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Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
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Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
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3.7 stars
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Asian Pacific Islander Picture Book honor
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Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist.
3. Bright star
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Pura Belpre Illustrator honor book
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"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
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Sidney Taylor Picture Book honor book
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"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles...
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3.5 stars
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Stonewall honor book
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A child who enjoys Grandad's stories of his travels and adventures with Gramps persuades him to fix up their old camper and take another trip, in honor of Gramps.
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4 stars
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Sibert honor book
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"This funny and informative picture book tells the story of Joseph Bazalgette, a 19th century engineer who designed London's first comprehensive sewage system. In doing so, he saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreaks that regularly plagued the city. This STEM-focused story provides a window into the past and shows how one invention went on to affect generations to come-and teaches kids how they can prevent pollution in their own neighborhoods...
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3.6 stars
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Caldecott honor book
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A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining the tiny world within it.
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5 stars
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Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
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After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.
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Pura Belpre Illustrator honor book
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Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life--one filled withlove, plenty of spice, and family.
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Geisel Award honor book
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After being told no drama and to put on his pajamas, the dinosaur is unimpressed and romps around the house undressed since human clothes are much too small for such a mighty dinosaur.
11. Watercress
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4 stars
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Caldecott winner, Newbery honor book, and Asian Pacific Islander Picture Book winner
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Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
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Coretta Scott King Illustrator honor book
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A biography of civil rights lawyer and activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree.