ALA Día Booklist - Birth to Pre-KLike this list

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• Give Me a Snickle!

  Sevigny, Alisha,

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  Get ready to giggle, tickle, tuggle, and snickle with this silly book celebrating affection and laughter. (Also available as an e-book on Hoopla.)

• Being Home

  Sorell, Traci,

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  An Indigenous family moves from the city to a Native reservation to reconnect with their community.

• ¡Fiesta!

  a Festival of Colors

  Tonatiuh, Duncan

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  A Spanish-English bilingual introduction to colors and items seen at a Mexican street festival. An author's note describes the nature and significance of the joyful fiestas. (Also available as an e-book on Hoopla.)

• Some Kids

  Abu, Fifi

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  A fun, rhyming story including all kinds of kids doing all kinds of things!

• The Band in Our Basement

  Baptist, Kelly J.,

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  Siblings sneak downstairs after bedtime to hear their parents' band rehearsal and ultimately join the late-night jam session in an exuberant, rhyming read-aloud. (Also available as an e-audiobook on Hoopla.)

• You're So Amazing!

  Catchpole, James, 1980-

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  Joe tires of adults drawing attention to his disability. With candor and heart, this picture book explores the possible impact of even the most well-meaning remarks.

• El río es mi mar

  Cortez, Rio,

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  ('The River is my Ocean") A young girl walks with her grandmother down the Hudson River. The grandmother talks about how much she misses the ocean from her childhood. To the young girl, the river feels like her ocean.

• My Hair Is Like the Sun

  Detrick-Jules, St. Clair

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  Each spread joyfully declares, "My hair is like..." Photographs of smiling Black children sporting natural hair alternate with graphics illustrating the similes. (Also available as an e-book on Hoopla.)

• Best Friends

  Dumond, Samanka

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  Liline, a young Haitian American girl, finds a new friend in a little lost cat. Join her in this early beginning reader on the quest to find the perfect name for her new kitty friend!

• The Last Stand

  Eady, Antwan

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  A community rallies around the narrator's grandfather, who provides food and support to his neighbors.

• Light

  Forman, Ruth,

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  A boy explores a planetarium with his family and is shown the wonders of the universe around us.

• My Block Looks Like

  Harper, Janelle

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  A celebration of city life--perfect for reading aloud!

• A Beautiful House for Birds

  Lin, Grace

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  A girl explores patterns as she paints a birdhouse in this series, which is part of the Storytelling Math series of board books with beautiful illustrations and simple, fun stories told in parallel Spanish and English texts. (Also available as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Night, Zodiac Animals

  Lin, Jiemei, 1989-

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  Say good night to twelve animals in this simple introduction to the lunar zodiac. Illustrations include the Chinese characters for each animal.

• Time to Make Art

  Mack, Jeff

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  When a little girl wants to know how art is created, artists from different places and times answer her questions. This inspiring picture book shows young readers that they can be artists, too.

• Alma, Where Is Pajarito?

  Alma, ¿dónde Está Pajarito?

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

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  This board book with both English and Spanish on every page uses simple language to highlight prepositions as Alma searches for her mischievous pet bird.

• Amma's Sari

  Parappukkaran, Sandhya

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  Shreya loves her mother's saris but also notices that they attract stares. When Shreya finds a sari that leads her back to her mom, she realizes that it is more than just clothing--it is tradition and family connection.

• Wherever You Go

  Penfold, Alexandra,

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  This beautiful rhyming book tells children they are loved through many experiences and milestones. The illustrations include all kinds of families and children.