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1) Many moons
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Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
3) Imani's moon
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Little Imani of the Maasai people longs to do something great, like touching the moon, but the other children just laugh at her.
5) Moonlight
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In the quiet hours of the night, moonlight makes its journey through the sky, over land and water, and finally into a child's bedroom.
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Caldecott Award Books
Caldecott Award Winners
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Caldecott Award Winners
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
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When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place.
10) City moon
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As they take a nighttime walk around their neighborhood looking for the elusive moon, a little boy asks his mother simple questions about it, and she patiently answers every one.
11) Moon's Ramadan
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Moon smiles down on Earth and observes different countries celebrating Ramadan until her crescent tinkle triggers the start of Eid.
12) Moon over Star
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On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
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Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
16) In the half room
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The light of the half moon Shines down on the half room . . .The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes--all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures...
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
The Work of Author-Illustrator Floyd Cooper
Picture Books for Black Lives
The Work of Author-Illustrator Floyd Cooper
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When Max leaves his grandfather's house, the moon follows him all the way home, just as Grandpa promised it would.
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books with Biblical and Religious Themes-St. Henry School
Picture Books for Black Lives
Picture Books with Biblical and Religious Themes-St. Henry School
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"Under a radiant moon and surrounded by all the noises of the city at night, a little boy prays for those in need, for wars to end, for the sick to be healed, and for all the members of his family"--