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Jazz Age Josephine

age 4+

Jazzy bio of Josephine Baker inspiring, bittersweet.

By Jonah Winter

(2012)

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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

age 4+

Magical story of a man who devotes his life to books.

By William Joyce

(2012)

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Brick by Brick

age 4+

Rythmic, thoughtful tale of slaves building the White House.

By Charles R. Smith Jr.

(2012)

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Little Elliot, Big City

age 4+

Isolated elephant finds pal in sweet tale with dazzling art.

By Mike Curato

(2014)

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Brontorina

age 4+

Dino's gotta dance in sweet, body-positive ballet tale.

By James Howe

(2010)

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Red: A Crayon's Story

age 4+

Fresh and meaningful take on the old axiom "be yourself."

By Michael Hall

(2015)

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And Tango Makes Three

age 4+

Touching love story of male penguins teaches acceptance.

By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

(2015)

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First Grade Dropout

age 4+

Boy burns with embarrassment in hilarious, relatable tale.

By Audrey Vernick

(2015)

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The Night Gardener

age 4+

Mysterious gardener brightens gray town in magical story.

By Terry Fan, Eric Fan

(2016)

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How This Book Was Made

age 4+

Hilarious look at writing a book -- with pirates and tigers!

By Mac Barnett

(2016)

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We're All Wonders

age 4+

Boy who's different promotes kindness in fresh empathy tale.

By R.J. Palacio

(2017)

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Zombelina School Days

age 4+

Silly fun as dancing zombie girl breaks out at school.

By Kristyn Crow

(2017)

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Sparkle Boy

age 4+

Strong family, acceptance rule in sweet stereotype-buster.

By Lesléa Newman

(2017)

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Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

age 4+

Gorgeous, upbeat book about strength in our differences.

By Sonia Sotomayor

(2019)

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The Cool Bean

age 4+

Sweet, whimsical tale encourages empathy and kindness.

By Jory John

(2020)

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The Good Egg

age 4+

Witty, delightful tale encourages self-care and acceptance.

By Jory John

(2019)

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This Is a Moose

age 4+

Misfit moose defies expectations in funny movie-shoot tale.

By Richard T. Morris

(2014)

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You Matter

age 4+

Beautiful message of self-worth has gorgeous illustrations.

By Christian Robinson

(2020)

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Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

age 4+

Biracial girl embraces her uniqueness in charming story.

By Monica Brown

(2011)

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The Day You Begin

age 4+

Encouraging advice for kids who feel excluded or less than.

By Jacqueline Woodson

(2018)

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