Bea Jackson

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1) Lily's dream: a fairy friendship

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Lily is a young fairy determined to learn to fly just like the others who soar on shimmering, jeweled-colored wings, but she’s worried her own colorless wings will never lift her off the ground. Then she meets a young girl named Willow who helps her not only discover her special magic, but the truly magical gift of friendship.

2) Parker's slumber party

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Curry, Parker

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"Parker is having a slumber party with her friends! There will be games, crafts, and even cupcakes with sprinkles! Parker and her friends do not want the fun to end. Can they stay up all night? Come along for a sleepover with Parker!"--

3) The twelve hours of Christmas

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Bailey, Jenn

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"A reimagining of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" carol, featuring a large family coming together on Christmas Day"--

4) Summer is here

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Watson, Renée

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Best of 2024 & Award Winners (E)
Summer (Picture Books)

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Follows a young girl enjoying fun and exciting activities on a perfect summer day.

5) Our beautiful colors

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Smith, Nikki Shannon

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"This delightful concept book doesn't just teach colors--it does so with a focus on brown as a celebration and a validation of Black children. As beautiful Black babies play together in a park, they discover yellow flowers, red berries, green grass, and more. This Little Golden Book offers a way for families with very young children to begin addressing themes of diversity and equality"--

6) Lulu & Zoey: a sister story

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Finison, Carrie

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Lulu and Zoey are sisters and like most sisters sometimes they quarrel or mess up each other's belongings--but in the end they make up, because they are always sisters.

7) Unstoppable: how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington

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Long, Michael G

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"This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--

8) Parker looks up: an extraordinary moment

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Curry, Parker

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Celebrate Black Authors: Picture Books

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Parker Looks Up follows Parker, along with her baby sister and her mother, and her best friend Gia and Gia's mother, as they walk the halls of a museum, seeing paintings of everyone and everything from George Washington Carver to Frida Kahlo, exotic flowers to graceful ballerinas. Then, Parker walks by Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama...and almost passes it. But she stops...and looks up! Parker saw the possibility and promise, the hopes and dreams...