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AACPS Kindergarten
All Time Staff Favorites: Picture Books
Honor and Uplift Asian American Voices, Cultures and Experiences
Lunar New Year: Kids
All Time Staff Favorites: Picture Books
Honor and Uplift Asian American Voices, Cultures and Experiences
Lunar New Year: Kids
Description
A self-confident and strong young girl recounts how she shares her eyes--and so much more--with her mother, her amah and her little sister.
2) Saturday
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
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English
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (KIDS)
Black-Eyed Susan 2022-2023 Nominees: Grades 4-6
Black-Eyed Susan 2022-2023 Nominees: Grades 4-6
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"A heartbreakingly hopeful #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia."--Provided by publisher.
10) Hair oil magic
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Meenu discovers the magic in her culture's tradition of hair oiling, and the bond she shares with her mother and grandmother. Includes Meenu's magic hair day tips.
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A young girl splits her time between Mommy's house and Daddy's apartment, which he shares with his partner Harry, but when Mommy picks her up on Daddy's day the girl becomes sullen, not realizing Daddy has a wonderful surprise waiting for her at home.
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HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Layla wakes up nervous to go to her new school, so she looks to Mama to help her feel better. The mother and daughter duo head to the kitchen and combine all the necessary ingredients -- kindness, hope, warm hugs, and prayers -- to create a new tradition of confidence and happiness."--
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Recounting her mother's migration from India and how she came to speak two languages--Malayalam and English--a young girl shows how the gift of multilingualism can transport people across borders and around the world"--Provided by publisher.
15) What I like most
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A little girl observes one by one, the things that bring her joy. But even after her jam jar becomes empty and the shoes grow too small and the pencil is all used up, one thing will never change.
16) Night owl night
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sova's mother studies owls and their migration patterns, and one late night, when Sova is old enough, she accompanies her mother to observe and tag saw-whet owls in the woods"--
17) Most perfect you
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A little girl learns to love each part of herself, from her spectacular hair to her big heart.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In The Worry Balloon, a thoughtful and reassuring picture book, Monica Mancillas's text and Betty C. Tang's illustrations show how one child experiences anxiety and worry, providing different tools to practice mindfulness and strengthen one's mental health.
20) Like a dandelion
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an adopted country. Soon they blossom in their new home, strong and beautiful among hundreds of others just like them. . . A poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia"--Provided by publisher.
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