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A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
6) Mandy
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Hearing-impaired Mandy risks going out into the scary night, during an impending storm, to look for her beloved grandmother's lost pin.
11) Journey
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When their mother goes off, leaving her two children with their grandparents, they feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.
12) Abuela
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While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
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"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements." p. [4] of cover.
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In Where the Wild Things Are, Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper.
In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear.
In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear.
In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present,...