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1) Ish
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Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
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"Narrated by 'Eddie' who receives a chalk drawing of a stick figure that hurtles him back to an innocent childhood game 30 years before which went terribly, terribly wrong. As history begins to repeat itself, it seems the game was never really over" --
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"In the summer of 1995, ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father's violence to the only place they have left: her mother's ancestral home in Memphis. Half a century ago, Joan's grandfather built this majestic house for her grandmother--only to be lynched, days after becoming the first Black detective in Memphis, by his all-white police squad. This wasn't the first time violence altered the course of Joan's family's trajectory,...
8) Bad drawer
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Seth, a self-proclaimed bad drawer, works together with his friends to bring his super fantastic story to life.
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Emotions: Books for Kids
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
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Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Friends with Feelings: Puppet Talking with Friends
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Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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"No one understands the abstract pictures that Niko draws until a new friend sees the thought and feeling within his shapes and forms"--
12) Pencilvania
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Twelve-year-old Zora finds herself transported into a fantastic world where all of her drawings have come to life.
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Pete the Cat loves to draw with crayons, and he can't wait to show his friends the drawings he made of each of them. But when he unveils the drawings, his friends have more criticisms than compliments. In art class, Pete is afraid to make a mistake and doesn't know what to draw. Luckily, his friends reassure him that it doesn't have to be perfect, and Pete's art is cool because it is unique to him. In the end, Pete makes a masterpiece that includes...
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"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"--
16) The pencil
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"Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has one precious pencil, and she keeps it safe in her box for special things. One afternoon, Anaana leaves the iglu to help a neighbour, and Susan, Rebecca, and their brother Peter are left with their father. They play all their regular games but are soon out of things to do--until Ataata brings out the pencil! As Susan draws and draws,...
17) Journey
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Caldecott Award Books
Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
Wordless Books
Wordless Picture Books for Picture Walks/Libros sin palabras para caminar por las ilustraciones (BBTL)
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Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
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While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
19) Return
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The lonely protagonist returns to her fantastical world for friendship and adventure, where only the most powerful motivations persuade her to return home.
20) Sam & Eva
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Sam does not want Eva to add to his drawing, but when the scene comes to life and gets out of control, she helps him escape.