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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...
2) You matter
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Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
4) The OK book
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
A character enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something.
7) Sulwe
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
8) Greenlight
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able to find the power and connection of her own light? This story reminds us all that the world is waiting for us to shine, so when you're ready ... get set ... go!
9) Giant Tess
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Being the only giant around, Tess wants more than anything to be like everyone else, but when she and Smokey, her dragon best friend, use their height to help save the big parade, Tess suddenly realizes that she is just the right size.
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
Description
Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate being content with the skin in which one lives, whatever that skin might be. With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple and straightforward prose. Vivid illustrations of children's...
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