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I Am Okay to Feel | Karamo Brown, Jason Rachel Brown
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I love this book! I think every primary teacher needs a copy. It has a wheel of emotion in the back, which would go well with a lesson I already do. I want posters from this book for my classroom. Why am I so excited? When I was a student getting my MIT, someone told me that boys can't express their feelings. Kids need to see themselves! #everybodybooks
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I'm not a fan of rhyming books, but the kids love them. I am a fan of books that feature POC and differing abilities as well as women in untraditional roles. If the artwork reminds you of historic WPA murals, the illustrator has achieved their purpose. #everybodybooks #weneeddiversebooks

mandarchy My students LOVED the roller coaster page. I left it on the screen for inspiration. We compared shoes and considered the person who first drew them as an idea, then the team that found the materials and put them together. Did they use thread or glue? 2y
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Amara and the Bats | Emma Reynolds
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Nominated for the 2023 #WCCPBA
I ❤️ #everybodybooks that kids can identify with. I think I'll give by students materials to create their own activist signs. We could just learn some bat facts & dispel myths. Or use this page for inspiration to find out how kids can make a difference.

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Run out and get a copy of this book and donate it to your local library. It's really a message to publishers to publish more diverse books. Purchasing a copy is the stamp it needs, the vote, the endorsement. School libraries are especially underfunded and rarely see new books. Teachers need to build classroom libraries and would love the gift of a picture book. So many children will see themselves in this book. #everybodybooks #weneeddiversebooks

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Goodnight Racism | Ibram X. Kendi
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Loaded with precepts. I was worried it would be another adults-love-kids-get-bored kind of picture book, but it is filled with love and gorgeous illustrations. Vocabulary: unfair, unjust, cruelty, injustice, inequality, hate, hurt, and racism, as well as their antonyms; powerful words that will give children the tools to face hard challenges with grace and dignity. #everybodybooks #weneeddiversebooks

mandarchy “The moon sees all kids- whoever they are, wherever they are- and shines her light on them.“ 2y
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Oona and the Shark | Kelly DiPucchio
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Adorable! I love how Oona learns that more everyone appreciate the same things. Shark needed quiet calm reassurance. I like how this book addressed the needs of an introvert, the need to belong coupled with the anxiety of what that takes. Perfect #everybodybooks

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mandarchy
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The One and Only Ivan is a great book. Not many people know about its nonfiction picture book companion. This is a picture of my son with his statue at the Pt Defiance zoo. He never lived there. While he was caged at a mall, the zoo animals were in tiny pens, not much better. At the time of his rescue people realized that we needed to improve how we treat animals. I grew up in Tacoma with Ivan, his story says a lot about us. #everybodybooks

mandarchy My 4th grade end of the year treat was a class trip to the beach at Pt. Defiance. We could hear them tranquilizing the animals so they could send them to other zoos before they remodeled. Up till then, animals were kept on concrete pads with some straw surrounded by iron bars. I remember a lot of concrete and iron. Cindy the elephant, I remember surrounded by a chain link fence. She was popular for being a little crazy. 2y
mandarchy The mall where Ivan lived was a discount store. It really had a chicken that played tic tac toe, but there was no elephant there. We could see him through a tiny window. He just sat around. I don't think I ever saw him move. In my memory, there's no color. It was so sad. 2y
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It Fell from the Sky | Terry Fan, Eric Fan
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The Fan Brothers do it again! This gorgeous book offers a view of a magical world only known to kids and insects. #gazingbooks #everybodybooks

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My library needs more diverse picture books. This is a fun and beautiful sharing of a Passover when a stray kitty finds a home. The book includes information about Passover for people unfamiliar with the traditions. #everybodybooks #weneeddiversebooks

Kenyazero This sounds like a good read! 3y
mandarchy @Kenyazero it is. The kitty is too cute for words. Much of the story is implied so lots of room for kids to make inferences. But it has that good feeling family time feel 3y
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The Rock from the Sky | Jon Klassen
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Another snuff story by Jon Klassen. Actually very philosophical: no one wants anything more than what someone else has. Not to be confused with envy - this book illustrates mimetic desire: wanting to make a phone call because someone is using a phone. An echophenomena like yawning this book about the best spot could be used to teach about empathy. #everybodybooks