https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05 en-us 2022-08-16 16:33:41 UTC 2025-11-15 22:31:53 UTC hello@padlet.com hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2262445103 The landscapes and lore of the desert are captured in this traditional Hispanic fable about a boastful rich man who is outsmarted by his poor neighbors. Review]]> 2022-08-16 16:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2262445103 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263647161 After a band of bullies takes over Trevor's playground, he challenges them and wins thanks to the power of science. Review]]> 2022-08-17 19:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263647161 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263657630 Meet Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn her international pilots license, in this biography perfect for early readers. Review]]> 2022-08-17 20:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263657630 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263703348 This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. Review]]> 2022-08-17 21:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2263703348 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343836875 Readers are introduced to a young, brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist on a visit to their White grandfather’s cottage, and Grandad tells stories about how he and Gramps, a man of color who is now deceased, met and fell in love while traveling. After encouraging Grandad to fix up the van, the two take it for a road trip to the beach. ]]> 2022-10-17 18:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343836875 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343845836 An exuberant ode to the virtues of kindness and inclusion that takes readers through a day in the lives of a diverse group of students who cross a literal bridge to school—and a metaphorical one toward a world of compassion and respect. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343845836 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343848947 This expansive, straightforward framing of gender emphasizes curiosity, joy, and positive self-expression. Readers meet four children: Ruthie, a transgender girl with light brown skin; Xavier, Ruthie’s cisgender brother, who also has brown skin; Alex, a pale-skinned, round-bodied kid who is “both a boy and a girl”; and JJ, a brown-skinned child who uses a wheelchair and who is “neither a boy nor a girl.” ]]> 2022-10-17 19:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343848947 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343854760 Purple is a “magic color,” and “purple people” are the sort who ask questions, laugh wholeheartedly, work hard, freely voice feelings and opinions, help those who might “lose” their own voices in the face of unkindness, and, in sum, can “JUST BE (the real) YOU.” ]]> 2022-10-17 19:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343854760 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343857709 Baby Kevin, initially known as “Danny ACE Doe,” was found in the New York City’s 14th Street subway station, by one of his future fathers, Danny. Kevin’s other father, Pete serves as the narrator, explaining how the two men came to add the newborn to their family. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343857709 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343864688 U.S. Rep. Sharice Davis shows how she liked to talk and ask questions. When her mother told her that they were members of the Ho-Chunk nation, who call themselves “People of the Big Voice,” she knew she was on the right path. Deciding that government needed many different voices, she ran for Congress and won the election, becoming one of the first Native women in Congress. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343864688 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343870518 A blind child introduces readers to their city en route to a violin recital. Accompanied by their dad, they step out, white cane in hand. In simple, declarative sentences dotted with vivid adjectives and verbs, they narrate the many ways their city “speaks.” ]]> 2022-10-17 19:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343870518 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343874680 Biography and autobiography mixed in this account of Loving v. Virginia. Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter fell in love in 1958. But in Virginia, miscegenation was illegal and punishable by imprisonment. They traveled to D.C., to marry legally, but when they returned, the local police arrested them. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343874680 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343886192 Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family... and that's love. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343886192 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343892936 A young girl admires her older sister’s “first-day hijab” and this sensitive representation of family relationships that provide a loving coat of armor against the world’s difficulties is memorable and inspiring. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343892936 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343894519 The power of art takes center stage in this cleverly titled story of a Thai-speaking grandfather connecting to his assimilated American grandson. Working through the silence that cultural divides create, the two begin a battle of imagination, wands and paintbrushes thrashing like swords. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343894519 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343898482 A black girl’s simple observation propels her into activism. As the book begins, she notices that her family’s skin tone differs from that of her classmates, and when they ask for the "skin colored" crayon, meaning peach, she devises a unique way of bringing everyone’s attention to that fact. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343898482 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343902342 With a twinkle from her magical, sparkling curls, Princess Truly can go anywhere in the world. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343902342 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343907854 Sitting on his stoop near the end of a tidy block of row houses, Max seizes on a couple of sticks that blow from a tree and begins tapping: on his own thighs; on the bottom of Grandpa's window-washing bucket; on a hatbox his mother brings home, bottles, a garbage can. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343907854 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343911260 Lily Brown loves her mama, daddy, and baby brother and the world they live in, but nothing compares to her passion for painting, an act that makes her world start to change. ]]> 2022-10-17 19:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343911260 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343917887 Based on her experience of leaving Mexico for the United States, Morales’ latest offers an immigrant’s tale steeped in hope, dreams, and love. