Summer Reading Picks Highlight Diverse Kids Books
The Mini Page reviews new children's books for summer: Timid A Graphic Novel follows Cecil Hall as he and classmates adjust to a new school and home. Dalmartian A Mars Rover's Story features space visitors who leave one behind in Stephen's yard. Bite by Bite explores American history through food by Aronson and Freedman. Keep It Like a Secret by John David Anderson centers on Morgan and his sister Claire navigating a strained bond.
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Jonathan Todd
Cecil Hall
Outer Space
Stephen
Lucy Ruth Cummins
Marc Aronson
Paul Freedman
John David Anderson
Morgan
Claire
Summer reading picks mix brave tales and winds of world
A library roundup highlights diverse Asian American stories and children's titles. Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat explain ordinary people shaping the American story while Kim Michele Richardson and Kate DiCamillo offer adventures from a book mule to a wild summer journey. Megan Benedict and Melanie Crowder pair poetry with wind science in Great Gusts.
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United States
Erika Lee
Christina Soontornvat
Pack Horse Library
Kentucky
Junia
Kim Michele Richardson
Kate DiCamillo
Megan Benedict
Melanie Crowder
Japan
Libya
Ghibli
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and His Library
At the library a feature profiles José Alberto Gutiérrez who built a vast personal library from donated books. Angela Burke Kunkel chronicles his inspiring effort to preserve literacy, culture, and education in a developing country.
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José Alberto Gutiérrez
Angela Burke
Kunkel
Dinosaur afraid to visit the library joke payoff
A playful quip about a dinosaur fearing the library because its books were 65 million years overdue. This lighthearted line nudges readers to check children’s book reviews later in the newspaper.
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Ben
Bina
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Betty Debnam
Liz Montague
Rose
Amethyst
Lavender
Nma
Koo
Adar
TION
Ney
IUS
Bit
Scholastic.com
Eco Note
Spain
Ebro
Asia
Europe
Alva
José Garcia
Spanish Society For the Conservation and Study of Mammals
WonderWordBooks.com
Treasuries
S&h
Andrews McMeel
Wonderwo
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