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Cover for Daytime Visions featuring an illustration of a brown bird with a beige-orange crown on its head feeding a beige-orange nest of baby birds. The branch they are sitting on is just an outline while the birds themselves are filled in. The background is white and the title is displayed in a light blue banner.

Daytime Visions: An Alphabet

By Isol, Elisa Amato and Isol (Translators)

Daytime Visions: An Alphabet. Isol. Adapted into English by Isol and Elisa Amado. Enchanted Lion Books, 2016. Originally published as Abecedario a mano in Spanish by Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, in 2015. ISBN 9781592701957. 56 p. (Ages 3-8). Picture book.

An alphabet book in name only, this playful and intriguing book hints at stories implicit in the phrases and collage art that accompany each letter. Could be used as art and story prompts in the classroom as well as for pleasure reading. Isol is an internationally recognized illustrator from Buenos Aires, having won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and been twice shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrators. [ayg]

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Cover for Ways to Make Friends featuring an illustration of a group of friendly looking animals that seem to be having a meeting in a forest setting. Their holding up signs which have the title and authors written on them. The colors on the cover are pastel and the background is light green.

Ways to Make Friends

By Jairo Buitrago, Elisa Amado (Translator), Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Illustrator)

Ways to Make Friends. Jairo Buitrago. Translated by Elisa Amado. Illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson. Greystone Kids, 2022. Originally published as Formas de hacer amigos in Spanish by Leetra Final, in Mexico City, in 2021. ISBN 9781771649759. 40 p. (Ages 4-7). Picture book.

Toad has lots of advice on how to make new friends. Some of it is great, some of it not so great. When all else fails, Toad finds out that learning about and befriending yourself can be a valuable way to spend your time as well. A 2023 USBBY Outstanding International Book. [jm]

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Cover for The Sea-Ringed World featuring an illustration of four whales with human-like faces with white flourishes emerging from their face back towards their tales. The water around them is a textured blue and black and along the left side of the cover is a rainbow border that appears to be woven and photo-realistic.

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

By María García Esperón, David Bowles (Translator), Amanda Mijangos (Illustrator)

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas. María García Esperón. Translated by David Bowles. Illustrated by Amanda Mijangos. Levine Querido, 2021. Originally published as Diccionario de mitos de América by Ediciones El Naranjo, Mexico City, Mexico, in 2018. ISBN 9781646140152. 240 p. (Ages 8-14). Nonfiction.

An anthology of stories from native peoples which includes different cultures and nations from across both North and South America. A 2022 Batchelder Honor Book. [jm]

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