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Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
"El inglés simplemente se siente mal para Isabel. Ella prefiere su español nativo. Mientras se prepara para una nueva escuela, sabe que va a tener que aprender. Su primer...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
3) Let's play!
Author
Language
English
Description
A lively yellow dot leads the reader through a journey through color, shape, and a child's imagination.
Author
Language
English
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Arab American Heritage Month - Kids
Spring Religious Holidays - Ramadan, Passover, Easter, and Eid (KIDS)
Spring Religious Holidays - Ramadan, Passover, Easter, and Eid (KIDS)
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Description
In simple rhyming text, a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.
11) Brown
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids, an imprint of Cameron + Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this loving ode to the color brown, a boy describes the many hues of his family.
13) Shades of people
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
An author and photographer join forces in this pictorial essay on skin color, demonstrating the different appearances children can have, but reminding the reader that they are still children that enjoy the same things. Like a wrapped gift, the authors' message is that skin is just a covering and that you cannot tell what someone is like from the color of their skin.
15) I am brown
Author
Publisher
Lantana Publishing Ltd., UK
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in--of being brown, of being amazing, of being you" --
17) Brown sugar babe
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl has doubts about the color of her skin, her mother shows her all the wonderful, beautiful things brown can be! This message of self-love and acceptance uses rich, dreamy illustrations to celebrate the color using all the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing" --
18) Out of the blue
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In a world where only the color blue is allowed, a young boy and his father dare to defy the rules and create a place where every hue is welcome.
19) Pinkalicious
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
Rosado, rosado, rosado. A Pinkalicious le encanta todo lo que es color rosado, sobre todo los pastelitos. Sus padres le advierten que no debe comer demasiados, pero ella no les obedece y ¡amanece completamente rosada! Ahora, ¿qué hará? Este libro colorido, lleno de los objetos rosados más preciados de las niñas, como el chicle, las peonías, el algodón de azúcar y los vestidos de princesas de hadas, celebra todo lo que es color rosado, a medida...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Spring is here, and it's almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo are busy gathering flowers to make into colorful powders to toss during the festival. And when at last the big day comes, they gather with their friends, family, and neighbors for a vibrant celebration of fresh starts, friendship, forgiveness, and, of course, fun!
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