July 2023

What Will My Story Be?

Author: Nidhi Chanani

Illustrator: Nidhi Chanani

Summary: A young girl listens to the life stories of her three aunties and begins to imagine the possibilities for her own future self.

Recommended Ages: 3-5 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This books provides the perfect opportunity for your children to listen to the stories from older family members and to encourage them to imagine what their futures could hold.

Extension Activities: Meet the author of "What Will My Story Be" and draw along with her. Pair this book with "Alma and How She Got Her Name" by Juana Martinez-Neal for more exploration of your children's family history. Click here!

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June 2023

Group Hug

Author: Jean Reidy

Illustrator: Joey Chou

Summary: Slug needs a hug and goes searching through the forest for a friend to share a hug with. Along the way, Slug learns that his hugs are big enough to share with friends who also could use some cheer.

Recommended Ages: 4-8 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This fun book will lead to good discussions about how we can uplift others and when we do, good feelings can spread. And if your child is not a hugger, different ways of spreading cheer can be explored!

Extension Activities: Follow the link to learn how to make a "Hug Jar"! This fun book also is full of rhyming words! Have your child identify them and even add to the word family! Click here!

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May 2023

Grace and Box

Author: Kim Howard

Illustrator: Megan Lotter

Summary: Box delivers a refrigerator to Grace's house and they become fast friends! Read about their adventures and what happens when Grace notices Box has changed.

Recommended Ages: 2-5 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This book can spark discussions on friendship, how to take care of each other, and how friends can come in different sizes and shapes.

Extension Activities: Look for activities by the author on her webpage! Click here!

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March 2023

Books Make Good Pets

Author: John Agard

Illustrator: Momoko Abe

Summary: This sweet book about the places books can take you in your imagination compares the benefits of books to pets.

Recommended Ages: 3-6 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This is a fabulous book to use with your kids to talk about their imaginations! Have your kids draw a picture of the places that books take them in their imagination. You can also have your kids search the text for the words that are describing the pet on that page.

Extension Activities: Here is a reading of the story "Books Make Good Pets". Click here!

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February 2023

The World Needs More Purple People

Author: Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart

Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman

Summary: The world needs more purple people...but what exactly IS a "purple person"? Read along to find out how you and your kids can all transform yourselves into kind, hard-working, do-the-right-thing, purple people!

Recommended Ages: 3 to 6 years

Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This is a fabulous book to inspire kids to be a good person and help transform the world into a nice place.

Extension Activities: Check out these fun activities to do with your kids by the publisher! Click here!

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