NCSCL at SDSU Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Our Day of the Dead Celebration
Ana Aranda
🗣️ The day we’ve been waiting for is one month away! The NCSCL’s Spring 2023 keynote speaker is…children’s book author and illustrator ANA ARANDA! 🤩 Join us for a reading of Ana’s debut author/illustrator picture book, OUR DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION 🎉 See you there! ✨ https://t.co/uYqnpQHkvG
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
This article talks about the impact "Hatchet" has had on young readers and how prevalent it is in schools and public libraries. Follow the link to read the full article! https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-10-19/teachers-librarians-pay-tribute-to-hatchet-author-gary-paulsen
Paperback, 2007
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Velveteen Rabbit: The Classic Children's Book
Margery Williams
‘Real isn't how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.’ from The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams 🤍
Hardcover, 1958
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Remember
Joy Harjo
“Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.” 🌱✨💓 #NEWBOOKALERT! Illustrated by Michaela Goade, REMEMBER is an adaptation of Joy Harjo’s magnificent poem about remembering our ancestors and their stories. You can find this picture book in our Center’s library 📕🌸 https://t.co/p8vGFLE0xh
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner
Maurice Sendak
It’s Friday 🥳 so… “Let the wild rumpus start!” from Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Paperback, 2012
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Emile and the Field
Kevin Young
Click the link below to check out our latest picture book review on EMILE AND THE FIELD by Kevin Young, illustrated by Chioma Ebinama ✨🌿🤸🏿♂️🌼 https://t.co/qKP2jvw4fJ
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Everyone Loves Lunchtime But Zia
Jenny Liao
Preparing for lunch with Jenny Liao’s EVERYONE LOVES LUNCHTIME BUT ZIA (illustr. Dream Chen) 😋✨🍴 What picture books are you reading this afternoon? https://t.co/mIoyZud3ho
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book