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Featured Books:

Shante Keys and the New Year’s Peas ~ Gail Piernas-Davenport
This is a great story to read about how different people celebrate New Year's Day! Shanté's grandmother forgets their traditional black-eyed peas. So, Shanté sets ...
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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream ~ Deloris Jordan
Written by Michael Jordan's mother, this book is about Michael as a young boy aspiring to be a great basketball player ...
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Tell Me a Story, Mama ~ Angela Johnson
A young girl and her mother spend time together retelling the daughter's favorite stories from her mother's childhood ...
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A Father Like That ~ Charlotte Zolotow
In this story a young boy wishes that he had a father. In fact, he tells him mom exactly what his father would be like ...
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Full, Full, Full of Love ~ Trish Cooke
Each Sunday Jay Jay goes to his Grannie's house for dinner. While waiting for dinner to be served, Jay Jay notices that Grannie's cupboard is ...
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Kiss the Frog ~ Melissa Lagonegro
This is another fun Princess Tiana book that my daughter enjoyed as a little girl! This was her favorite Princess Tiana book because she could ...
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Jazz ~ Walter Dean Myers
A celebration of jazz music, this beautifully illustrated book includes a glossary of jazz terms as well as a history of jazz timeline ...
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Elizabeti’s Doll ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
This was a beautiful story about a young girl with a brand new baby brother. She watches how her mother cares for her baby brother ...
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