Zee Grows a Tree
by Elizabeth Rusch (Goodreads Author), Will Hillenbrand (Illustrations)
5 out of 5 stars

Zee and her fir tree grow up at the same time. When Zee is born, her seedling tree is in a greenhouse nursery. When Zee goes to kindergarten, her fir tree is planted outdoors. As Zee grows up, she measures her height and the height of her little tree. When there is a drought, Zee does everything she can to help her tree survive. She waters it and builds a shelter around it, and even camps outside in a tent to be near her tree in the night. With special love and care, Zee’s tree recovers from the drought.

I loved that this book has the main story about Zee, and includes little side text on each page about Douglas fir trees and how they grow. I like that it doesn’t slow down the pace of the main story, but also gives such good information about trees and tree farming.

Ventanas
by Julia Denos (Goodreads Author), E.B. Goodale (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars

Mientras caminas por la calle al anochecer, las ventanas son como pequeños dibujos de la vida. Las luces brillan desde algunas ventanas y otras son oscuras. Algunas ventanas muestran un abrazo, un piano, una fiesta o alguien comiendo su cena. Cada uno tiene una historia que contar. Pero la mejor ventana de todas es tu propia ventana cuando llegas a tu hogar.

Este libro me hizo sentir tanta curiosidad acerca de cada pequeña ventana. La gente ordinaria que hacen cosas ordinarias se volvieron interesantes y asombrosos. El texto tiene un encanto que realmente te atrae y hace que las cosas básicas parezcan espléndidas.

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Papi
by Leslie Patricelli ( Author)
4 out of 5 stars

Papá y bebé se divierten jugando y cantando juntos. Pueden jugar a los caballos, y pretenden ser monstruos. Papá puede levantar al bebé en alto hasta el cielo. Papá es alto y fuerte. Otros papás pueden ser bajos o altos, barbudos o calvos, pero este papá es el mejor para este bebé.

¡Ver al bebé y papá jugando juntos es muy reconfortante!

Hay una ilustración que parece ser de niños con dos papás, que se incluye en este libro. Hay papás de muchas razas y etnias.

Mami
by Leslie Patricelli (Author)
4 out of 5 stars

Mamá y bebé juegan juntos, leen, dibujan y cantan juntos. Van al parque a jugar a las escondidas, y el bebé ve a muchas otras mamás con otros niños. ¡Pero la propia mamá del bebé es la mejor mamá del mundo!

¡Este libro de cartón es tan adorable! Me encantan las ilustraciones sencillas y los personajes lindos. El arte es colorida muy brilliante, y atraerá la atención de los pequeños lectores. ¡Ver al bebé y mama jugando juntos es muy dulce!

Hay una mención de un niño que tiene dos mamás. Hay mamás de muchas razas y etnias includios en este libro.

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The Colorless Chameleon
by Hayley Irvin, Rachel Bostick, Cassidy Reynolds ( Author), Samantha Jo Phan (illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars

Chameleon is very quiet, and doesn’t speak up very much. She relies on her expressive colors to tell her friends what she is feeling, but sometimes they misunderstand. Elephant asks to borrow Chameleon’s blue, and Lemur asks for red. Crocodile just takes Chameleon’s yellow without even asking, but Chameleon doesn’t know how to tell them no.

Chameleon confides in her friend, Flamingo, who encourages her to speak out and really tell her friends that she is not okay with giving away her colors. Chameleon gathers the courage to ask for her colors back.

Tyrone O’Saurus Dreams
by James Howe, Randy Cecil
5 out of 5 stars

Tyrone’s family all have different ideas about what he should be when he grows up, but Tyrone has a secret dream to be a dancer. He meets some dancers at a gym. They are working out to be stronger. Will Tyrone have the courage to join them at a dance class? Will he ever admit to his family that his true dream is not what they had imagined?

What a great story! I love that, although Tyrone is worried that his family will not understand, they are actually very supportive and kind. Tyrone is such a sweet character, and I love his character growth as he finds the inspiration to follow his own dream, instead of letting other people influence him into doing other things.

Baby Moses in a Basket
by Caryn Yacowitz, Julie Downing (Illustrator)
4 out of 5 stars

As Baby Moses floats down the Nile river, some animals help him drift along and keep him from harm until he arrives safely in the arms of the Egyptian princess who will adopt him.

I thought this was such a sweet story about little baby Moses! It’s nice to imagine that God really did send animals to watch over the baby.