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Picture Books January 2020
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| Freedom Soup by Tami Charles; illustrated by Jacqueline AlcántaraWhat it’s about: Belle and Ti Gran dance and cook their way through New Year’s Day as Ti Gran tells her granddaughter about the Haitian Revolution, and why they celebrate freedom with a delicious, traditional soup.
Art alert: Bursting with brilliant hues and dynamic lines, the illustrations in Freedom Soup immerse readers in the rhythm of dance, the exhilaration of revolution, and the warmth of a family kitchen.
Don’t miss: the recipe included at the end. |
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Go, Girls, Go!
by Frances Gilbert
A rollicking, girl-power celebration of vehicles features female drivers and pilots at the helm. Piloting fire trucks, trains, tractors, and more, the girls in this book are on the go! Join them for an exuberant journey that celebrates how girls can drive anything.
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Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon
by Virginia Loh-Hagan
A retelling of the Nian legend follows the experiences of a young girl who takes action when her village is threatened by a dragon, in a culturally inspired picture book that also explains why the Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days.
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P is for Poppadoms! : An Indian Alphabet Book
by Kabir Sehgal
A celebration of the people, places and animals of India pairs each letter of the English alphabet with culturally inspired objects, from “Aam” and “Chai” to “Yoga” and “Zaban.”
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The Serious Goose
by Jimmy Kimmel
Complemented by a mylar mirror for making faces, a picture-book debut by the late-night host depicts a whimsically tongue-in-cheek goose who rediscovers its sense of humor while reminding young readers to take “serious” approaches to silliness.
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Chinese New Year Colors
by Rich Lo
A bilingual color concept primer celebrates a rainbow of traditions and objects associated with the Chinese New Year, providing the English and Chinese words for such examples as firecrackers, lucky coins and sweet peanut puffs.
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Big Breath : a Guided Meditation for Kids
by William Meyer
Calm your worries and build your bravery — or just relax during a busy day or wind down before bed. In Big Breath, William Meyer’s gentle prompts, alongside Brittany R. Jacobs’s wonderful illustrations, make meditation as fun as a game, but with big results.
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Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle : How Animals Get Ready for Winter
by Laura Purdie Salas
Fact-filled rhymes and evocative natural-world artwork depict a variety of familiar wild animals, from snakes and foxes to hummingbirds and whales, who survive the cold winter season through migration or hibernation.
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Ink! : 100 Fun Facts About Octopuses, Squid, and More
by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
Presents information about cephalopods, including details about the evolution, physical characteristics, and behavior of such sea creatures as octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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