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Salat in Secret
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow - Random House Studio
Format: Hardcover
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From the critically acclaimed author of Your Name Is a Song and the bestselling illustrator of The Proudest Blue comes a story about a Muslim boy who receives a salat (prayer) rug on his seventh birthday and becomes empowered about his faith.. In this beautiful story of community, family,... |
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Lunch from Home
Joshua David Stein - Rise x Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover
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What happens when a child's favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table?In a classroom of sandwiches, four students stand out with their homemade, culturally-specific lunches. But before they can dig in and enjoy their favorite foods, their lunches... |
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All Are Welcome
Alexandra Penfold - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends... |
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Circle Round
Anne Sibley O'Brien - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of I'm New Here and Someone New comes an inspiring new story of inclusion. One child in a park waves over a second child. Two children then wave over a third. Counting from one to ten, a growing circle of children see new faces outside the group and invite them over.... |
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We Move Together
Kelly Fritsch - AK Press
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way. We Move Together follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers and find joy and connection... |
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The Boy with Flowers in His Hair
Jarvis - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Jarvis offers a moving tale of friendship, kindness, and acceptance, softly touching on the subjects of illness or hardship in a way that young children can understand.Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He's sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David... |
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Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming
Steve Asbell - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover
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This fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims--the repetitive movements that provide focused stimulation to people on the autistic spectrum.When you're feeling overwhelmedAnd the world's too much to bear...If your feelings bubble overBut they... |
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Bodies Are Cool
Tyler Feder - Dial Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the way a body jiggles to the scars a body bears, this picture book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive book. With its cheerful... |
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I Will Dance
Nancy Bo Flood - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This poetic and uplifting picture book illustrated by the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines follows a young girl born with cerebral palsy as she pursues her dream of becoming a dancer.Like many young girls, Eva longs to dance. But unlike... |
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Can I Give You a Squish?
Emily Neilson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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An important lesson on consent for over-exuberant little huggers, nestled inside this lighthearted, summery story about expressions of love and friendship.Kai is a little mer-boy who's big on hugs--or "squishes," as he and his mama call them. But not everyone's a fan of Kai's... |
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Be a bridge
Irene Latham - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this upbeat picture book, acclaimed authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters bring key themes from their earlier collaborations (Can I Touch Your Hair? and Dictionary for a Better World) to a young audience.Rhyming verse describes different ways in which readers can "be a bridge,"... |
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If You Come to Earth
Sophie Blackall - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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From two-time Caldecott Winner author-illustrator Sophie Blackall!If You Came to Earth is a glorious guide to our home planet, and a call for us to take care of both Earth and each other.This stunning book is inspired by the thousands of children Sophie Blackall has met during her travels... |
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Your Name Is a Song
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow - The Innovation Press
Format: Hardcover
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Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern... |
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All the Ways to be Smart
Davina Bell - Scribe US
Format: Hardcover
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A tender, funny, and exquisitely illustrated picture book celebrating all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are. With heartwarming rhyming text all about knowing what makes you special, All the Ways to Be Smart is a wonderful introduction to conversations about... |
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Our Favorite Day of the Year
A. E. Ali - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A heartwarming picture book following a group of boys from different backgrounds throughout the school year as they become the best of friends.Musa's feeling nervous about his first day of school. He's not used to being away from home and he doesn't know any of the other kids... |
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Every Body: A Celebration of Diverse Abilities
Shelley Rotner - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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Join this photographic celebration of differing physical and neurological abilities from a National Geographic photographer.. We have different ways to move around.. Celebrating children of different abilities, this photographic book presents large, clear images of children moving around... |
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Gorgeously Me!
Jonathan Van Ness - Flamingo Books
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of all the things that make you extraordinary, unique, and gorgeously YOU, by Jonathan Van Ness, New York Times bestselling author and star of the Netflix hit show Queer Eye.. I won't be afraid to stand outor show the world what I'm all about.I am exactly who I'm... |
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We Belong to the Drum
Sandra Lamouche - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The drum represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth. We all belong to the earth and we all belong to the drum.Nikosis grew up going to powwows with his family, happily immersed in music, dance and the sounds of the drum. But when he starts going to daycare, he doesn't feel like he belongs.... |
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My City Speaks
Darren Lebeuf - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover
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A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves.A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl... |
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Bilal Cooks Daal
Aisha Saeed - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish - daal! - in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing.Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his dad make his favorite food of all-time: daal! The slow-cooked lentil dish... |
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Love
Matt de la Peña - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Pea and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all."In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed and the sound... |
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Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race
Megan Madison - Rise x Penguin Workshop
Format: Hardcover
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Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven picture book offers clear, concrete language and beautiful imagery that young children can grasp and adults can leverage for further discussion. While young children are avid observers... |
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If the World Were 100 People: A Visual Guide to Our Global Village
Jackie McCann - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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With almost 7.8 billion people sharing the earth, it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like all together. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? What would we look like? Where and how would we all be living?... |
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Who Believes What?: Exploring the World's Major Religions
ANNA WILLS - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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In today's multicultural cities and interconnected world, understanding different belief systems can help kids appreciate the differences of people they see every day, or people who live on the other side of the globe. This book introduces readers to the five major world religions by population:... |
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Confessions of a Former Bully
Trudy Ludwig - Tricycle Press
Format: Book
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After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and learn to be a better friend. Bothered at first, it doesn't take long before Katie realizes that bullying has hurt not only the people around... |
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