K-3 Books

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  Hope and Will Have a Baby: The Gift of Surrogacy

  Irene Celcer

  Hope and Will fall in love, get married, and try very hard to have a baby before their doctor tells them that they need a surrogate mother to carry their baby in her uterus.

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  How are We the Same and Different?

  Bobbie Kalman

  We are the same because we are all human beings. We are also the same because we are all different. We have thoughts, ideas, beliefs, talents, and dreams, but how we think and act makes us who we are. This book encourages children to honor their own uniqueness and that of others through new ideas and positive actions.

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  How I Learn: A Kids Guide to Learning Disability

  Brenda S. Miles and Colleen A. Patterson

  How I Learn introduces the concept of a learning disability in concrete terms for younger students. This supportive and upbeat story reassures readers that they are capable, and can use 'smart strategies' to help themselves learn. And that's better than OK. That's GREAT! A note to parents, caregivers, and professionals is included, with suggestions to guide discussion and help children identify their particular strengths and challenges.

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  How I Learned English: The Story of a Brave Mexican Girl

  Paula Massadas Pereira

  How I Learned English describes the journey of Claudia Sanchez, a young woman who immigrates to the United States. It is a pedagogical picture book that aims to inspire English learners to become proficient in their new language. It was written in basic English to ensure reading comprehension. Study questions are available to encourage discussion. Major topics: ESL, immigration, study skills, culture shock, and cultural values.

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  How I Learned Geography

  Uri Shulevitz

  As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II.

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  How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story

  Joanna Cole

  A young girl tells the story of how she came to be her parents' child through adoption.

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  How My Parents Learned to Eat

  Ina R. Friedman

  An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.

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  How Would You Feel If Your Dad Was Gay?

  Ann Heron

  Jasmine thinks she's lucky to have three dads--a stepfather, her natural father, and his lover. However, her schoolmates and even teachers find this hard to accept. Jasmine's brother is subjected to name-calling and almost ends up in a fight over his father's lifestyle. At home, the two dads are supportive and understanding, and the children's natural father contacts the principal about it. A special assembly is the result, with a children's counselor discussing different kinds of families. A subplot, featuring a lesbian and her son, speaks nonjudgmentally to the issue of the sexual preferences among the offspring of homosexual parents. This book with a purpose does a good job of raising the issues sensitively and answering the questions reasonably. Scratchy ink drawings depict an African-American family living in an average neighborhood, with the children attending a racially balanced school.

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  Hudson Hates School

  Ella Hudson

  Hudson, who loves to make things but hates going to school, fails a spelling test and meets with a special teacher, who discovers Hudson has a very different way of learning things.

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  I Am a Ballerina

  Valerie Coulman

  The endearing story of young Molly's dream to fly through the air like a real dancer, from her first shaky lessons to her dazzling Christmas recital.

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  I Am a Bear

  Jean-Francois Dumont

  A homeless bear living in a city has a hard time getting by, but when a little girl makes friends with him, his life becomes brighter.

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  I am Flippish!

  Leslie V. Ryan

  Sean's mom usually helps out at school, but not today. Today it's dad's turn! But when his classmates start asking some awkward questions, Sean wonders why he's so different. Together, and with the help of their teacher, the students learn a few things about diversity and Sean teaches his friends just how wonderful it is to be different.

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  I Am Jazz

  Jessice Herthel and Jazz Jennings

  From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way.

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  I Am Living in 2 Homes (I Am Book)

  Garcelle Beauvais and Sebastian A. Jones

  Twins Jay and Nia are children of two worlds and two homes. Readers can follow the siblings as they both address the difficulties of having parents who are no longer together and discover the benefits of having two very different homes to explore and enjoy.

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  I Am Mixed (I Am Book)

  Garcelle Beauvais and Sebastian A. Jones

  Jay and Nia are the children of two worlds, and as they'll discover, they can enjoy the best of both. From Mommy's jazz beats to Daddy's classical piano, we will dance with the twins through a book that explores what it is to be of mixed ancestry, proving that a child is more than the sum of their parents.

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  I Am Not a Number

  Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

  A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis.

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  I Am Special: I Have Two Dads

  Rachel S. Huey

  "I Am Special" shows your child how special they are to have two dads.

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  I Am Very Happy To Be The Incredible Hue of Me!

  Kim Branch

  Huey the multicolored dot is not allowed to play with dots of single colors, until they learn to accept him as he is and learn that the color if his skin does not prevent him from doing anything he wants to do.

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  Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism

  Laurie Lears

  Julie can't wait to go to the park and feed the ducks with her big sister, Tara. There's only one problem. Her little brother, Ian, who has autism, wants to go, too. Ian doesn't have the same reactions to all the sights and sounds that his sisters have, and Julie thinks he looks silly. But when he wanders off on his own, she must try to see the world through his eyes in order to find him.

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  I Can Hear the Sun

  Patricia Polacco

  Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them.

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  I Don't Have Your Eyes

  Carrie A. Kitze

  Family connections are vitally important to children as they begin to find their place in the world. For transracial and transcultural adoptees, domestic adoptees, and for children in foster care or kinship placements, celebrating the differences within their families as well as the similarities that connect them, is the foundation for belonging. As parents or caregivers, we can strengthen our children's tie to family and embrace the differences that make them unique. Each child will have their own story and their own special place to belong. This beautifully illustrated and uplifting book, for 2-5 year olds, will help to create the intimate parent/caregiver and child bond that is so important. While others may notice the physical differences between us on the outside, inside we are the same.

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  If the Shoe Fits

  Gary Soto

  After being teased about his brand new loafers, Rigo puts them away for so long he grows out of them.

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  If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed

  Denise Vega

  If you have a monster that won’t go to bed, don’t bother asking your parents to help. They know a lot about putting kids to bed, but nothing about putting monsters to bed. It’s not their fault; they’re just not good at it. Read this book instead.

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  I Have Two Homes

  Marian de Smet

  Nina used to live with her parents in one house, but now she lives in two houses, sometimes with her mom and other times with her dad, and although she is confused about what is happening, Nina knows both her parents love her very much.

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  I Love Saturdays y domingos

  Alma Flor Ada

  A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents.