Jennifer Knight
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Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3: A Counting Book
This will be a story time hit well beyond Appalachia. A first purchase for public libraries.
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Rain Before Rainbows
An uplifting book with a timeless message—that tomorrow will be better.
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Ritu Weds Chandni
With a dearth of picture books authentically addressing marriage traditions within the South Asian community, and particularly LGBTQ+ couples, this is a welcome attempt at rectification.
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Puppy in My Head: A Book About Mindfulness
Make room for this one-of-a-kind book that explains emotions in a way kids can understand…even if it is a tad abstract.
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Hamilton
Skip this one; other treatments of Hamilton’s life are more useful for report writing and sharing as a picture book. Try Teri Kanefield’s The Making of America: Alexander Hamilton for a more report-worthy title, or David Adler and Matt Collins’s A Picture Book of Alexander Hamilton for a similar illustrated approach with more punch.
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Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers: A Story of Revolution and Art
A fascinating introduction to two contemporary artists who battled adversity and hardships to pursue the higher calling of creative expression. Purchase for large collections where picture book biographies are in demand.
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How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
This accessible title warrants shelf space. A solid jumping-off point for students working on reports about the suffragette movement.
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Saving Lady Liberty: Joseph Pulitzer’s Fight for the Statue of Liberty
Although biographies about Pulitzer aren’t likely to fly off the shelf, this one is a good jumping-off point for discussions of civic responsibility and philanthropy. A solid, if somewhat additional, purchase for most libraries.
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Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments
Purchase for collections that regularly serve homeschooled populations or teachers.
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