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DO YOU REMEMBER?, by Sydney Smith
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@sydneydraws @nealporterbooks @holidayhousebks #earthwindandfire #noseriouslyidbeenplanningthisforweeks #theniforgot #september21 #raisingreaders #lossofaparent #picturebookstagram
Libraries are a gift. Last night I took a free class @arlingtonvalib makerspace @apl.theshop and learned to use a @glowforge purchased for the community by @friendsofthearlingtonlibrary . Sure, I love books, but books are only the beginning of what you’ll find at your local library. Please support yours!
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ROCKET SAYS SPEAK UP, by @nathanbryon @dapsdraws @randomhousekids about library use and activism in support of libraries as a community resource!
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#friendsofthelibrary #lifelonglearning #glowforgemade #makerspaces #arlingtonva
Bedtime reading with @absolutelymindy @kidsplacelive — sweet dreams!
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@xfang_studio @tundrabooks Dim Sum Palace posted separately!
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@landisblair @holidayhousebks @pgreenboat @rockypondbooks @penguinclassroom @danielmiyaresdoodles @danielnayeri @levinequerido #kitonlit #raisingreaders #mauricesendak #librariansofinstagram #readersadvisory #kidsplacelive
A visual guide to the history behind some of your favorite Chinese dishes, served up in a delectable mix of history, folklore, legends and myths. Arranged like a meal, from appetizers to desserts, so curl up with a cup of tea (there’s a section on that, too!) and dig in! And, yes, I made ginormous fortune cookies for Grace when I introduced her at #natbookfest — you’ll have to read the book to learn their origin story!
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CHINESE MENU: THE HISTORY, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD, by Grace Lin
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(3rd photo is a screen grab from Grace’s feed!)
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@pacylin @littlebrownyoungreaders @lbschool #chinesemenu #chinesefolklore #nonfictionforkids #kitonlit
Mad respect for food content creators. 😅
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“Challah day! It’s challah day! Challah baked with love today!” With a chipper, lilting cadence and equally cheery illustrations, a family turns sabbath bread-baking into an all-hands-on-deck celebration. Any day can be a challah day, and this is the perfect pick to enjoy between rises.
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CHALLAH DAY!, by Charlotte Offsay & Jason Kirschner
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@picturebookrecommendations @jkirsch118 @holidayhousebks #challahbread #challahday #jewishkidsbooks #breadbaking #kitonlit
Shana Tova! Judaism has myriad iterations and plays well with others. This celebration of Rosh Hashanah parallel’s a family’s springtime Lunar New Year festivities in a warm reminder that faith need not be binary and traditions can be as dynamic as each individual celebrant. With a robust visual glossary and joyously detailed illustrations, this is a story you’ll return to year-round for unifying themes.
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TWO NEW YEARS, by Richard Ho & Lynn Scurfield
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@richkarho @lynndoodle @chroniclekidsbooks #shanatova #lunarnewyear #kidspicturebooks #kitonlit #multiculturalfamily
Diapers aren’t cheap. A book about butts is a no-brainer for me, and a portion of the proceeds from this vivacious, body-positive abecedary will benefit the National Diaper Bank Network. With artwork by notables like Vanessa Brantley Newton, Flavia Z Drago, Elise Gravel, & Zachariah Ohoro, your kids will giggle at the story while you’ll smile knowing you helped provide a necessity for a family in need.
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THE ALPHABUTT BOOK, from @huggies + @sourcebookskids
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#thealphabuttbook #kidspicturebooks @diapernetwork #inclusivebooks #abecedary #kitonlit
If Merriam-Webster says @prideandlessprejudice IS Pre-K (noun), it must be true. Here are about HALF of this year’s selections going out now to classrooms across the U.S. 🤩
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#seeyourselfbeyourself #queerkidlit #booksforall #kitonlit @merriamwebster
A 2016 homegoing visit to Senegal inspired research into family roots that run hundreds of years deep in Maryland, here imagining her ancestors’ lives in pointed and powerful verse interspersed with personal reflections on the discoveries. Accented with scratchboard illustrations by her son, this is unparalleled genealogy that connects with African royalty and Eastern Shore luminaries like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. IMO it’s this award winning poet’s finest work, and an outstanding curricular addition.
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KIN: ROOTED IN HOPE, by Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford
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@caroleweatherford @simonkids @ssedlib #kinrootedinhope #novelinverse #blackhistory365 #easternshoremd #nonfictionforkids #kitonlit #elateachers @triiibechief
This is the most charismatic book in the room. The one that tells outrageous stories, full of bravado yet truths — the one you want to sit next to at a dinner party. An impeccable collision of art history, forensics, and the truth-is-wilder-than fiction heist of the world’s most famous portrait, with political context, a conversational tone, and staccato shifts in focus that’ll entrance middle grade and YA nonfiction readers. Utterly sensational.
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THE MONA LISA VANISHES, by Nicholas Day and illus. by Brett Helquist
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@randomhousestudio @randomhousekids @bynicholasday @bhelquist #themonalisavanishes #middlegradebooks #nonfictionforkids #pleasegivethisthesibert #kitonlit #librariansofinstagram #arttheft #lagioconda
When your friend brings the best casewrap reveal you’ve seen in ages, and instead of the coffees you’ve ordered now all you can think about is dumplings. This dreamy “In the Night Kitchen” send-up about a little girl who meets dumpling royalty takes the (moon)cake for its detailed endpapers and genius undercover design. Now where’s that cart with the sesame balls…?
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DIM SUM PALACE, by X. Fang
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#dimsumpalace #inthenightkitchen @xfang_studio @tundrabooks #kidsbookstagram #casecoverreveal #picturebookstagram #kitonlit @froggyevn