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CHILDREN’S BOOKS, WEEK OF 1-9-2023

Are your stars like my stars? / by Leslie Helakoski ; illustrated by Heidi Woodward Sheffield.
As big as the sky / by Carolyn Rose ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.
Be you! / Peter H. Reynolds.
The bear’s garden / Marcie Colleen ; illustrated by Alison Oliver.
The best kind of bear / Greg Gormley ; illustrated by David Barrow.
The big bed / Bunmi Laditan ; pictures by Tom Knight.
The big day / by Terry Lee Caruthers ; illustrated by Robert Casilla.
Big feelings / Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman.
Cassandra, animal psychic. # 2, Out on a limb / Isabelle Bottier ; Hâeláene Canac ; coloring by Drac ; translation by Norwyn MacTâire.
Charlie takes his shot : how Charlie Sifford broke the color barrier in golf / Nancy Churnin ; pictures by John Joven.
A child’s introduction to African American history : the experience, people, and events that shaped our country / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by Lynn G. Gaines.
Escape North : Underground Railroad / Virginia Loh-Hagan.
The escape of Robert Smalls : a daring voyage out of slavery / by Jehan Jones-Radgowski ; illustrated by Poppy Kang.
From the heart of Africa : a book of wisdom / [compiled by] Eric Walters.
I am a promise / Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce with Ashley Rousseau ; Illustrated by Rachel Moss.
I am farmer : growing an environmental movement in Cameroon / Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul ; illustrations by Elizabeth Zunon.
I am perfectly designed / Karamo Brown and Jason “Rachel” Brown ; illustrated by Anoosha Syed.
I love you more than … / by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
Idriss and his marble / written by Renâe Gouichoux ; illustrated by Zaèu.
Intersection allies : we make room for all / by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi ; illustrations by Ashley Seil Smith.
It’s big brother time! / written by Nandini Ahuja ; illustrated by Catalina Echeverri.
Lift every voice and sing ; a celebration of the African American national anthem / James Weldon Johnson ; illustrationed by Elizabeth Catlett ; foreword by Ashley Bryan.
Little dreamers : visionary women around the world / Vashti Harrison.
Loretta’s gift / Pat Zietlow Miller and Alea Marley.
Love by Sophia / Jim Averbeck and Yasmeen Ismail.
The magician’s hat / written by Malcolm Mitchell ; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff.
Making their voices heard : the inspiring friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe / words by Vivian Kirkfield ; art by Alleanna Harris.
Mama Mable’s all-gal big band jazz extravaganza! / written and illustrated by Annie Sieg.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial : a stone of hope / by Joanne Mattern.
May saves the day / by Laura Gehl ; illustrated by Serena Lombardo.
Missing daddy / Mariame Kaba ; illustrated by Bria Royal.
Move the crowd / song lyrics by Eric Barrier and William Griffin ; illustrations by Kirk Parrish.
My friend / written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
My hair is magic! / M.L. Marroquin ; illustrated by Tonya Engel.
My mommy medicine / written by Edwidge Danticat ; illustrated by Shannon Wright.
My rainbow / by Trinity and DeShanna Neal ; illustrated by Art Twink.
My rainy day rocket ship / Markette Sheppard ; art by Charly Palmer.
The night is yours / Abdul-Razak Zachariah ; illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo.
The Ninja Club sleepover / Laura Gehl ; illustrated by Mackenzie Haley.
No frogs in school / by A. LaFaye ; illustrated by âEglantine Ceulemans.
Northbound : a train ride out of segregation / Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Not ’til tomorrow, Phoebe / written by Julie Zwillich ; illustrated by Denise Holmes.
Off to see the sea / words by Nikki Grimes ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.
Peyton picks the perfect pie : a Thanksgiving celebration / story by Jack Bishop ; illustrations by Michelle Mee Nutter.
Pippa’s night parade / by Lisa Robinson ; illustrated by Lucy Fleming.
Princess Truly in my magical, sparkling curls / by Kelly Greenawalt ; illustrated by Amariah Rauscher.
Rainbow : a first book of pride / by Michael Genhart, PhD ; illustrated by Anne Passchier.
Reading Beauty / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrated by Meg Hunt.
Right now / Jessica Olien.
Rosie the dragon and Charlie say good night / by Lauren H. Kerstein ; illustrated by Nate Wragg.
The secret cat / written and illustrated by Katarina Strèomgêard ; English language translation, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
Snow globe wishes / by Erin Dealey ; pictures by Claire Shorrock.
Stompin’ at the Savoy : how Chick Webb became the King of drums / Moira Rose Donohue ; illustrated by Laura Freeman.
A story about Afiya / [written by] James Berry ; [illustrated by] Anna Cunha.
Sun / Alison Oliver.
Sweet dreams, Zaza / written and illustrated by Mylo Freeman.
T-Bone the drone / Shanda McCloskey.
There’s only one you / by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook ; illustrated by Rosie Butcher.
This love : a celebration of harmony around the world / by Isabel Otter ; illustrated by Harriet Lynas.
Tomorrow most likely / words by Dave Eggers ; pictures by Lane Smith.
Twins / Mike Ciccotello.
Two problems for Sophia / by Jim Averbeck and [illustrated by] Yasmeen Ismail.
The very last castle / by Travis Jonker ; illustrated by Mark Pett.
We are brothers / Yves Nadon ; illustrated by Jean Claverie.
The world is awake : a celebration of everyday blessings / written by Linsey Davis with Joseph Bottum ; illustrated by Lucy Fleming.
The Yawns are coming! / Christopher Eliopoulos.
You be mommy / written by Karla Clark ; illustrated by Zoe Persico.
Zuri Ray tries ballet / written by Tami Charles ; illustrated by Sharon Sordo.