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I've got some books lined up to read to my Kindergarten students for #IReadCanadian day today! @nvo_itsadraw @GroundwoodBooks @Ruth_Ohi @scholasticCDA @ashleyspires @KidsCanPress @helainebecker @scholasticCDA
When Ellie's grandfather moves in with her, he is now in a 13-yr-old boy's body thanks to an experiment with a new jellyfish species. Now Ellie has to help her grandfather break into his lab to get the jellyfish back. Great book & sequel! By Jennifer Holm @randomhousekids
Sulwe has skin "the color of midnight" but gets teased about it & tries lightening her skin tone. When a shooting star tells her the legend of Night & Day, she realizes how strong & beautiful she is. Lovely text, powerful illios! @Lupito_Nyongo @VashtiHarrison @SimonKIDS
After losing her mom when younger, facts, schedules & routines shape Kallie's life. When a faceless man hands her a puzzle box, she unleashes something she doesn't understand-but how does she face what's outside her way of thinking & seeing? Great book @marinacohen @MacKidsBooks
In grey woods, a boy & leashed dog meet swans on a pond, which carry them through natural beauty. After freeing his dog & leashing a swan, things change & the boy must come to a new understanding of relationships with animals. Gorgeous,wordless PB #GeraldoValerio @GroundwoodBooks
A powerful graphic memoir based on @GeorgeTakei 's early life in an internment camp & how that horrible experience & his father's faith in democracy empowered him to be such a strong advocate for social justice. Highly rec'd! @JustinEisinger @harmimimi @topshelfcomix
"Maybe the world doesn't need my art but I need my art"
~Grace Lin
Powerful, touching, poignant.
You need your art, Grace @pacylin but we need it too! 😃
@scbwi #SCBWISummerSpec @JaneYolen & @heidieys Heidi Stemple shared their new PB, coming soon. A tornado, blizzard, forest fire, & hurricane may be powerful but the human spirit is also powerful & enduring. Great illios by @HowdyMates Kristen & Kevin Howdeshell @randomhousekids
I absolutely 💝 the Skulduggery Pleasant series! He & Valkyrie have to stop Abyssinia's plot to pitch a war between sorcerers & mortals. Also, Valkyrie faces mental health issues even as she tries to find the lost fragments of her sister's soul. @DerekLandy @HarperCollinsUK
Ray, a light bulb, lives his life in a closet, seeing things only for brief moments, then falling into a dreamless sleep. One day he's put into a portable lantern, taken far away, & sees things he could never have dreamed of! Highly rec'd! @MariannaCoppo @randomhousekids