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Alma, where is pajarito ? / ¿ dónde está pajarrito ? ( almas words )

ALMA AT HOME/ EN CASA and ALMA, WHERE IS PAJARITO? /ALMA, ¿DONDE ESTA Pajarito? written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal writes and illustrates two new board books that feature the wonderful Alma whom...
A book cover with a rainbow and the words " i like your chutzpah ".

I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman

Suzy Ultman’s I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE is a board...
A picture book cover with the title mabel wants a friend.

MABEL WANTS A FRIEND written by Ariel Bernstein, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

Ariel Bernstein’s MABEL WANTS A FRIEND opens with an anti-hero as the first page declares...
A book cover with a picture of a person 's head.

JUPITER RISING written by Gary Schmdit, audio read by Christopher Gebauer

Christopher Gebauer read Gary Schmidt’s tragic prequel ORBITING RISING and now narrates JUPITER RISING, its...
A book cover with a picture of a girl in a pink dress.

THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ, written by Edith Eva Eger, audio read by Gilli Messer & Tovah Feldshuh

Dr. Edith Eva Eger’s Young Adult version of her book THE CHOICE is called THE...
A book cover with people sitting and standing around.

THEY CALL ME TEACH: LESSONS IN FREEDOM written by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome

Writer Lesa Cline-Ransome and her illustrator husband James Ransome collaborate on THEY CALL ME TEACH:...
A woman with blue hair and pink lips.

GITA DESAI IS NOT HERE TO SHUT UP written by Sonia Patel, audio read by Rukmani K. Desai

(Trigger warnings: sexual abuse and assault) Rukmani K. Desai fully expresses facets of 1992 Stanford...
A colorful picture with the words " when the world tips over ".

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER written Jandy Nelson

Jandy Nelson’s WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER had a bit of a rough beginning for...
A man in a hat and beard standing next to tents.

THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR written by Gary Golio, illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Gary Golio’s picture book biography, THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN...
A boy standing in front of some other people.

KAREEM BETWEEN written by Shafia Safadi, audio read by Peter Romano

Shafia Safadi’s KAREEM BETWEEN is a novel in verse that I concurrently read and listened...