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Language
English
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Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize, a chocolate chicken. It's springtime for the unflappable young rabbit and his overbearing big sister. Max can hardly wait to gobble up the chocolate chicken someone left on his birdbath, and Ruby wants to plan an egg hunt. Full color. All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister...
2) Love
Author
Language
English
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Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
3) Watercress
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Description
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot something growing in a ditch by the side of the road... watercress! With an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail-covered plant as they can. At first, it's embarrassing. Why can't her family get food at the grocery store? But when her mother shares the story of her family's life in...
Author
Series
Llama Llama (Picture books) volume 1
Language
English
Description
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Description
Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
Author
Series
Amy Wu volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right--none of them feels like hers"--Publisher marketing
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Lovingly illustrated by Minnie Phan, Hanh Bui’s debut picture book, The Yellow Áo Dài, is a warm story of family, identity, and remembering those who came before. Naliah is excited to perform a traditional Vietnamese Fan Dance at her school’s International Day. When she finds that her special áo dài no longer fits right, she goes to her mom’s closet to find another. She puts on a pretty yellow one—only to accidentally rip it while...
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