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3) Koala Lou
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English
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A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention.
6) This & that
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English
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In rhyming text, Mother mouse tells her child stories at bedtime.
10) Pup and bear
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English
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A stranded wolf cub is rescued and raised by a loving polar bear, and years later when he is grown into a wolf and on his own, he comes upon a lost polar bear cub, and the cycle begins again.
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A Native American woman describes how she loved her child before it was born and, throughout her pregnancy, gathered a bundle of gifts to welcome the newborn.
13) We could fly
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"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We Could Fly" by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which...
14) Mi mamá
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Español
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A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mum," who is a wonderful cook, a great juggler, can roar like a lion, and loves me very much.
15) Las lechucitas
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Español
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Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.