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"When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there. With vivid illustrations and text bursting with heart, My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl's love letter to her hardworking...
4) Unfadeable
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"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
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All About Art
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Sky Bear 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Sky Bear 2023
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Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, Angel and others paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless.
6) Dream street
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"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--
8) Windows
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Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home.
10) Dandy
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Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.
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A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. The young bunny ponders the activities of his neighbors in their homes, he wonders about the sights, smells, and sounds coming from the neighbors going about their evening. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed as he enjoys the comforts of nighttime in the city.
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Join our narrator and her dog on their daily walk as they greet the people in their neighborhood--from the mail carrier and bus driver to the sanitation workers and grocery clerks and more. Whether listening, asking, helping, or just saying hello and thank you, it is our patience and kindness that make a neighborhood feel like home. This story gently reminds us to slow down and be grateful for all the people, places, and things around us. Includes...
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The idyllic neighborhood of Alabaster Shadows is run by the Community Council, who think that their community would be perfect if only they could get rid of all the children. However, Carter Normandy, a new kid in town, realizes there is more going on in Alabaster Shadows than just the kid-hating Council. As Carter makes new friends and uncovers more mysteries, he suspects that there is something monstrous the Council is hiding, just below the neighborhood's...
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Berneetha plans to turn a vacant lot into a community garden, and with the help of twelve-year-old Kate, her dream begins to become a reality. Just as the pair and their garden are beginning to bloom, however, the owner of the lot announces that he wants to build a parking garage.