Charlene Chua
1) Hug?
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English
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"A little girl finds herself giving hug after hug until, all of a sudden, she's had enough!"--
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Amy Wu volume 1
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English
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Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
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Amy Wu volume 2
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English
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"Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right--none of them feels like hers"--Publisher marketing.
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Amy Wu volume 3
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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English
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Amy Wu would love to welcome the new student in her class, but Lin has just come from China and does not speak much English, so with the help of her family Amy tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.
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Amy Wu volume 4
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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English
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Amy Wu loves to move, so when she sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out, but first she must find the perfect ribbon.
8) Love, Violet
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English
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Bedford Library: Pride Picture Books
Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
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Shy Violet attempts to show another girl how she feels on Valentine's Day.
9) Going up!
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English
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"Sophie and her dad have been invited to their neighbor Olive's birthday party, on the tenth floor of their apartment building. They bake cookies, which they put on a special platter, and then head to the elevator. At each floor, the elevator stops to let in other party guests. Along the way up, the elevator gets more and more crowded as a diverse cast of neighbors squeeze in. What will be waiting when the elevator reaches the tenth floor?"--
12) The pencil
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English
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"Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has one precious pencil, and she keeps it safe in her box for special things. One afternoon, Anaana leaves the iglu to help a neighbour, and Susan, Rebecca, and their brother Peter are left with their father. They play all their regular games but are soon out of things to do--until Ataata brings out the pencil! As Susan draws and draws,...
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English
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"When Elisapee's father brings home a baby seagull, Elisapee falls in love with the bird right away. She feeds and cares for her new friend, named Nau, and even helps Nau learn how to fly! Nau grows, and grows, and grows some more, until she's big enough to fly all over town and play with the other seagulls. Soon, it seems like Nau is ready to leave home for good, and Elisapee has to learn how to say goodbye. Based on the author's childhood experience,...
15) Genius Jolene
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English
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"In this illustrated early chapter book, Jolene travels with her long-haul trucker father to Los Angeles."--
16) Bye bye, binary
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"What's it to ya?! Our little bundle of joy has arrived -- to dismantle gender norms! A board book about gender expression and being true to oneself" --
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English
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"Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit naming practices and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit. How Nivi Got Her Names is an easy-to-understand introduction to traditional Inuit naming, with a story that touches...
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English
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"When Akilak must travel a great distance to another camp to gather food, she's not sure she will be able to make it. But with a lile help from her grandmother's spirit, and her own imagination to keep her entertained, Akilak manages to turn a long journey into an adventure!"--
20) Boys don't fry
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Lunar New Year List (Children's Titles)
STO Holiday: Lunar New Year
Dedham's Lunar New Year List (Children's Titles)
STO Holiday: Lunar New Year
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"A young Malaysian boy enthusiastically assists his grandmother prepare their Lunar New Year dinner, all the while learning about the history of their traditional cuisine"--