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Harriet Gets Carried Away

Jessie Sima - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the author and illustrator of the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal comes a sweet and funny story about remembering where you belong, no matter how far you roam, or what you're wearing when you get there.Harriet loves costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to the supermarket,...
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Home at Last

Vera B Williams - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

A poignant, timely, and universal picture book about fear, adoption, family, and the joy of fatherhood, written by beloved and award-winning author Vera B. Williams and illustrated by the author in collaboration with two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.After Lester is adopted by Daddy...
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Plenty of Hugs

Fran Manushkin - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Two mommies spend a sunny day with their toddler in this cozy, rhyming picture book that is a loving celebration of family.This cheerful book follows a family from morning to night in lively rhyme that rolls off the tongue. There's a buzz for each bug, and a breeze for each tree, and plenty...
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Julin at the Wedding

Jessica Love - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The star of Julin Is a Mermaid makes a joyful return - and finds a new friend - at a wedding to be remembered. Julin and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julin is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend...
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When Aidan Became a Brother

Kyle Lukoff - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

This sweet #ownvoices picture book celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother. When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes...
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One Family

George Shannon - Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

Just how many things can "one" be? One box of crayons. One batch of cookies. One world. One family.From veteran picture book author George Shannon and up-and-coming artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised...
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Happy in our skin

Fran Manushkin - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Print book

Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too--splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art from the award-winning Lauren Tobia, illustrator...
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Mommy, Mama, and Me

Lesl?a Newman - Tricycle Press
Format: Book

Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. From hide-and-seek to dress-up, then bath time and a kiss goodnight, there's no limit to what a loving family can do together.Shares the loving bond between same-sex parents and their...
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Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

Heather Gale - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaii who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school.Ho'onani feels in-between. She doesn't see herself as wahine (girl) OR kane...
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My Footprints

Bao Phi - Capstone Editions
Format: Library Binding

Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration....
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Patrick's Polka-dot Tights

Kristen McCurry - Capstone Editions
Format: Hardcover

Patrick's tights are smooth and stretchy, purple and polka-dotty, and absolutely perfect for pretend play. But Patrick's tights aren't his at all. They belong to his sister, Penelope, who does NOT deserve them. Author Kristen McCurry proves that a pair of tights and a little...
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A Tale of Two Daddies

Vanita Oelschlager - Vanita Books
Format: Paperback

A Tale of Two Daddies is a playground conversation between two children. The boy says he heard that the girl has two dads. The girl says that is right--she has Daddy and Poppa.True to a childs curiosity, practical questions follow: "Which dad helps when your team needs a coach? / Which...
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And Tango Makes Three

Justin Richardson - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family.At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same....
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Red: A Crayon's Story

Michael Hall - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in this picture book by the New York Times-bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall, is about being true...
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The Adventures of Honey & Leon

Alan Cumming - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Actor and New York Times bestselling author Alan Cumming and artist Grant Shaffer imagine what their dogs do when they're not around - and it's no surprise that the dogs aspire to lead lives as action-packed and glamorous as their dads'!Honey and Leon are rescue mutts who love...
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