Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
Multiple
Description
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)
In a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
There are so many things to be thankful for.
For one young boy, it's
flying ladybugs,
splashing ocean waves,
a best friend,
Dad's thick chocolate syrup,
and much more.
Straight
...Author
Language
Multiple
Appears on list
Description
"Let's count to ten! Meet the silly birds in this playful song from Latin Grammy award-winning musical duo 123 Andrés! ¡Contemos hasta diez! ¡Conoce a los traviesos pajaritos de esta divertida canci̤n del d͠o musical 123 Andřs, ganador del premio Grammy Latino!" --
Author
Series
Language
Multiple
Description
Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To Marisol, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense together. Other people wrinkle their nose in confusion at Marisol -- can't she just choose one or the other? Try as she might, in a world where everyone tries to put this biracial, Peruvian-Scottish-American girl...
Author
Language
Multiple
Description
"Little Damian is getting ready for bed, and the spooky monster called La Llorona is hollering up a storm outside his bedroom window. But he's not afraid. "You can't scare me, silly Llorona," says Damian, 'and neither can your monster friends!' When evil-looking witch owls fly around his room and little green duendes, or goblins, make creepy noises under his bed, he's still not frightened. Not even a little bit. The Donkey Lady, a chupacabras and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1136
Language
Multiple
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of Uncle Vanya for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living...
Author
Series
Language
Multiple
Description
With stunningly beautiful illustrations by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara that depict the natural world, this poem about the importance of fire reflects Argueta's indigenous roots and his appreciation for nature. Containing the English and Spanish text on each page, the entire poem appears at the end in Nahuat, the language of Argueta's Pipil-Nahua ancestors. The sequel to Agua, Aguita / Water, Little Water, this book is an excellent choice to encourage...
Language
Multiple
Description
"The wheel of fate is turning. Catch all your favorite BlazBlue characters in action in this thrilling anime based on the popular fighting game franchise. Long ago, an insidious black beast sought to obliterate the human race, but the monster was defeated by a valiant band of heroes wielding the power of ars magus: a potent combo of magic and technology. Now, a roguish outlaw known as Ragna the Bloodedge seeks to wreak havac upon the Librarium,...
13) Sirko
Author
Language
Multiple
Description
"The bilingual picture book with a popular Ukrainian folktale Sirko, in Ukrainian and English languages. The funny story about a friendship of an old dog names Sirko and a Wolf. The old dog was not needed for his owners. Wolf helped Sirko to become loving and accepted again, and the old dog paid generously to his friend. The book has nice bright illustrations and good for reading to kids from 3 to 8 years old.Retold and illustrated by Olha Tkachenko....
Language
Multiple
Description
Tokyo--a city populated by both humans and by ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian raven Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into disarray as Eko, a former Karas, has attempted to seize power and bring order to the streets through force. The entity Yurine, who represents the will of the...
Language
Multiple
Description
"Throughout a career that encompasses both visually arresting art-house hits and big-budget Hollywood spectacles, director Guillermo del Toro has continually redefined and elevated the horror genre with his deeply personal explorations of myths and monsters. These three Spanish-language films, each a tale of childhood in troubled times, showcase his singular fusion of the fantastic and the real. Drawing inspiration from a rich variety of sources,...
Author
Language
Multiple
Appears on list
Description
One kokeshi, two kokeshi, three kokeshi, four... Anna is a Japanese-American girl whose grandparents live in Japan. They have been sending her adorable Kokeshi dolls made of painted wood each year for her birthday since she was very small. The dolls, like people, are all different -- and beautiful! In this charming children's book by Tracy Gallup, we watch Anna grow up as her Kokeshi collection grows bigger, and we see how these dolls bring Anna and...
Author
Language
Multiple
Description
Lunar New Year is about love and connections through family traditions. The singable spread and score make learning English, Mandarin, and music effective all in one book. With a mission to empower kids through music, this book was designed to bring emotions and the world into illustrations in order to prompt conversations between caregivers and kids.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request