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Pig in Jeans

PIG IN JEANS written and illustrated by Brenda Li

Brenda Li’s full-blown sense of humor rambles rampant in her illustrations and imaginative story in...
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Untangling: Ten More Minutes (Chapter 59)

I had a hard time transitioning from life as usual to understanding that there was...
Quien salta mas:Who Jumps More

QUIEN SALTA MAS?/WHO JUMPS MOST? and others written and illustrated by Grace Lin

Grace Lin’s Storytelling Math series is out in bilingual version, each board book embracing a...
The Friday Afternoon Club

THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A FAMILY MEMOIR, written and read by Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne writes and narrates the audio of THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB: A FAMILY MEMOIR....
Thomas Jefferson's Battle

THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE: BIAS, TRUTH AND A MIGHT MOOSE written by Beth Anderson and illustrated by Jeremy Holmes

 Writer Beth Anderson and illustrator Jeremy Holmes produce a lively book that embraces STEM principles...
Hey! What's That?

HEY! WHAT’S THAT? written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton

 Sandra Boynton’s HEY! WHAT’S THAT? is another board book to fall in love with. One...
The Secret Library

THE SECRET LIBRARY written by Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon’s THE SECRET LIBRARY begins with Dally, an 11-year-old, frozen in the grief of...
Terrible Horses

TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP written by Raymond Antrobus illustrated Ken Wilson-Max

Raymond Antrobus’ TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP is a picture book...
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Untangling: No Extreme Measures (Chapter 58)

Once I signed the papers acknowledging that my mother's situation could not be improved, we...
Pieces of a Girl

PIECES OF A GIRL, written and read by Stephanie Kuehnert

Note: Trigger warnings for cutting and abuse. Stephanie Kuehnert’s YA memoir PIECES OF A GIRL...