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My Hair Is a Garden

Cozbi A. Cabrera

After teasing about her hair, a girl finds affirmation in a neighbor's garden and a wider understanding of beauty.

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Black Is a Rainbow Color

Angela Joy

Ekua Holmes

This lyrical reflection gathers color, protest, memory, and pride into a celebration of Black identity.

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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty

David Roberts

Rosie builds marvelous inventions in secret until a beloved aunt shows her that failure belongs inside engineering.

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Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty

David Roberts

Ada's endless questions turn everyday observations into a celebration of curiosity, science, and persistence.

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Areli Is a Dreamer

Areli Morales

Luisa Uribe

A young immigrant girl finds language, books, and possibility as she adjusts to life in the United States.

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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Carmen Agra Deedy

Michael Austin

In this Cuban folktale retelling, Martina tests her suitors with coffee before deciding whom to trust.

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Too Many Tamales

Gary Soto

Ed Martinez

At Christmas, a girl panics when she thinks she has lost her mother's ring in the tamale dough.

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Planting Stories

Anika Aldamuy Denise

Paola Escobar

This biography introduces librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre through books, puppets, and bilingual service.

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Waiting for the Biblioburro

Monica Brown

John Parra

Children in a rural village wait for the traveling library donkeys that bring books, stories, and possibility.

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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

Samantha R. Vamos

Rafael López

This cumulative bilingual tale follows farm workers, ingredients, and a shared stew pot from field to table.

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