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2) Amara's farm
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English
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A young girl named Amara asks readers to help her search for pumpkins on her farm in preparation for a potluck with her friends, in this joyful celebration of cool-weather fruits and vegetables.
3) Hair love
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English
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"A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self."--
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English
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"A young boy's imagination takes off as he gazes at family photos, whisking him off on a fantastical journey. Along the way, the boy tries exciting and bold new things, ventures into unexplored worlds, and forms deep connections with his multicultural heritage and the ancestors who imbue him with the strength and courage to make a difference. Amerie has written a moving, sweeping, and deeply loving story that is inspired by her own family. It is a...
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Black History Month 2023 Children
Black Voices | Kids PEQ
DEN - You Can Do It! 💪
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
Black Voices | Kids PEQ
DEN - You Can Do It! 💪
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
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A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.
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English
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Black Voices | Kids PEQ
DEN: Across the Universe! ⭐
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Women's History (Children)
DEN: Across the Universe! ⭐
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Women's History (Children)
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When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.
10) You matter to me
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English
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"Biscuit the dog is adopted from the shelter and loves his new home and his new human family. The dad, especially, takes good care of Biscuit and is the person who walks him the most. But Biscuit soon realizes that not everyone shares his feelings about his human. His human is Black, and some people in the neighborhood are scared by that. Some people hold their purses closer, or tighten their grip on their children's hands. With honest, age-appropriate...
11) Grandma's purse
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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First edition.
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English
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"When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, her granddaughter cannot wait to see what treasures she has hidden in her purse."--
12) Becoming Vanessa
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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First edition.
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English
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Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.
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