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• How Sweet the Sound

  Alexander, Kwame.

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  Come dance to the music of yesterday's stories and tomorrow's dreams with Kwame Alexander's melodious narrative of the history of Black music in America, accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Charly Palmer."-- "Have you played the soundtrack…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Glenn Burke, Game Changer

  the Man Who Invented the High Five

  Bildner, Phil

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  An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five, the world's most recognizable handshake.

• I See Color

  An Affirmation and Celebration of Our Diverse World

  Bolling, Valerie

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• They Built Me for Freedom

  the Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park

  Ellis, Tonya Duncan

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  Bringing to life the 150-year story of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, and the origins of Juneteenth, this moving picture book, with lyrical text and vibrant artwork, is an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage and joy of Black America.

• We Who Produce Pearls

  Ho, Joanna

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  An anthem for Asian America that celebrates the richness and diversity within the Asian American identity and serves as a reminder of our self worth, our legacy and most of all, our destiny.

• Aloha Everything

  George, Kaylin Melia

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  When Ano, a courageous young girl, begins to dance the hula--a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history and folklore of the Hawaiian people, she comes to understand the true meaning of aloha.

• Aunt Sue's Stories

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  An illustrated picture book of Langston Hughes's classic 1926 poem about a Black boy listening to a relative's shadow-crossed stories of slavery honors a culture's history keepers.

• Jugo fresco

  Liu-Trujillo, Robert

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  Cuando el padre de Art no puede deshacerse de un resfriado, Art sabe exactamente lo que su papi necesita: ¡un delicioso jugo mata-resfriados! Después de buscar en su refrigerador y en la alacena, descubren que les hace falta un ingrediente clave:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eli and the Uncles

  Madhani, Jehan

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  Young Eli's eight adoring uncles, each bigger and taller than the last, have a unique personality and beard, each elegant to behold, as Eli says good-nights one by one, in a countdown to bedtime book.

• And She Was Loved

  Toni Morrison's Life in Stories

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis

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  From imaginative child to visionary storyteller, Toni Morrison was a fiercely inspiring writer that helped change the world. This poetic picture book biography is part love letter and part biography, praising the power of this Nobel Prize winner.