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Pog

Title: Pog Author: Lyn Lee Illustrator: Kim Gamble Publisher: Omnibus Books, 2000 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Emotion, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction This tale of a young monster named Pog focuses on facing fears head-on and … Continue reading

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Grandma’s Gift

Title: Grandma’s Gift Author & Illustrator: Eric Velasquez Publisher: Walker Publishing Company, 2010 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Culture, Family, Non-fiction, Holidays, Picture Book, Social Science, Grace Sheley Genre: Non-fiction Eric Velasquez’s story centers on his childhood experience of making … Continue reading

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The Three Lucys

Title: The Three Lucys Author: Hayan Charara Illustrator: Sara Kahn Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2016 Number of pages: 36 Tags: Animal, Culture, Family, Fiction, Award Book, Picture Book, Non-fiction, Emotion, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction The story begins with … Continue reading

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Peter and the Wolf

Title: Peter and the Wolf Author: adaptation from Sergei Prokofiev Illustrator: Erna Voigt Publisher: David R. Godine, 1979 Number of pages: 26 Tags: Adventure, Animals, Culture, Fiction, Fine Arts, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction This retelling of Prokofiev’s symphonic … Continue reading

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A Boy Called Slow

Title: A Boy Called Slow Author: Joseph Bruchac Illustrator: Rocco Baviera Publisher: PaperStar, 1994 Number of pages: 29 Tags: Culture, Family, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Historical Fiction This is the story of Sitting Bull as a child … Continue reading

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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Author and Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe Publisher and Year: Little, Brown and Company, 2016 Number of pages: 38 Genre: Biography This book is about Jean-Michel Basquiat, a famous artist from the 1980s, and how his life led him to art.  From … Continue reading

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The Only Child

Author and Illustrator: Guojing Publisher and Year: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015 Number of pages: 105 Genre: Fantasy This story is about a young only child who, after their parents leave for work for the day, decides to go on … Continue reading

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A Blind Guide to Stinkville

Author: Beth Vrabel Publisher and Year: Sky Pony Press, 2015 Number of pages: 246 Genre: Realistic Fiction This story is about a young girl named Alice, who has albinism and is legally blind.  Her family moves to Sinkville, South Carolina … Continue reading

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Drummer Hoff

Author: Barbara Emberley Illustrator: Ed Emberley Publisher and Year: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1967 Number of pages: 28 Genre: Realistic Fiction This story is about a group of soldiers and officers working together to fire off a cannon during a war.  Each … Continue reading

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Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic

Author: Ginnie Lo Illustrator: Beth Lo Publisher and Year: Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2012 Number of pages: 32  Genre: Realistic Fiction This book tells the story of a Chinese-American family having soybean picnics with their cousins, friends, and neighbors. … Continue reading

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