Christian Robinson
1) You matter
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
2) Another
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world"--
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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2023 Monarch Award Nominees
K&T - Black Joy - Fiction
SGD 2023 Monarch Nominees
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
K&T - Black Joy - Fiction
SGD 2023 Monarch Nominees
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Description
While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
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English
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Black History Month
Find Your Voice! Babies & Pre-K
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Find Your Voice! Babies & Pre-K
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
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Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty -- and fun -- in their routine and the world around them.
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Celebrate Women's History Month - YOUTH
K&T - Black History Month
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Celebrate Women's History Month - YOUTH
K&T - Black History Month
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Description
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
6) Gaston
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park."--Title page verso.
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Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Cozy Up with Winter Library Club 2023
OBD Winter Picture Books - YOUTH
Snow Much Fun! - ROD Children's
OBD Winter Picture Books - YOUTH
Snow Much Fun! - ROD Children's
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"During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play"--
11) Twenty questions
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead--to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to...
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Batavia Public Library Wonderbooks - YOUTH
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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Description
Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.
14) Rain!
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Language
English
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"As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear." --
16) The bench
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons--moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort"--
18) Antoinette
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Raised in a family of talented bulldogs, Antoinette the poodle wonders what makes her special. She gets the chance to prove herself and find what she's good at when puppy Ooh-la-la goes missing"--
19) Tú importas
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Publisher
Libros del Zorro Rojo
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
Este álbum para primeros lectores explora de manera brillante e inteligente muchas perspectivas diferentes, tanto para entender el mundo como para aceptar y respetar a los demás con sus diferencias y, por supuesto, a nosotros mismos. En su mensaje, simple y claro, "Tú importas" (You matter) resuena una esperanza de cambio que...
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English
Description
"Hardly anyone noticed young Sally McCabe. She was the smallest girl in the smallest grade. But Sally notices everything--from the twenty-seven keys on the janitor's ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. And when she takes a chance and stands up to the bullies, she finds that one small girl can make a big difference."--Publisher.