Category Archives: Multicultural

Plants: Words of the World and Animals: Words of the World, illustrated by Motomitsu Maehara

Posted on July 26, 2021 by susanh579

Plants: Words of the World  and Animals: Words of the World, illustrated by Motomitsu Maehara. Blue Dot, 2021. 9781736226438, 9781736226445 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book Genre: Picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman. Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. 9780525579748 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book? A diverse group of … Continue reading →

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Birds / Ocean Animals: Words of the World by Motomitsu Maehara

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Birds (9781735000565) / Ocean Animals (9781735000558): Words of the World by Motomitsu Maehara. Blue Dot Kids, 2021 Format: Board Book Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  4 What did you like about the book?  These are … Continue reading →

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The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson, illustrated by Kate Hindley

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson, illustrated by Kate Hindley. Candlewick Press, 9781536212013, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading →

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Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by AG Ford

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by A.G. Ford. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020. 9780374307523 Format:  Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  4  Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Rhyming Picture Book  What did you like about the book?  … Continue reading →

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Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara

Posted on December 27, 2019 by kyurenka

  Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara, Candlewick Press, 9780763689773, 2019. Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5  (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book? This memorable text lovingly shares … Continue reading →

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The Phoenix of Persia by Sally Pomme Clayton, illustrated by Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif

Posted on December 26, 2019 by kyurenka

    The Phoenix of Persia by Sally Pomme Clayton, illustrated by Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif, Tiny Owl, 9781910328439, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Adventure What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Mama Goose by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, illustrated by Maribel Suarez

Posted on November 16, 2019 by kyurenka

 Mama Goose by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, illustrated by Maribel Suarez, Disney Hyperion, 9781368045414, c2004, 2019 Format: Board book Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book: … Continue reading →

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Bloody Seoul by Sonia Patel

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Stephanie Tournas

Bloody Seoul by Sonia Patel. Cinco Puntos Press, 2019. 9781947627215 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? A satisfying story of a bad boy who makes good. … Continue reading →

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My Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. Villanueva

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Stephanie Tournas

My Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. Villanueva. Scholastic, 2019. 9781338310504 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Ten year old Sab is about to turn … Continue reading →

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