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Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that curiosity is your superpower? Though we often think of being curious as a personality trait, it's actually the foundation of our capacity for connection, growth, and healing. And at a moment when tensions over race, religion, age, gender identity, rights, economic status, and more have fractured our lives and relationships, curiosity is our most potent antidote. In this practical manifesto, Shigeoka takes readers on a four-phase...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Lively illustrations portray the many different instances at which a little elephant...might hear no and the big emotions that often precede and follow the word. Along the way, young readers will learn that no matter what no an elephant faces, instead of answering with flaring ears and a steaming trunk, they may use another word: why?"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Since the beginning, humans have created stories about the universe. From early mythology to modern-day science is a long journey, yet 95 percent of the world "out there" remains a mystery. What will we believe tomorrow? Marion Dane Bauer's glowing poetry combines with Hari & Deepti's intricate cut-paper illustrations, dazzling with light and shadow, to celebrate an active, vital, changing, and growing universe. They also show how we humans--the...
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's bedtime already? But I don't feel like going to sleep. There's so much to think about. I have so many questions! What happened to my other sock? Why is dad losing his hair? What does the sun do at night? And most of all: why am I so sleepy? The everyday questions of a little girl are visualized in the pictures with a lot of imagination"--
7) Scaredy cats
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Three kittens speculate on what might be in a wrapped gift before them: a harmless cake, or an array of increasingly vicious predators"--
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we're right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society. Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted--twice--for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
What if a wish is just a wish until you wonder, What if? Curiosity, imagination, and dreams send a child off on a magical journey. And when things start to take a different turn, the impossible makes them ask, "What if?" Find out just how far a simple wish can take us in this illuminating tale of a beautiful message about the power of wonder.
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