My Abuelita
Tony Johnston
Harcourt Children’s Books, September 7, 2009
ISBN: 0152163301
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Abuelita’s hair is the color of salt. Her face is as crinkled as a dried chile. She booms out words as wild as blossoms blooming.

She stuffs her carcacha–her jalopy–with all the things she needs: a plumed snake, a castle, a skeleton, and more. Her grandson knows he has the most amazing grandmother ever–with a very important job. What does Abuelita do? With her booming voice and wonderful props, Abuelita is a storyteller. Next to being a grandmother, that may be the most important job of all.

Sprinkled with Spanish and infused with love,
My Abuelita is a glorious celebration of family, imagination, and the power of story.

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Oh Lord, I Wish I Was a Buzzard
Polly Greenberg
SeaStar Books, January 1, 2002
ISBN:1422364453
Reading Level: Ages 4 – 8

“We picked and we picked and we picked and we picked…” From dawn to dusk, a little girl harvests cotton with her family during the sweltering crop season. Imagining her way through the endless day, she wishes she could be anyone else-from a snake curved up and cool to a buzzard going round and round in the sky. Then at last, sunset approaches and a special treat awaits.

Polly Greenberg’s rhythmic, easy-to-read text and Aliki’s striking sun-soaked illustrations together make an unforgettable tale-part story, part song, and all poetry. Though based on a sharecropper’s childhood memory from generations ago, this timeless story reflects everyone’s wish to escape…and to be as free as a bird. First published in 1968, it is a powerful today as the day it was first told.

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Queen of the Scene
Queen Latifah
HarperCollins, September 26, 2006
ISBN:0060778563
Reading Level: Ages 4 – 8

This ruler of the playground has got game. B-ball, stickball, jump rope, soccer—there’s nothing she won’t try. And watch out, boys, because she’s representing all the girls, and the Queen has girl power to the max!

Queen Latifah, the Grammy Award-winning First Lady of Hip-Hop, teams up with the Coretta Scott King New Talent Award-winning artist Frank Morrison in a celebration of spirit and pride.

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May May Ali, daughter of the world-famous boxer, talks about her new book with host Megan Linder. I SHOOK UP THE WORLD by Maryum “Maymay” Ali tells her father’s life in delightful rhymes and illustrations, capturing the spirit of Ali’s exciting career.

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Okay, its seems Uglydolls have taken our world by storm with their adorable uglyness and hilarious personalities. Even Sasha Obama was sighted with a popular Uglydoll attached to her backpack on her first day of school in Washington, DC! And now, Uglydoll lovers everywhere can get their first-ever glimpse into the mysteries of the Uglyverse! Join Wage, Babo, and the rest of the Uglydolls’ quirky characters on a tour of Ugly Town.

Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse
David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim
Random House Books for Young Readers, April 22, 2008
$5.99 US; ISBN: 0375842756

In Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse, you’ll dine in Ugly Town’s fine (and not-so-fine) restaurants, go on a tour of the Ugly History Museum, check in to the Ugly Hospital, vacation at the Ugly Beach, and learn even more about Ugly Town and the Uglydolls themselves, including what Jeero really does all day and what Big Toe wants to be when he grows up. Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse is a must-have for Uglydoll fans everywhere! continue reading

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A clever take on the age-old optical illusion: is it a duck or a rabbit? From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes Duck! Rabbit!
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Told with spare grace, Bird is a touching story about a young boy coping with real-life troubles. Readers will be heartened by Birds quiet resilience, and moved by the healing power of putting pencil to paper.


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Christopher Paul Curtis, 2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner brings his charm and magnanimity to ELIJAH OF BUXTON, an young adult novel that sees the very first child born of runaway slaves in Buxton Canada, 1850-ish, take on an arduous and wrenching journey back into the milieu of America’s south. continue reading

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We are so excited!!!

Why are we excited? Well, not only are we gathering together to watch and celebrate the swearing in of Barack Obama at 12 noon ET/ 11 AM CT as the 44th president of the United States, but one of our favorite illustrators, Kadir Nelson, has just released his new book, Change Has Come. This wonderful new book captures those town-hall meetings, rallies, and crowds of people who have witnessed the uplifting words of Barack Obama! Check out the book video below:

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Every third Monday in January we stop to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in America. To celebrate his life and everything he fought and stood for — equal rights and social change for everyone — we are sharing King For Kids: School and Family Edition! with our families and friends today!

Listen to a sample below!

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