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Mina's summer is shaping up well: she's got her dream job and, with the way her new coworker is flirting, maybe a new girlfriend as well. The lingerie store where they both work might threaten to ruin it all though.

Centering around first love, cultural expectations, and class, Luscious Love is the story of a girl who must allow herself to be loved, learn to love herself, and stand up against a boss that's all too willing to take advantage of her low self-esteem.

Committed to amplifying female voices, author Katerina Bakolias highlights the traps we fall into when we have low self-worth.

How does a small, black seed turn into a huge, yellow sunflower? Follow each step in the cycle—from seed to sunflower and back to seeds—in this intriguing book! Start to Finish titles help readers examine how things are made and teach sequential thinking skills and vocabulary.

After a storm devastates the farm his parents have been renting, Junior moves with his family to Roxboro, North Carolina. The year is 1959, and the nine-year-old boy has to navigate the realities of the segregated South while adjusting to life in town. Instead of sharecropping, his father works at the lumber mill, and his mother takes in laundry from the white people in town. Junior meets new friends who have a TV—and their own books! These new friends offer to take Junior to the library, and he’s surprised to discover that in a clearing in the forest, there’s a log cabin with a sign over the door: The Negro Library.

The library in the woods feels magical, giving Junior a sense of possibility and community. The books he checks out also help him uncover a secret he never knew about his father.

This fictional account is based on a real-life library author Calvin Alexander Ramsey frequented as a child. Ramsey’s heartfelt text, accompanied by stunning illustrations from award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie, celebrates family, libraries, and the resourcefulness of the Black community.

Vern longs to be one of the kids who swoop until their toes touch the sky. He heads to the swings and desperately tries to pump his legs, but he just can't get it. A chance encounter with precocious (and hilarious) Gretchen gives him just what he needs to know, and he finally learns to soar.

A story for every child on the cusp of learning something new who just needs an extra push to get there.

Welcome the school year dino-style! Rhyming verse from Lisa Wheeler and high-energy illustrations from Barry Gott take readers through the full school year, from fall fling and the spelling bee to the 100th day of school and track-and-field day!

Every dino has one day / to spend in their own special way.

Playful rhyming verse from Lisa Wheeler and action-packed illustrations from Barry Gott highlight four dino birthday parties in four different seasons. Each party has a kid-friendly theme, and there are presents, cake, and lots of games for everyone!

Whether round and crunchy like a kimchi pancake or pinched and plump like a kimchi dumpling, there are so many ways to enjoy this Korean traditional dish.

Explore the different ways to eat kimchi in this fun, rhyming tale that also teaches the days of the week. Korean-American author-illustrator Erica Kim shares her pride in her delicious cultural food through her cut paper art technique. The Hanji paper that is used to illustrate the book comes from a paper mulberry tree native to Korea.

This beautiful reflection of culture will inspire children to take pride in their cultural foods, too.

A Bookstagang Best Read Aloud Book of 2022!

Minnesota soldier Orval Amdahl served in World War II, arriving in Nagasaki, Japan, in the autumn of 1945 to keep the peace in the aftermath of the atomic bombing there. Before he returned to the United States, he had the chance to take a Japanese sword as a war souvenir. Decades later, he unexpectedly had the opportunity to reconnect with the family of the soldier who owned that sword and return it to them in peace, with honor.

A powerful story of war, peace, and reconciliation from Minnesota author Caren Stelson and Japanese American illustrator Amanda Yoshida.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has a keen eye for the natural world.

This poem pulses with the joyful energy of a fox bounding through backyards, piecing together a living in his own way. Paired with lush illustrations by Gaby D'Alessandro, this picture book brings Limón's work to a new generation.

Comes with its streak of red / flashing across the lawn, squirrel / bound and bouncing . . .