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Tami Charles
Free verse celebrates Black creativity and the histories of Black and brown women and men. Watercolor-and-collage art accompanies the poem's affirming account of Black and brown heritage. The book includes a list of historical figures, along with a glossary and notes from its author and illustrator. Its subject joins creative expression with historical memory and cultural heritage.
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Vamos! Let’s Go ReadRaúl the Third, illustrated by Raúl the ThirdLittle Lobo, his dog Bernabé, and friends Coco Rocho, Kooky Dooky, and La Chida visit their town library’s yearly book festival. Traveling by delivery wagon and skateboard, they explore activities tied to literature, learning, and their community. Bernabé looks for romance novels, La Chida finds a tool-lending library connected to her skatepark, and Little Lobo seeks Lucha Libre comics. Festival visitors can also create a luchador identity and make zines about their origins. Spanish and English appear together alongside Mexican and Mexican American cultural references.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Power of SnowBob RaczkaRhyming text follows a snowy landscape as the number of snowflakes increases exponentially. Each page includes math formulas that track the multiplying flakes and asks how long it will take to pass one hundred. Paper-collage and digital illustrations show the land becoming more deeply covered in snow, with endnotes providing additional material.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Are Lions!Jens MattssonThe narrator and his big brother are biracial siblings who pretend to be lions and share wild adventures. The older brother becomes sick. His illness involves hospitalization and hair loss, yet their imagined adventures continue. Playing lions is the game they share. The older brother’s illness changes the circumstances of that play. Unusual mixed-media illustrations move between savanna scenes and their everyday life.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details