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343917887 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343919607 Little luchador Niño battles out-of-this-world opponents one by one until he finally meets his match. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343919607 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343920694 Krull and Morales introduce a long-neglected figure from recent history to a new audience in an informative, eye-catching manner. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343920694 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343922438 After a young girl's father is deported, she shares with her peers how much this loss has impacted every part of her life, in turn encouraging other students to open up about struggles of their own. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343922438 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343923880 In this slurp-worthy picture book, Mei loves to watch Grandpa Tu create noodles spun out of dough, magic and plenty of heart. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343923880 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343925200 This spot-on depiction of Chinese American twins celebrates individuality through their many adventures. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343925200 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343927907 A young immigrant seeks, and at last regains, a sense of self through her early exploration of the English language. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343927907 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343928895 New to America, a young immigrant girl finds acceptance through sharing her story with her new community and attempts to connect with her mother still living in her native Vietnam. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343928895 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343930271 When Mrs. Barrington rolls out a poster displaying all the U.S. presidents’ portraits, the observing and bold Grace Campbell asks, “Where are the GIRLS?” ]]> 2022-10-17 20:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343930271 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343931456 The multiaward-winning Pinkneys’ requiem lovingly explains in a set of “docu-poems” the events surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, death, and legacy in this poetry collection. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343931456 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343933104 Learn all about dreamers who changed history in this engaging and hopeful board book perfect for dreamers-in-training! ]]> 2022-10-17 20:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343933104 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343934493 Narrating King's life and accomplishments with a dignity and simplicity that is equally appropriate for young children or less accomplished older readers, the author concludes with a graceful summary of the reasons he is honored with a special day. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343934493 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343938471 A young girl with autism is faced with unexpected challenges while celebrating her birthday, but thankfully her mom teaches her coping strategies, such as cuddling with her service dog, which assure her that change is not necessarily a bad thing. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343938471 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343939670 A group of children planting a garden discuss and celebrate their various disabilities, stating that just like every plant grows in a different way every child does as well. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343939670 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343940846 Based on a true story, two male chinstrap penguins at New York City’s Central Park Zoo bond, build a nest and—thanks to a helping hand from an observant zookeeper—hatch and raise a penguin chick. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343940846 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343942025 Whether with blocks and trucks or dolls and dress-up, there are many fun ways to play at preschool, and Jamie enjoys each one, slowly teaching new friends what it means to be yourself. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343942025 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343943683 In this Brazillian soccer story with a gender-equality twist, the author shows that being poor doesn’t stop people from having lives and dreams. ]]> 2022-10-17 20:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2343943683 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354200666 A picture-book affirmation of family diversity, the opening double-page spread depicts a diverse class of 13 children sitting at their desks in a circle when their teacher asks them to share “what we thought made our family special.” ]]> 2022-10-24 18:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354200666 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354215839 When a baby chooses its mother, special gatherings of family and community are held to prepare for the child’s arrival. Sacred items are collected and placed in a medicine bundle to be given to the baby at birth. An Indigenous mother plans the journey with her unborn child. ]]> 2022-10-24 19:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354215839 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354217816 There’s a new kid at school, and they’re tired of being asked all the wrong questions. Kid after kid voices the questions they wish they were asked. The text is a heartfelt ode to children who challenge everything including xenophobia, ableism, and the gender binary, and includes a diverse array of skin colors and hair textures, communicating racial and ethnic diversity. ]]> 2022-10-24 19:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354217816 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354222747 A day in the snow for two kids in two languages, the first child speaks Japanese and the second, English; yet their intent and interactions are seemingly understood, facilitated by snowy-day play and bilingual conversation. ]]> 2022-10-24 19:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354222747 hmanchester1 https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354225711 From the first humans in North America to the immigrants and refugees of today, the story of America’s diversity is the story of migration. ]]> 2022-10-24 19:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hmanchester1/l7dc9br7g6gk6t05/wish/2354225711