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• L Is for Love

  Atinuke

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  What can L mean? Find out in this story of traveling to and from the marketplace.

• Bros

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-,

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  Spend the day building, playing, and helping out with the best group of bros you can find.

• When I See You

  Barnes, Brynne, 1983-

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  Before a baby's born, its mother imagines everything they'll do together.

• Tasha's Voice

  Bogan, Carmen,

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  Tasha's shyness can't stand up to her love of the outdoors. Will a class trip help her find her voice?

• Olu's Teacher

  a Story About Starting Preschool

  Campbell, Jamel Carly, 1986-

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  Olu's worries about preschool are eased by his wonderful new teacher.

• I Am Extraordinary

  Curry, Stephen, 1988-

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  Zoe learns that her differences make her special in this sporty picture book by basketball superstar Stephen Curry.

• The Last Stand

  Eady, Antwan,

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  With the help of his community, a boy keeps his grandfather's farmer's market stand going even when Papa's too tired to run it.

• Be, Black Girl, Be

  Darks, Taylor,

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  Black girls shine, dance, take up space, and more in this joyful affirmation of every child's worth.

• The Boy Who Found His Voice

  Gordon, Tyler,

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  A young artist with a stutter works hard to express himself at show-and-tell.

• Peaches

  Davis, Gabriele,

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  A girl and her grandmother use peaches to remember the girl's late mother.

• Marley's Pride

  Retener, Joëlle

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  Marley's excited for Pride, but the celebration is so big and noisy! Can they find a way to have fun at the festivities?

• Bella Ballerina

  Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

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  Bella's nervous about her first ballet recital...but when a friend needs help, she'll leap into action.

• My Friend LeVar

  Edmond, Ezra,

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  A boy grows up with Reading Rainbow and the reassuring presence of LeVar Burton.

• I Gotta Sing!

  Duncan, Alice Faye,

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  A little boy goes everywhere on the farm except where his Nana wants him to be: in the bathtub!

• Like So

  Forman, Ruth

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  What kind of love does this family have? Hugs, trees, the moon, and more!

• Yaya and the Sea

  Good Marable, Karen,

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  A mother and child head out of the city to the beach in order to visit Mama Ocean on the first day of spring.

• When I Wrap My Hair

  Grant, Shauntay,

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  When a child wraps her hair, it connects her to her family and her heritage.

• My Block Looks Like

  Harper, Janelle,

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  A rhythmic, energetic celebration of a child's neighborhood in the Bronx.

• Your Voice, Your Vote

  Henderson, Leah,

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  Quetta, her mother, and her grandmother take the long journey to the polling station on Election Day. When things get tough, her grandmother tells her why they work so hard to vote.

• Do You Know Them?

  Keller, Shana, 1977-

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  After the Civil War, Lettie saves every penny in order to place an advertisement in the newspaper, asking Black readers across the country if they know where her family is.