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A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and […]
Don’t miss this wholly original celebration of the power of imagination, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson. A box is just a box…unless it’s not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit […]
Synopsis This informational picture book about the renowned potter Juan Quezada of Mexico is organized in a three-part structure. The basic story of how Quezada makes his pots according to the ancient methods of the Casas Grandes people is told in the form of a rhyme based on “The House That Jack Built.” Narrative prose […]
My name is Marisol McDonald, and I don’t match. At least, that’s what everyone tells me. Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. And don’t even think of asking her to choose one or […]
One fine morning, a rooster sets off to see the world. Soon he’s joined by two cats, then three frogs, then four turtles, then five fish. But one group by one, his new friends decide to head home, leaving the rooster alone again — and ready to return to his own comfortable home as well. […]
Our featured book for this month is I’m Not Just a Scribble by Diane Alber. Scribble, the book’s main character, never thought he was different until he met his first drawing. Then, After being left out because he didn’t look like everyone else. Scribble teaches the drawings how to accept each other for who they […]
The Florida Libraries Journal has featured the Soar in 4 community collaboration on pages 20 and 21. Read it here….
Our featured book for this month is Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Anderson and Guy Parker-Rees. Giraffes Can’t Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it’s harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance […]
Our featured book for this month is Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter is well aware that there is a new baby in the house. His mother shushes him when he makes his tower of blocks fall. And he’s also well aware that the new baby’s a girl. For everything that used to be […]
Our featured book for this month is It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr. Told with Todd Parr’s signature wit and wisdom, It’s Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding, and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format. The book features the bold, bright colors and silly scenes that made […]
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