illustrated bedtime story about doing (and building!) whatever it takes to reach for the starsLuna begins her stack with a single chair. But it's not quite tall enough. So she adds a stool, then some books . . . and her bed . . . and before...
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Climb On!

Baptiste Paul - ‎NorthSouth Books
Format: Hardcover

Take a hike with this father-daughter adventure that's sure to inspire you to get outside.   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...
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Daddy Speaks Love

Leah Henderson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

On that very first day, Bundled in blankets, You cried to be heard. "Shh, baby bird, I've got you," are Daddy's first words. What does a daddy do? From day one, this daddy speaks love to his little one. And along with that love, his words and actions speak...
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All Because You Matter

Tami Charles - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier.Discover this poignant,...
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I Color Myself Different

Colin Kaepernick - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick.When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family. What young Colin does next with his brown crayon changes his whole...
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Nigel and the Moon

Antwan Eady - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Book

When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school,...

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Ours

Ruth Forman - Little Simon
Format: Board book

From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, and Bloom comes a board book that joyfully celebrates skin tone self-love with a mirror for little ones.I love mine (mine) she loves hers (hers) he loves his (his) I love theirs Show young readers how to see themselves and others with confidence...
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The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother's advice: "Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing. Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored you are now."...
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All the Places We Call Home

Patrice Gopo - WorthyKids
Format: Hardcover

Fall in love with this lyrically written and lushly illustrated exploration of identity and home that celebrates all the places and people who make us who we are."And where shall we go?" Mama asks as she tucks me in."South Africa. Where I was born."My answer summons...
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Bright Brown Baby

Andrea Davis Pinkney - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Brown baby, born bright.Greet the world. Spread your light.Sparkling eyes blink hello.Bright brown baby, you will GO!Cuddle up with your little one, read aloud, and REPEAT: This gorgeous picture book treasury is sure to become your favorite storytime anthem. Dive into these five beautiful...
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The Me I Choose To Be

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

What will you choose to be? A free spirit? A weaver of words? A star dancing across the night sky? A limitless galaxy? The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran...
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Amara's Farm

JaNay Brown-Wood - Peachtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Amara is hosting a potluck for friends on her farm, and her snacks won't be complete without pumpkins. She's searched and searched, but she's grown so many plants that she needs help finding them. What do we know about pumpkins? They're large, round, and orange -- and, wait...
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Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment

Parker Curry - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Parker Curry loves being a big sister. She gets to play dress-up with her little sister, Ava, and piano with her baby brother, Cash. And Parker loves to dance, twirling and leaping and spinning in joy. But when a dancer joins her class and needs her help, Parker wonders if she has what...
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Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Samara Cole Doyon - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Magnificent Homespun Brown is an exploration of the natural world and family bonds through the eyes of a young, mixed-race narrator -- a living, breathing, dazzlingly multi-faceted, exuberant masterpiece, firmly grounded in her sense of self-worth and belonging. This is a story -- a poem,...
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