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• Dreamers

  Morales, Yuyi,

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  Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It’s the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat!

  Raúl the Third, 1976-

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  Little Lobo is a lively picture book that follows Little Lobo as he helps prepare for a big wrestling show featuring his hero, El Toro. Along the way, he visits colorful food trucks in his vibrant border town, picking up delicious dishes and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge

  Raul the Third, 1976-

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  Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé have a new truck and they are using it to carry party supplies over the bridge with their pals El Toro and La Oink Oink. The line is long and everyone on the bridge is stuck. How will they pass the time? Eventually…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Wonder Grows

  Gonzalez, Xelena,

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  In this gentle and imaginative picture book, two granddaughters explore their grandmother’s special garden filled with rocks, crystals, seashells, and meteorites. As Grandma shares the stories behind each treasure, the girls discover the wonder of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Popo the Xolo

  Lopez, Paloma Angelina,

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  This moving picture book explores grief, love, and remembrance through the journey of Nana and her loyal Xolo dog, Popo. Inspired by Indigenous traditions of Mictlān, the story gently introduces children to the idea of life, death, and honoring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dream Catcher

  Verdad, Marcelo,

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  Some people dream of perfect waves, fancy castles, or piloting a plane. Others dream of someone to laugh and play with all day long. Some just dream of having a meal for the next day. And little Miguel? As he and Abuelito work in the hot Oaxacan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Camping Trip That Changed America

  Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks

  Rosenstock, Barb,

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  President Theodore Roosevelt (Teedie) and conservationist John Muir (Johnnie) have almost nothing in common. So when Teedie asks Johnnie to take him camping for three days in the Yosemite mountains, no one realizes that their new friendship will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tree Lady

  the True Story of How One Tree-loving Woman Changed a City Forever

  Hopkins, H. Joseph,

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  This inspiring picture book tells the true story of Kate Sessions, a pioneer who helped transform San Diego from a dry desert town into a city filled with beautiful parks and trees. Through determination and vision, she used her love of plants to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Bridge Will Not Be Gray

  Eggers, Dave,

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  The Golden Gate Bridge is the most famous bridge in the world. It is also, not entirely coincidentally, the world’s only bright-orange bridge. But it wasn’t supposed to be that way.

• My Papi Has a Motorcycle

  Quintero, Isabel,

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  Love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.

• Wake, Sleepy One

  California Poppies and the Super Bloom

  Kerr, Lisa D., 1980-

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  Told in flowing, lyrical prose and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Wake, Sleepy One traces the remarkable journey of the California poppy—from a tiny seed, to a blooming flower, and finally to the breathtaking phenomenon of a rare…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barrio Rising

  the Protest That Built Chicano Park

  Águila, María Dolores,

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  Barrio Rising is a vivid historical fiction account of the community activism behind San Diego’s Chicano Park—home to the largest outdoor mural collection in the U.S.—and just one example of the Mexican American community’s rich history of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Speak in Spanglish

  Mancillas, Monica,

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  Mexican American boy Sami loves combining Spanish and English to make Spanglish and is eager to share his language and joy with his skeptical Abuela and his vibrant community.

• A Day With No Words

  Hammond, Tiffany,

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  Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.

• The Mochi Makers

  Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon,

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  A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous celebration of family, tradition, and the memories that matter most. Includes information on mochi and a recipe.

• A Kurta to Remember

  Pandya, Gauri Dalvi,

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  An Indian child is afraid to move to a new country and leave her grandparents behind, until a special kurta from Aaji helps ease their worries. Marathi words are featured throughout, with definitions included at the back.

• Danbi's Favorite Day

  Kim, Anna,

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  Danbi invites her friends to celebrate Children's Day like she did in Korea and is worried the picnic behind her parents' deli falls short of the kites and magic train rides she promised her friends.

• Tala Learns to Siva

  Netane, Kealani,

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  Against an ocean backdrop, Tala watches in awe as Aunty Sina performs the taualuga, her hands dancing like rolling waves. When Aunty shows her the moves, Tala's "legs wobbled... wrists stiffened," and she cries in frustration. Acknowledging her own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waci! Dance!

  Speidel, Sage,

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  A mother shares Lakota cultural experiences with her daughter in this gorgeous depiction of a powwow. Lakota words throughout.

• A Land of Books

  Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters

  Tonatiuh, Duncan,

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  In Tonatiuh's engaging picture book, a Mexihcah child describes intricate wordless volumes created in Mesoamerica before the arrival of Europeans, interweaving Nahuatl words defined in a glossary: "Our parents are tlahcuilohqueh, painters of words.…Read moreRead more of this annotation