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Music of the Mountains
Roohi lives in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. She is learning how to play the rabab from her Neeka Baba for the Eid...

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Jul 6


My Mad Scientist Mom: No More Mr Mice Guy (Book 2)
Have you read Ari and Mom’s latest adventure? In the second book of the beginner chapter-book series, Ari’s scientist Mom invents the...

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Jul 5


Bored Panda
Sometimes being bored is the first step towards creativity. Panda’s house loses power and the panda-pad cannot be used any more. Panda is...

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Jul 4


Finding Forgiveness
A young boy’s cherished bird escapes. The heartache and the mammoth task of looking for the lost bird is nothing compared to the...

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Jul 4


More or Less
“More or Less” is a picture book that explores themes of sharing, sustainability, simplicity, and kindness – told primarily through just...

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Jul 3


Nose to Nose
I was looking for a fun, entertaining, out-of-the-box, not-too-heavy picture book and “Nose to Nose” found me at the right moment! Toby...

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Jul 2


You're Out of Luck Alina Butt
Seventh-Grader Alina Butt has a challenging time navigating new friendship equations after the summer holidays. On top of it, it doesn’t...

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Jun 29


Literary Lineup on South Asian Food
Here’s a padlet collection of picture books that focus on South-Asian food. You can find it here or by scanning the QR Code below. Enjoy!

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Jun 29


So Over Sharing
Wow, what a book! Hadley and Willow, middle graders, meet at a conference for mom-influencers where their mothers are panelists. Their...

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Jun 25


Gabby Torres Gets A Billion Followers
Gabby Torres is a 9-year-old conservationist and starts a social media page for the Sea Musketeers Club (with parental supervision of...

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Jun 21


What A Writer Needs
When school is out, it is the perfect time to re-read books and get inspired. One of the best books ever to teach writing comes from...

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Jun 14


Ren's Pencil
“𝘙𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭” is a simple story on immigration and belonging, making new friends and a new place your home. Ren immigrates to...

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Jun 8


Wanda Hears The Stars
I had not heard of Wanda Diaz Merced until I read this book and what an inspiring biography it is! Wanda lived in a small town in Puerto...

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Jun 6


Letters To A Monster
Have you read this laugh-out-loud, hilarious book that came into the world in March this year? As the name suggests, the book comprises...

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Jun 4


Tear This Down
There’s something about the way Barbara Dee writes that makes all her books so well paced. In her most recent middle-grade creation “Tear...

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Jun 4


Made For More
This book is a celebration of a darker skin tone. Our little protagonist is of Japanese roots and Hawaiian upbringing. Like many others...

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Jun 3


Little Bird Laila
Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan’s “𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢” portrays the lived experience of so many immigrant families who do not...

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Jun 2


Sand Cakes
There’s some kind of magic in playing with sand. Almost every child has made sand cakes, sand buns, sand pies and peppered with lovely...

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Jun 1


The Arguers
Corinna Luyken’s latest creation “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘴” is very different from contemporary picture books. The illustrations and the...

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May 31


We Leap Together
In this nonfiction picture book, Christopher Silas Neal cleverly shows how a whale mother and baby are so similar to a human mother and...

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May 26
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