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- The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems
- I Like it When... / Me gusta cuando… by Mary Murphy
- Baby Loves Quarks! / ¡Al bebé le encantan los quarks! by Ruth Spiro
- ¡Lluvia! / Rain! by Linda Ashman
- Little Eva Loves/ La Pequeña Eva Adora by Rebecca Elliot
- Baby loves coding! / ¡Al bebé le encanta codificar! by Ruth Spiro
- Fire trucks/ Camiones de Bomberos by Nadia Higgins
- 101 Animal Words/ 101 Nombres de Animales by Flying Frog Publishing
- Singing / Cantando de Colores by Lil’ Libros
- Mamá Goose by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
- My Body by Jill McDonald
- My Busy Body by Silver Dolphin
- Stick and Stone/ Palo y Piedra by Beth Ferry, Tom Lichtenheld ; translated by Carlos. E. Calvo
- First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Baby loves Aerospace Engineering! / ¡Al bebé le encanta la ingeniería aerospacial! by Ruth Spiro
- Very First Words: Colors by Usborne Publishing
- 1000 Bilingual Words/ 1000 Palabras Bilingües by Dawn Sirett
- Fruits in Suits by Jared Chapman
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- A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka
- Alma And How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
- Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- Knock, Knock by Daniel Beaty
- There Is A Bird On Your Head! by Mo Willems
- We Are In A Book! by Mo Willems
- More, More, More Said The Baby by Vera B. Williams
- Last Stop On Market Street by Matt De La Peña
- A Is For Activist by Innosanto Nagara
- A Litle Spot Stays Home by Diane Alber
- Grace For President by Kelly DiPucchio
- Let The Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson
- Paula and the Pandemic by Dorothea Laurence
- On Our Street by Jillian Roberts and Jaime Casap
- The Colors Of Us by Karen Katz
- What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky
- What Is COVID-19? by Alexis Roumanis
- What Is Social Distancing? by Lindsey Coker Luckey
- What’s The Difference? by Doyin Richards
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
- Because by Mo Willems
- Bugs and Us by Patricia J. Murphy
- Flowers by Emily Bone
- Green Green by Maria and Baldev Lamba
- Hey, Wall by Susan Verde
- Horrible Bear! by Ame Dyckman
- Insects by Scholastic
- Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli
- Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi
- The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michael Escoffier
- The Water Princess by Susan Verde
- I Wonder by K.A. Holt
- The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy
- The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas
- The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora
- Rules At The Library/ Reglas En La biblioteca by Dwayne Hicks
- Never Let A Ghost Borrow Your Library Book by Karen Casale
- Mr. Wiggle Looks For Answers by Carol Thompson
- Mr. Wiggle’s Book by Carol Thompson
- Mr. Wiggle’s Library by Carol Thompson
- Froggy Goes To The Library by Jonathan London
- Lola At The Library/ Lola En La Biblioteca by Anna McQuinn
- First Grade Takes A Test by Miriam Cohen
- Goodbye, School by Tonya Lippert
- Henry’s Show And Tell by Nancy Carlson
- Mission: Back To School by Susan Hood
- Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth by Alison McGhee
- Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter
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- Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
- Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina
- The Hello, Goodbye Window by Juster Raschka
- Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
- Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
- The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood From Champions of Change by Robin Stevenson
- The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson
- What is Covid-19?frnhedb by Alexis Roumanis
- Uncovering Bias in the News by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD & Laura K. Murray
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrinson
- She Persisted/Ella Persistió by Chelsea Clinton
- Little Dreamers: Visionary Women around the World by Vashti Harrison
- The Fake News Phenomenon by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD
- Environmental Protests by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD
- First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great by Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace
- Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester
- Knights vs. Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan
- Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks
- Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce & Debbie Levy
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
- Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
- Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
- For The Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George
- Por el derecho a Estudiar: la historia de Malala by Rebecca Langston-George Spanish
- Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes
- Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
- Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
- The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Larsen
- I walk with Vanessa by Kerascoet
- Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido
- Rulers of the playground by Joseph Kuefler
- The Miscalculations of Lightening Girl by Stacy McAnulty
- I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien
- Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek
- La Telarana de Carlota by E. B. White
- Frida by Jonah Winter
- Dentro de mi imaginacion by Marta Arteaga
- My Name Is / Me LLamo: Gabriela by Monica Brown
- Esperanza Renace by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- A River Of Words by Jen Bryant
- Bad News For Outlaws: The Remarkable Life Of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Melissa Sweet
- Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
- Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind The Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
- Trombone Shorty by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews
- Voice Of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit Of The Civil Rights Movements by Carole Boston Weatherford
- When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc And The Creation Of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill
- The 57 Bus: A True Story Of Two Teenagers And The Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
- A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement From 1954 to 1968 by Diane McWhorter
- Climate Change And The Polar Regions by Michael Burgan
- A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot Of 1919 by Claire Hartfield
- I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes her Mark by Debbie Levy
- No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, And Teenagers On Death Row by Susan Kuklin
- Martin Luther King Jr. by Adele Q. Brown
- Race Relation: The Struggle For Equality In America by Barbara Diggs
- Reading For Action: Engaging Youth In Social Justice Through Young Adult Literature by Ashley S. Boyd and Janine J. Darragh
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case Of R. B. G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter
- Threats To Civil Liberties: Policing by Bradley Steffens
- We Are Here To Stay: Voices Of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin
- We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden
- A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
- Charlie Hernandez And The League Of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
- Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- Illuminae: The Illuminae Files-01 by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- Internment by Samira Ahmed
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds Fiction
- Puddin’: Don’t Break The Rules, Change ‘Em by Julie Murphy
- The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
- The Season Of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- American Dream: A Journey On Route 66 by Shing Yin Khor
- Badass Black Girl by M.J. Fievre
- Contemporary Issues: Education by Ashley Nicole
- Contemporary Issues: Race Relations by Erica Burton
- Dreams From Many Rivers: A Hispanic History Of The United States Told In Poems by Margarita Engle
- Girl Activist by Louisa Kamps, Susanna Daniel, Michelle Wildgen
- Girls Who Code by Reshma Saujani
- March Forward, Girl: From Young Warriors To Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals
- Open Mic: Riffs On Life Between Cultures In Ten Voices by Mitali Perkins
- Out Of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, and Maryory Wentworth
- Stars And Planets by Mack van Gageldonk
- The Gutsy Girl: Escapades For Your Life Of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul
- Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs On Earth by Amy Stewart
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