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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...

Mitra
Jun 6, 2025


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...

Mitra
Jun 4, 2025


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...

Mitra
Jun 3, 2025


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

Mitra
Jun 2, 2025


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...

Mitra
Jun 1, 2025


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...

Mitra
May 26, 2025


Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles
Are you tired of the philosophical picture books out recently? Does your heart heave heavy under the weight of the deep emotions in some...

Mitra
May 25, 2025


Let's Be Bees
Picture books are not just for the little ones. Your library haul would most probably have more picture books that cater to elementary...

Mitra
May 24, 2025


A Million YES's
If you are a fan of “𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘖𝘴” by DJ Corchin, it is high time that you pre-order his upcoming picture book “𝘈...

Mitra
May 22, 2025


Curry Means More
Maria, you have addressed one of my pet peeves by writing “𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦” and making it so clear that “curry” is not...

Mitra
May 18, 2025


The Jade Bracelet
Tien’s mother gives her a simple jade bangle in memory of her grandmother. Though Tien loves the Vietnamese traditions of her family, but...

Mitra
May 16, 2025


Here Is A Book
Look what found its way all the way to the library in Singapore – and now in the hands of many many readers in the tiny red dot!...

Mitra
May 16, 2025


Anjali Can!
Fans of the Anjali series, have you read “Anjali Can!” – where little Anjali discovers that their community centre is shutting down? The...

Mitra
May 14, 2025


The Greatest River
Have you read Namita’s latest book “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳” yet? I was very curious to find out how she has woven the story,...

Mitra
May 13, 2025


Meet The Mini-Mammals
While choosing a book for read-aloud, I often find reminding myself to give nonfiction an equal opportunity. However, I tend to gravitate...

Mitra
May 12, 2025


Janie Writes A Play
It is rare to find a child who has walked the halls of an elementary school but hasn’t read a creation from Jane Yolen. The writer of...

Mitra
May 8, 2025


Riding Through Rice Fields
From the author of “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘴” comes another tender story “𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴.” When...

Mitra
May 5, 2025
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