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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather's sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book about the joy of community, connection, and Filipino culture.
For one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was always brimming with goods for the neighborhood: shampoo packets for Ate Jane, rice and eggs for Tonton, and a sympathetic ear for anyone who needed it. "Sari-sari...
For one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was always brimming with goods for the neighborhood: shampoo packets for Ate Jane, rice and eggs for Tonton, and a sympathetic ear for anyone who needed it. "Sari-sari...
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Abuelo y nieta meditan sobre jardines y semillas, sobre círculos visibles e invisibles, mientras participan y crean tradiciones familiares en esta hermosa exploración de los ciclos de la vida y naturaleza. La versión en inglés ganó el premio Pura Belpre Honor por Illustración en el 2018.
3) Scroll
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to life.
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Farah loves mangos! Every summer she loves to pick the ripe fruit from her grandpa's mango tree. This year the tree is empty! So Farah decides she will make the tree grow her favourite fruit. But will she learn there is more to a mango tree than just the fruit it bears?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amidst her stay at their grandfather's seaside property, ten-year-old Bee Snolly wants to focus on aiding her ailing Granddaddy, yet as she delves into the islands' secrets with her sisters, they start off on a journey to uncover a long-buried secret that may assist them all.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He's done his best to provide for them and shield them...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling middle grade fantasy about a girl who must participate in a deadly game with a ragtag team of players to save her grandfather from a terrible fate--perfect for fans of James Riley and Shannon Messenger! In the opulent, sinking city of Dantessa, the Great Game rules all. Pia Paro believes that so long as you follow the rules, you always have a chance at winning. But after her beloved Gramps is sentenced to a life of servitude, Pia accepts...
Author
Publisher
Cardinal Rule Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Weighed down by sadness and grief at her grandfather's death, Enid packs a bag with all the objects connected to her grandfather, but as she shares both the objects and her emotions with other people, Enid finds her heavy burden lifted and what remains are simply lovely memories of time well spent in her grandfather's company.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Together Pa and Jelly Bean build a sidewalk pantry right next to their sidewalk library, and as they get more visitors, Jelly Bean comes up with the idea to combine the books and food; so neighbors feel invited to take a meal and a good book.
Author
Series
Saralee Siegel book volume 4
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Saralee Siegal accidentally summons Haman with her hamantaschen recipe, which creates trouble at Siegel House Restaurant.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Jill's nonno has a funny way with words. On their weekly walks together, Jill can always depend on his silly turns of phrase: "Hummingbird!" says Jill. "Sugar-drinker!" says Nonno. "Seaplane!" says Jill. "I DO see a plane!" says Nonno. But lately, Nonno is acting different. Worst of all, he seems to have lost his words. So Jill comes up with a unique way to help him find them."--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
While spending time with her Babajoon and Mamanjoon, Miriam begins to notice details about her Babajoon that make her think he could be a pirate, which leads him to share memories with her about his childhood in Iran.
20) Grandpa's scroll
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Lily and her grandpa are good pen pals, so when he dies and leaves behind a rice paper scroll he was painting for her, Lily finishes the scroll with help from her mother.
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