Rachel Isadora
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English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
5) Rapunzel
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[2008]
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English
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Description
Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
6) Firebird
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Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
A simple retelling of the Russian tale in which Prince Ivan encounters the magical Firebird who helps him defeat the evil Kotschei and rescue a princess.
11) Peekaboo morning
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A toddler plays peekaboo throughout the day.
12) Say hello!
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
13) Yo, Jo!
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jomar greets his neighbors using slang, but his grandfather wants to hear some more traditional words.
16) My dog laughs
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"A diverse group of young children explore all the joys of having a dog"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Uh-oh!
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
As an African American toddler keeps getting into mischief throughout the day, the reader is invited to discover what the trouble is with each page-turn and to say "uh-oh."