David is determined to get laughs out of everyone -- even from those who might not find his antics amusing! From cannonballs into the pool to slurping his spaghetti to telling funny jokes during class, David is a natural comedian. But David learns…
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Growing 101
Growing up is hard to do. Let these picture books help to guide the way.
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- This spirited story about the big moments in life and moving on to the next adventure is just right for graduation celebrations or any special time of the year.
- This is a picture book about a young boy named DJ who steps up to help Captain America, his favorite Super Hero, and discovers along the way that heroes don't always look big or strong or wear a suit. Sometimes, they might even look like him.
- Follow a set of kids and their families through the big and small moments with colorful illustrations and beautiful, rhyming text.
- A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'.
- It's the first day of school for Zoe, a young girl with hearing loss who dreams of playing on her school's soccer team. But, self-conscious of her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out. With the help of and perspectives from new friends, what…
- As she wakes up one dull morning, Kaiah feels as cold and grey as the day. She longs to be with her grandmother again. Kaiah's life doesn't feel right without her. But through Kaiah's treasured bead box -- and the beauty it holds -- she is with her…
- Just as the sun loves the day and the moon loves the waves, a grandmother shows how her family's love is natural and connected to the world around them.
- Pearl sings sleeping songs, slurping songs, quietly, and loudly, all over the farm -- all day long. Pearl loves, loves, loves to sing! But what will she do when she loses her voice?
- Talking to their reflection in the mirror, a young child explores and affirms all the things that make them unique and, in fact, perfectly perfect.
- Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable -- until it is all swept away in a storm.
- Motivated by the realization of global inequities, a young boy embraces his dual identities as an artist and activist, becoming an "Artivist" to make a difference by using his viral mural as a catalyst for positive change.
- A young girl celebrates her skin and what makes her unique.
- A little girl dreams of adventures in the water and feels the spirit of the ocean all around her, even though she lives on the prairie, with flat land as far as the eye can see. But she won't let a little detail like that stand in the way of being a…
- On Multicultural Day at school, a young girl cannot decide whether to showcase her father's Indian heritage, her mother's German heritage, or her American identity, then realizes she can highlight all three.
- Sisters Faizah and Asiyah learn how to spread kindness on school picture day.
- In each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how or why they feel like the sun, a river, a mountain, a cloud, the rain, a forest and more. Their deeply felt connections and identification with these wonders point to how much we are all part of…
- A talkative cattle egret explains to a rhinoceros that in addition to having a symbiotic relationship, they also have a friendship built on communication, kindness, and a respect for boundaries.
- From Down Syndrome advocate and viral sensation Sofia Sanchez comes this beautiful and inclusive picture book about all the different ways to make a family.
- Murray worries about lots of things. He doesn't want to go out in the rain. He's scared of the barking dogs at the park. Fireworks make him jump. But gradually he learns that he can put on a raincoat. He can make new friends. He can be brave.
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