Entering PreKindergarten
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THE WORLD AROUND US

Chaiwala!
Priti Birla Maheshwari 
A family enjoys chaiwala together on a busy day in the city. 
Room for Everyone
Naaz Khan
It's crowded, but there's room for everyone on this bus in Zanzibar.
Boogie Boogie, Y'all
C.G. Esperanza
A glorious beat sounds throughout this story as three children try to help their city behold the beautiful street art around them.
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers
A celebration of people all shapes and sizes, and of the beauty and mystery of our Earth.
Climb On
Baptiste Paul
Hike through a luscious Caribbean forrest with an encouraging father-daughter duo. 
Bilal Cooks Daal
Aisha Saeed
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
Milo Imagines the World
Matt de la Peña
An ode to city life, imagination, and family.
Carmela Full of Wishes
Wang Yange
Join Zhao Di and her friends as they experience all the joy and excitement of this folk Chinese custom.
Coquí in the City
Nomar Perez
Follow Miguel as he adjusts to life in a new neighborhood. 
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Kevin Noble Maillard
Learn how fry bread carries significance, culture and heritage to so many people of Native American descent.
Tia Fortuna's New Home
Ruth Behar
In this ode to multicultural heritage, Tia Fortuna shares how her possessions carry her Jewish and Cuban heritage to young Estrella as she moves out of her apartment to an assisted living home.
Here is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays
Leslea Newman
Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family through the holidays and the corresponding seasons. From sounding the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to lighting the menorah for Chanukah to rattling a grogger for Purim, and on through the Jewish year, the joy and significance of each holiday beautifully come to life.
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