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1) Saturday
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Horn Book Awards
Natick-Morse Children's Celebrate Black History Month
New England Book Awards
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
Natick-Morse Children's Celebrate Black History Month
New England Book Awards
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
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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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"In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but realizes it's much harder than she thought"--
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Dedham's Black History Month List: Art is Resistance! (Children's Titles)
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
Norwood Black Joy Picture Books 2024
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Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.
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"Amelia Bedelia's mother loves garage sales so much, she decides to have one herself! But Amelia Bedelia loves her garage and does not want to sell it, so she and her parents decide to call it a yard sale instead. People come from all over the neighborhood to buy Amelia Bedelia and her parents' old things, and one woman even buys the yard!"--
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"A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life, she recognizes her...
11) Me & Mama
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English
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For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.
12) Say it!
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It's a golden, windy autumn day, and a mother a daughter set out walking among the swirling leaves. As they wend their way, they share little adventures--spying a kitten, seeing the trees zigzag with streaks of color, catching some floating milkweed, watching the setting sun color the clouds. Throughout their walk, the girl keeps urging her mother to "say it" with more and more persistence. What could "it" be? From a sterling picture-book team comes...
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"Juana's life is just about perfect. She lives in the beautiful city of Bogotá with her two most favorite people in the world: her mami and her dog, Lucas. Lately, though, things have become a little less perfect. Mami has a new hairdo and a new amigo named Luis with whom she has been spending a LOT of time. He is kind and teaches Juana about things like photography and jazz music, but sometimes Juana can't help wishing things would go back to the...
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Bedford Library: Pride Picture Books
Children's LGBTQIA Pride
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
Children's LGBTQIA Pride
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
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When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.
15) Witch mama
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Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
Description
Jenna celebrates her Halloween birthday by trick-or-treating with her younger brother in the neighborhood and going to a party at school where her mother gives her a special surprise.
17) Shadow
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A young girl befriends Shadow, a shadow under her bed that only she and not her mother can see, and enjoys his companionship until venturing with Shadow into the woods leaves her longing even more for her mother.
19) Valentine
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Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1995
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English
Description
While waiting for her mother to come home from work on Valentine's Day, Heather helps her grandmother rescue a newborn lamb and bake a special cooky.
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