Diverse Kids (Elementary)

 

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1. Becoming Vanessa

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Author:
Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
Average Rating:
5 stars
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32 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Green Road Community - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.

2. Big feelings

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Author:
Penfold, Alexandra
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Book, Board Book
Description:
"A group of kids express a multitude of feelings and discover they are not alone"--

3. Bilal cooks daal

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Author:
Saeed, Aisha
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4.8 stars
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East Regional - Picture Books has 9
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.

4. Cece loves science

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Author:
Derting, Kimberly
Series:
Loves science
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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48 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
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Cary Regional - Picture Books has 3
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
Cece, a budding and inquisitive scientist, and her equally curious best friend Isaac conduct experiments to see whether Cece's dog Einstein will eat his vegetables.

5. Federico and the wolf

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Author:
Gomez, Rebecca J.
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5 stars
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54 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Picture Books has 3
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Cary Regional - Picture Books
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Duraleigh Road - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
A modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in which Federico rides his bicycle to the market for Abuelo's groceries, then stands up to a hungry wolf. Includes a recipe for pico de gallo and glossary of Spanish terms.

6. Here I am

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Author:
Kim, Patti
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5 stars
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Cary Regional - Picture Books has 2
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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North Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
Tells the story in pictures of a family newly immigrated to the United Sates and the challenges of starting a life in a new place.

7. Meesha makes friends

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Author:
Percival, Tom, 1977-
Series:
Big bright feelings
Average Rating:
5 stars
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Holly Springs Community - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
Meesha loves making things, but struggles to make friends until her mother takes her to a party where she meets Josh, a boy who wants to make friends, too.

8. Mixed me!

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Author:
Diggs, Taye
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5 stars
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Cary Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Picture Books
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Description:
Rhyming text shares a day in the life of a mixed-race child named Mike as he answers questions about being mixed.

9. My best, best friend

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Author:
Child, Lauren
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5 stars
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Northeast Regional - Picture Books
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Oberlin Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Southeast Regional - Picture Books
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10. My monster and me

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Author:
Hussain, Nadiya
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5 stars
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Cary Regional - Picture Books
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
"A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?"--

11. My rainy day rocket ship

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Author:
Sheppard, Markette
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5 stars
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East Regional - Picture Books
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Picture Books
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Description:
Told in rhyming text, a young African American boy, stuck inside on a rainy day, uses his imagination to create a rocket ship out of a rocking chair and takes off on an trip to a distant planet.

12. One big heart: a celebration of being more alike than different

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Author:
Davis, Linsey
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
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Cary Regional - Picture Books
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Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
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Description:
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate both diversity and commonality, as shown in one lively little classroom filled with happy children.

13. Princess Truly in I am Truly

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Author:
Greenawalt, Kelly
Series:
Princess Truly
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Picture Books
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Cary Regional - Picture Books
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books
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Description:
Princess Truly's rhyming adventures are a celebration of individuality, girl power, diversity, and dreaming big.

14. Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year

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Author:
Kim, Aram
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5 stars
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19 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Picture Books
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
"Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, is Mina's favorite day of the year. Mina can't wait to share the customs of Seollal with all of her friends at school. She will show her classmates her colorful hanbok, demonstrate how to do sebae, and then everyone will make tasty tteokguk in the cooking room. Yum! Her little brother may even join in on the fun... if he can find a way out of his bad mood. ."--

15. The world belonged to us

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Author:
Woodson, Jacqueline
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Cary Regional - Picture Books has 3
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Duraleigh Road - Picture Books
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East Regional - Picture Books has 2
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Description:
"A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer on their Brooklyn block"--